Patents by Inventor Edward Francis Moran, Jr.

Edward Francis Moran, 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).

  • Insoluble promoters for nickel-catalyzed hydrocyanation of monoolefins
    Patent number: 6048996
    Abstract: An improved process for converting an acylcic monoolefin to its corresponding terminal organonitrile by reacting the monoolefin with hydrogen cyanide in the presence of zero-valent nickel, a phosphite ligand, and an insoluble Lewis acid promoter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2000
    Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Lucy Mary Clarkson, Norman Herron, William C. Kalb, Ronald James McKinney, Edward Francis Moran, Jr.