Patents by Inventor Joseph Carrick

Joseph Carrick 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).

  • Catalyst and process for preparing 1,3-propanediol
    Patent number: 6342464
    Abstract: A solid, particulate catalyst composition is provided containing an active nickel component in which the nickel constitutes from about 25 to about 60 wt % of the catalyst composition; a molybdenum component in which the molybdenum constitutes from about 5 to about 20 wt % of the catalyst composition; and a binder component comprising at least one of oxides of silica, zirconium, aluminum, zinc and calcium, each of the calcium, aluminum and zinc being present in an amount no greater than about 2 wt %, preferably about 0 to 1 wt %. The catalyst is designed for the selective hydrogenation of 3-hydroxypropanal to 1,3-propanediol in aqueous solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2002
    Assignee: Shell Oil Company
    Inventors: Juan Pedro Arhancet, Paul Himelfarb, Joseph Broun Powell, Robert Alfred Plundo, Mohammed Shahjahan Kazi, William Joseph Carrick
  • Catalyst and process for preparing 1,3-propanediol
    Patent number: 5945570
    Abstract: A solid, particulate catalyst composition is provided containing an active nickel component in which the nickel constitutes from about 25 to about 60 wt % of the catalyst composition; a molybdenum component in which the molybdenum constitutes from about 5 to about 20 wt % of the catalyst composition; and a binder component comprising at least one of oxides of silica, zirconium, aluminum, zinc and calcium, each of the calcium, aluminum and zinc being present in an amount no greater than about 2 wt %, preferably about 0 to 1 wt %. The catalyst is designed for the selective hydrogenation of 3-hydroxypropanal to 1,3-propanediol in aqueous solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 31, 1999
    Inventors: Juan Pedro Arhancet, Paul Himelfarb, Joseph Broun Powell, Robert Alfred Plundo, Mohammed Shahjahan Kazi, William Joseph Carrick
  • Low profile self-latching knife hinge
    Patent number: 5784758
    Abstract: A hinge for mounting a door for swinging between open and closed positions on a frame, the hinge including a door and frame wings mountable to the door and frame, respectively, a pivot interconnecting the wings to permit swinging of the door between the open and closed positions, a latching finger disposed in close spaced-opposing relation with the door wing and having first and second ends and including a large bend intermediate the first and second ends to provide spring action thereto, a second smaller reverse bend formed at the first distal end and arranged for overlapping engagement with a locking edge formed on the door wing, and a tab formed on the finger spaced-apart from the second bend for insertion into a cut-out formed on the door wing spaced-apart from the locking edge to steady the finger in connection with the door wing, the simultaneous overlapped engagement of the reverse bend and insertion of the tab in the cut-out providing significant locking power to the finger in the door wing; the secon
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 28, 1998
    Assignee: Youngdale Manufacturing Corp.
    Inventor: Joseph Carrick