Patents by Inventor Eduardo Cananova

Eduardo Cananova 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).

  • Reaction systems for making N- (phosphonomethyl) glycine compounds
    Publication number: 20020068836
    Abstract: This invention generally relates to liquid phase oxidation processes for making N-(phosphonomethyl)glycine (also known in the agricultural chemical industry as glyphosate) and related compounds. This invention, for example, particularly relates to processes wherein an N-(phosphonomethyl)iminodiacetic acid (NPMIDA) substrate (i.e., N-(phosphonomethyl)iminodiacetic acid, a salt of N-(phosphonomethyl)iminodiacetic acid, or an ester of N-(phosphonomethyl)iminodiacetic acid) is continuously oxidized to form an N-(phosphonomethyl)glycine product (i.e., N-(phosphonomethyl)glycine, a salt of N-(phosphonomethyl)glycine, or an ester of N-(phosphonomethyl)glycine). This invention also, for example, particularly relates to processes wherein an N-(phosphonomethyl)iminodiacetic acid substrate is oxidized to form an N-(phosphonomethyl)glycine product, which, in turn, is crystallized (at least in part) in an adiabatic crystallizer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2001
    Publication date: June 6, 2002
    Applicant: Monsanto Company
    Inventors: Eric Haupfear, Jerald D. Heise, Amy L. Jorgenson, Michael Rogers, Henry Chien, Eduardo Cananova, William Hooper, William Scholle, Juan Arhancet, Mark A. Leiber, Kent Wittler, Karen A. Wittler