Patents by Inventor Jack Allen Smith

Jack Allen Smith 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).

  • Catalyst composition for the polymerization of olefins
    Patent number: 6136748
    Abstract: A catalyst composition for the polymerization of olefins is provided, which comprises a) a catalyst comprising a metal atom complexed with a non-cycloalkadienyl anionic ligand, wherein the chemical hardness, .eta., and chemical potential, .mu., of said non-cycloalkadienyl anionic ligand calculated using the MOPAC (PM3) computer program satisfy the relationship: .eta.=3.0+0.75.mu..+-.0.2 eV; and b) an activating cocatalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2000
    Assignee: Union Carbide Chemicals & Plastics Technology Corporation
    Inventor: Jack Allen Smith