Patents by Inventor Grant Proulx

Grant Proulx 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 Acetic Acid and/or Ethanol By Methane Oxidation
    Publication number: 20140275619
    Abstract: The process relates to producing acetic acid and/or ethanol from methane. Oxidative coupling of methane (OCM) may produce a mixture of ethane and ethylene that is further oxidized to acetic acid. The ethylene may be hydrated to form ethanol. In addition, the acetic acid may be hydrogenated to produce ethanol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: CELANESE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wensheng Chen, Grant Proulx
  • Preparation of olefin copolymers of sulfur dioxide or carbon monoxide
    Patent number: 6037442
    Abstract: Copolymers of sulfur dioxide and/or carbon monoxide and olefins, especially ethylene, can be made by contacting these monomers with a combination of selected strong Lewis acid and a selected metal or a compound of a selected metal. The resulting polymers, which are often alternating copolymers, are useful as molding resins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2000
    Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventor: Grant Proulx