Patents by Inventor Ewa Nowicka

Ewa Nowicka 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).

  • Method of producing compound comprising alkenyl group
    Patent number: 10968148
    Abstract: A method of producing at least one compound comprising an alkenyl group from at least one compound comprising an alkyl group having two or more carbon atoms, the method comprising: (i) Providing a mixture comprising carbon dioxide and at least one compound comprising an alkyl group having two or more carbon atoms; and (ii) Contacting said mixture with a catalyst comprising one or both of palladium and platinum and one or more lanthanide, thereby converting at least a portion of the at least one compound comprising an alkyl group having two or more carbon atoms into a compound comprising an alkenyl group, the total of the weight of the palladium and/or platinum being more than 0.1 wt % of the catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CARDIFF CONSULTANTS LIMITED
    Inventors: Graham John Hutchings, Stanislaw Edmund Golunski, Ewa Nowicka
  • METHOD OF PRODUCING COMPOUND COMPRISING ALKENYL GROUP
    Publication number: 20180222820
    Abstract: A method of producing at least one compound comprising an alkenyl group from at least one compound comprising an alkyl group having two or more carbon atoms, the method comprising: (i) Providing a mixture comprising carbon dioxide and at least one compound comprising an alkyl group having two or more carbon atoms; and (ii) Contacting said mixture with a catalyst comprising one or both of palladium and platinum and one or more lanthanide, thereby converting at least a portion of the at least one compound comprising an alkyl group having two or more carbon atoms into a compound comprising an alkenyl group, the total of the weight of the palladium and/or platinum being more than 0.1 wt % of the catalyst.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2016
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Applicant: University College Cardiff Consultants Limited
    Inventors: Graham John Hutchings, Stanislaw Edmund Golunski, Ewa Nowicka