Patents by Inventor Gregory T. Slemons

Gregory T. Slemons 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).

  • Patent number: 5744555
    Abstract: A process for the production of elastomeric polypropylene is disclosed. The process entails contacting the propylene monomer neat or in an unreactive hydrocarbon solvent, with a catalyst in a recirculated, stirred reactor at a temperature of about 60.degree. to 80.degree. C. thereby producing elastomeric polypropylene. The reactor contents are in the slurry/solution phase and are essentially free of catalyst poisons. The reactor is capable of recirculating contents that are very viscous such that the reactor contents are well mixed while a portion of the contents of the reactor containing propylene, any solvent, and elastomeric polypropylene are continually removed by the use of a high viscosity pump to recover the elastomeric polypropylene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 28, 1998
    Assignee: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: William A. Ames, Robert E. Holliday, Timothy J. McKeon, Luis A. Pagan, James H. Scott, Horst K. Seeger, Gregory T. Slemons, Max Statman, Jeffrey J. Vanderbilt