Patents by Inventor Edwin R. Kerr, deceased

Edwin R. Kerr, deceased 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 producing lower aliphatic alcohols
    Patent number: 4661525
    Abstract: A method is provided for preparing a mixture of lower aliphatic alcohols characterized by containing a substantial proportion of aliphatic alcohols having from 2 to 6 carbon atoms by reacting a mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen under suitable conditions of temperature and pressure in the presence of a catalyst comprising molybdenum and a metal from the group consisting of cobalt, iron and nickel, said catalyst being modified by the addition of a promoter from the class consisting of potassium, cesium and rubidium, said promoter being employed at a concentration ranging from about 1.8 to 13.0 micromoles of said alkali per square meter of surface area of said catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 1985
    Date of Patent: April 28, 1987
    Assignee: Texaco Inc.
    Inventors: Michael V. Grazioso, Edwin R. Kerr, deceased
  • Production of C.sub.2 -C.sub.6 aliphatic alcohols
    Patent number: 4616040
    Abstract: A method is provided for preparing a mixture of lower aliphatic alcohols characterized by containing a substantial proportion of aliphatic alcohols having from 2 to 6 carbon atoms by reacting a mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen under suitable conditions of temperature and pressure in the presence of a catalyst comprising molybdenum, a metal from the group consisting of cobalt, iron and nickel, and copper, said catalyst being modified by the addition of a promoter from the class consisting of potassium, cesium and rubidium, said promoter being employed at a concentration ranging from about 1.8 to 13.0 micromoles of said alkali per square meter of surface area of said catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 1985
    Date of Patent: October 7, 1986
    Assignee: Texaco Inc.
    Inventors: Michael V. Grazioso, Edwin R. Kerr, deceased, Richard F. Love, David A. Storm