Patents by Inventor Gabriella J. Toeneboehn

Gabriella J. Toeneboehn 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).

  • MPR process for treating glyceride oils, fatty chemicals and wax esters
    Patent number: 5298639
    Abstract: A modified physical adsorption process is described in which small quantities of caustic are added to glyceride oils, fatty chemicals or wax esters having an FFA level sufficient to create about 20 to 3,000 ppm soaps. The soaps, together with impurities, are removed by adsorption onto amorphous silica.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 1992
    Date of Patent: March 29, 1994
    Assignee: W. R. Grace & Co.-Conn.
    Inventors: Gabriella J. Toeneboehn, Walter M. Cheek, III, William A. Welsh, James M. Bogdanor
  • Adsorptive removal of sulfur compounds from fatty materials
    Patent number: 5298638
    Abstract: A process for removal of sulfur-containing compounds from fatty materials is disclosed, in which the fatty material is contacted with a silica hydrogel. Use of this adsorptive process prior to hydrogenation improves oil quality and decreases hydrogenation times.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 1992
    Date of Patent: March 29, 1994
    Assignee: W. R. Grace & Co.-Conn.
    Inventors: Gabriella J. Toeneboehn, William A. Welsh