Patents by Inventor Dominic T. Clausi

Dominic T. Clausi 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).

  • Patent number: 7081553
    Abstract: The Cobalt Flash Process is modified by replacing formic acid with acetic acid as process acid. Efficiency using acetic acid as process acid is achieved by two improvements which may be added separately and independently: (1) separation of acetic acid and water from the condensate distilled off in the cobalt salt concentration stage; and (2) removal of formic acid from the system by reaction with the product alcohol in the preformer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2006
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.
    Inventors: Dominic T. Clausi, Eddy T. van Driessche, Ronald D. Garton, James T. Ritchie, Nico A. de Munck