Patents by Inventor Craig T. Kartisek

Craig T. Kartisek 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 making adiponitrile precursors
    Patent number: 4604244
    Abstract: Disclosed is the reaction of propylene with acrylonitrile or acrylamide to make a cyano- or amidopentene and reacting that compound with NH.sub.3 and O.sub.2 to form mucononitrile or 5-cyano-2,4-pentadiene amide. Also disclosed is a process which comprises contacting a reactant of the formula H--(CH.sub.2).sub.a --(CH.dbd.CH)--(CH.sub.2).sub.b X with oxygen and ammonia to thereby form a product of the formula NC--CH.dbd.CH--CH.dbd.CH--X wherein X is --CN or --CONH.sub.2 and each of a and b are zero or an integer from 1 to 3 such that a+b=3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 1984
    Date of Patent: August 5, 1986
    Assignee: The Standard Oil Company
    Inventors: James D. Burrington, Robert K. Grasselli, Craig T. Kartisek