Patents by Inventor Derek K. MacApline

Derek K. MacApline 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).

  • Production of higher carbonyl compounds from lower alcohols
    Patent number: 4727196
    Abstract: Higher carbonyl compounds are prepared from C.sub.1 to C.sub.8 cyclic or acyclic alcohols containing at least one active hydrogen atom bonded to the beta carbon atom or readily convertible thereto under the reaction conditions by reacting the alcohol in the presence as catalyst of ruthenium metal or an oxide thereof supported on a solid support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 1986
    Date of Patent: February 23, 1988
    Assignee: BP Chemicals Limited
    Inventors: Derek K. MacApline, Bruce L. Williams, Peter S. Williams