Patents by Inventor James R. Brazdil

James R. Brazdil 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: 5198580
    Abstract: Disclosed is a process for the partial oxidation of propane to yield acrylic acid, propylene, acrolein and acetic acid by contacting propane in admixture with a molecular oxygen-containing gas in a reaction zone with an oxidic solid catalyst that1) contains the components and proportions represented by the empirical formulaBi.sub.b Mo.sub.c V.sub.v A.sub.a D.sub.d E.sub.e O.sub.xwhereinA is one or more of K, Na, Li, Cs and Tl,D is one or more of Fe, Ni, Co, Zn, Ce and La,E is one or more of W, Nb, Sb, Sn, P, Cu, Pb, B, Mg, Ca and Sr,a, d and e are each zero-10b is 0.1-10c is 0.1-20v is 0.1-10c:b is from 2:1 to 30:1v:b is from 1.5:1 to 8:1and2) is made by performing a bismuth molybdate containing composition having at least 0.67 atoms of Mo per atom of Bi, before combining with any vanadium compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 1991
    Date of Patent: March 30, 1993
    Assignee: The Standard Oil Company
    Inventors: Joseph P. Bartek, Ann M. Ebner, James R. Brazdil