Patents by Inventor Jonathan M. Chappel

Jonathan M. Chappel 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).

  • Nitration of organic compounds
    Patent number: 4487988
    Abstract: Organic nitrogen compounds are formed in the vapor phase by organic radical formation by reaction of an organic compound, suitably an alkane, with hydroxyl radicals derived from the reaction between hydrogen peroxide and nitrogen dioxide and the nitration of the organic radicals, suitably with nitrogen dioxide. The process is conducted using a molecular oxygen additive which directs the reaction towards the formation of the nitrate corresponding to the organic compound which may predominate in the organic reaction products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 1983
    Date of Patent: December 11, 1984
    Assignee: Interox Chemicals Limited
    Inventors: Ian M. Campbell, Donald L. Baulch, Jonathan M. Chappel