Patents by Inventor John R. Norell

John R. Norell 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).

  • Diacyloxybutene isomerization catalysts comprising selenium dioxide and carboxylic acid
    Patent number: 4238356
    Abstract: Diacyloxyolefins are isomerized by contacting one or more diacyloxyolefins with a catalyst system comprising selenium dioxide and a suitable carboxylic acid. There can be additionally present in the catalyst system at least one compound selected from the group consisting of a carboxylic acid anhydride, a polar compound and an ionic reagent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 1979
    Date of Patent: December 9, 1980
    Assignee: Phillips Petroleum Company
    Inventors: George B. Fozzard, John R. Norell
  • Diacyloxybutene isomerization with selenium dioxide
    Patent number: 4182901
    Abstract: Diacyloxyolefins are isomerized by contacting one or more diacyloxyolefins with a catalyst system comprising selenium dioxide and a suitable carboxylic acid. There can be additionally present in the catalyst system at least one compound selected from the group consisting of a carboxylic acid anhydride, a polar compound, and an ionic reagent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 1977
    Date of Patent: January 8, 1980
    Assignee: Phillips Petroleum Company
    Inventors: George B. Fozzard, John R. Norell
  • Unsaturated dinitrile preparation
    Patent number: 4021465
    Abstract: In processes of preparing unsaturated dinitriles from olefins, unsaturated mononitriles, and a monoadduct reaction product of an olefin and an unsaturated mononitrile in which undesirable internally unsaturated monoadduct is formed, the improvement of inhibiting the formation of internally unsaturated monoadduct by decomposing at least a portion of the recycle stream of monoadduct to form olefin and unsaturated mononitrile, and passing the thus-formed olefin and unsaturated mononitrile to the reaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 1976
    Date of Patent: May 3, 1977
    Assignee: Phillips Petroleum Company
    Inventors: George B. Fozzard, John R. Norell
  • Acid and ester production
    Patent number: 3965132
    Abstract: Acids containing 2n+1 carbon atoms and esters containing [(2n+1) + n'] carbon atoms are produced, respectively, by the reaction of olefins containing n carbon atoms with carbon monoxide and water or alcohols containing n' carbon atoms in the presence of trifluoromethanesulfonic acid. The carbon number of esters from diols is given by [2(2n+1) + n'] wherein n' represents the carbon number of the diol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 1974
    Date of Patent: June 22, 1976
    Assignee: Phillips Petroleum Company
    Inventor: John R. Norell
  • Alkylation of vinylidene chloride and vinylidene bromide
    Patent number: 3956411
    Abstract: Vinylidene chloride and vinylidene bromide are alkylated by reaction with alkylating agents such as selected olefins, tert-alkyl halides, and secondary or tertiary alcohols in a reaction medium comprising trifluoromethane-sulfonic acid. In specific embodiments, the reaction medium can additionally comprise water, methanol, and BF.sub.3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 1974
    Date of Patent: May 11, 1976
    Assignee: Phillips Petroleum Company
    Inventors: John E. Mahan, John R. Norell
  • Chromatographic separation of olefins
    Patent number: 3940972
    Abstract: A mixture of olefins is separated and analyzed by means of a chromatographic column which contains silver trifluoromethanesulfonate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 1974
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1976
    Assignee: Phillips Petroleum Company
    Inventors: John R. Norell, Lloyd E. Gardner
  • Preparation of sym-triazines by trimerization of nitriles in trifluoromethanesulfonic acid
    Patent number: 3932402
    Abstract: Aliphatic and aromatic nitriles are trimerized to substituted symmetrical triazines in the presence of trifluoromethanesulfonic acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 1974
    Date of Patent: January 13, 1976
    Assignee: Phillips Petroleum Company
    Inventor: John R. Norell