Patents by Inventor Guenter Schuch

Guenter Schuch 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).

  • Continuous preparation of carbalkoxy-containing aliphatic compounds
    Patent number: 4777284
    Abstract: Carbalkoxy-containing aliphatic compounds are prepared continuously by reacting an olefinically unsaturated aliphatic compound with carbon monoxide and an alkanol in the presence of a cobalt carbonyl catalyst and a tertiary nitrogen base at from 80.degree. to 200.degree. C. and under from 100 to 1,200 bar by an improved process in which carbon monoxide is circulated, and a carbon dioxide content of from 0.1 to 2% by volume is maintained in the carbon monoxide fed to the reaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 1987
    Date of Patent: October 11, 1988
    Assignee: BASF Aktengesellschaft
    Inventors: Robert Maerkl, Werner Bertleff, Gebhard Kuehn, Paul Panitz, Peter Stops, Rudolf Kummer, Guenter Schuch