Patents by Inventor James E. McIntosh

James E. McIntosh 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 making nitriles
    Patent number: 9040735
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for hydrocyanating 3-pentenenitrile. The process can include feeding 3-pentenenitrile and HCN to a hydrocyanation reaction zone that includes a Lewis acid promoter, nickel, and a phosphorus-containing ligand. In various embodiments, the process can also include controlling water concentration within the hydrocyanation reaction zone sufficient to maintain a high activity of the ligand catalyst complex while recycling at least a portion of the ligand catalyst complex.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: INVISTA North America S.a.r.l.
    Inventors: Sudhir Aki, Wyatte E. Allen, Mark Anstrom, Charles Nelson Campbell, II, Tseng Chao, James E. McIntosh, Larry E. Moerbe, Bruce Edwin Murphree, Mark D. Rogers, William J. Tenn, III, Thomas E. Vos, Michael W. Wensing
  • PROCESS FOR MAKING NITRILES
    Publication number: 20140235887
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for hydrocyanating 3-pentenenitrile. The process can include feeding 3-pentenenitrile and HCN to a hydrocyanation reaction zone that includes a Lewis acid promoter, nickel, and a phosphorus-containing ligand. In various embodiments, the process can also include controlling water concentration within the hydrocyanation reaction zone sufficient to maintain a high activity of the ligand catalyst complex while recycling at least a portion of the ligand catalyst complex.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2012
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: INVISTA NORTH AMERICA S.A R.L.
    Inventors: Sudhir Aki, Wyatte E. Allen, Mark Anstrom, Charles Nelson Campbell, Tseng Chao, James E. Mcintosh, Larry E. Moerbe, Bruce Edwin Murphree, Mark D. Rogers, William J. Tenn, Thomas E. Vos, Michael W. Wensing
  • Method of improving flowability of adipic acid
    Patent number: 8066911
    Abstract: A method of improving flowability of adipic acid includes adding to the adipic acid at a relatively low temperature a flowability improving agent, such as an acyclic saturated monobasic acid containing 10 to 22 carbon atoms or an acyclic saturated dibasic acid containing 10 to 14 carbon atoms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Assignee: Invista North America S.A.R.L.
    Inventors: Kevin Gatherar, Richard C. Hill, Julien Hillman, James E. McIntosh
  • METHOD OF IMPROVING FLOWABILITY OF ADIPIC ACID
    Publication number: 20100025635
    Abstract: A method of improving flowability of adipic acid includes adding to the adipic acid at a relatively low temperature a flowability improving agent, such as an acyclic saturated monobasic acid containing 10 to 22 carbon atoms or an acyclic saturated dibasic acid containing 10 to 14 carbon atoms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2008
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Applicant: INVISTA NORTH AMERICA S.A R.L.
    Inventors: Kevin Gatherar, Richard C. Hill, Julien Hillman, James E. McIntosh