Patents by Inventor Igor V. Zakharov

Igor V. Zakharov 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).

  • Anthracene and other polycyclic aromatics as activators in the oxidation of aromatic hydrocarbons
    Patent number: 7378544
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the liquid phase oxidation of aromatic hydrocarbons in the presence of at least one heavy metal oxidation catalyst and bromine, which is activated by at least one of anthracene or another polycyclic aromatic compound to produce aromatic carboxylic acids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2008
    Assignee: BP Corporation North America Inc.
    Inventors: Wayne P. Schammel, Victor A. Adamian, Yenamandra Viswanath, Igor V. Zakharov