Patents by Inventor Jerrery Scott Thompson

Jerrery Scott Thompson 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 Producing Glycolic Acid From Formaldehyde And Hydrogen Cyanide
    Publication number: 20090011483
    Abstract: A process is provided for producing glycolic acid from formaldehyde and hydrogen cyanide. More specifically, heat-treated formaldehyde and hydrogen cyanide are reacted to produce glycolonitrile having low concentrations of impurities. The glycolonitrile is subsequently converted to an aqueous solution of ammonium glycolate using an enzyme catalyst having nitrilase activity derived from Acidovorax facilis 72W (ATCC 57746). Glycolic acid is recovered in the form of the acid or salt from the aqueous ammonium glycolate solution using a variety of methods described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2008
    Publication date: January 8, 2009
    Applicant: E.I. Du Pont De Nemous And Company
    Inventors: Robert DiCosimo, Anna Panova, Jerrery Scott Thompson, Robert D. Fallon, Thomas Foo, F. Glenn Gallagher, Xu Li, George C. Fox, Joseph J. Zaher, Mark S. Payne, Daniel P. O'Keefe