Patents by Inventor Jeffrey S. Fodor

Jeffrey S. Fodor 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).

  • Pulse continuous curing of poly(arylene sulfide) polymers
    Patent number: 6437091
    Abstract: A process is provided for curing poly(arylene sulfide) polymers by achieving and maintaining curing conditions in a cure vessel, then intermittently adding uncured polymer to said cure vessel and intermittently removing polymer from the cure vessel wherein the removal of polymer from the cure vessel is performed at intervals such that the presence of uncured polymer is minimized or avoided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2002
    Assignee: Philips Petroleum Company
    Inventors: Jeffrey S. Fodor, Aubrey South, Jr., Fernando C. Vidaurri, Jr.
  • Process for producing poly(arylene sulfide)
    Patent number: 6331608
    Abstract: A process is provided to recover at least one modifier compound and at least one polar organic compound from a reaction mixture comprising high molecular weight Poly(arylene sulfide) product, low molecular weight P(AS), cyclic and linear P(AS) oligomers, at least one POC, at least one modifier, an alkali metal halide by-product, and water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2001
    Assignee: Phillips Petroleum Company
    Inventors: Fernando C. Vidaurri, Jon F. Geibel, James W. Waterman, Jay M. Chaffin, Aubrey South, Jr., Jeffrey S. Fodor, Glenn F. Kile
  • Recovery of modifier compounds and polar organic compounds from a poly(arylene sulfide) recycle mixture
    Patent number: 6307011
    Abstract: A process is provided to recover at least one modifier compound and at least one polar organic compound from a P(AS) recycle mixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2001
    Assignee: Phillips Petroleum Company
    Inventors: Jeffrey S. Fodor, Jon F. Geibel, Fernando C. Vidaurri