Patents by Inventor Earl D. Morris, Jr.

Earl D. Morris, Jr. 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 displacing nuclear iodine from substituted benzenes with chlorine
    Patent number: 4158674
    Abstract: In a halobenzene mixture containing benzenes bearing nuclear iodine substituents, the iodine is displaced by chlorine by introducing gaseous chlorine into the mixture at a temperature of from about 100.degree. C. to about 250.degree. C. The displacement of iodine produces chlorobenzenes, which can then be separated from the liberated iodine by conventional methods such as distillation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 1978
    Date of Patent: June 19, 1979
    Assignee: The Dow Chemical Company
    Inventor: Earl D. Morris, Jr.