Patents by Inventor Cornelius Adrianus Maria van Gool

Cornelius Adrianus Maria van Gool has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Process for resin phase separation by plate decantation
    Patent number: 6420517
    Abstract: This invention relates to an economical and efficient process for purifying a reaction mixture obtained in a two-phase interfacial reaction for the preparation of polycarbonate. More particularly, the method of the invention provides for separating the reaction mixture into an organic phase, which includes the desired polycarbonate and undesirable impurities, and an aqueous phase. The organic phase is further purified by using a plate decanter in combination with coalescence and centrifugation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2002
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Cornelius Adrianus Maria van Gool, Martin Herke Oyevaar, Anthony Warren, Claude Tinney, Mingjie Zhu