Patents by Inventor Katsuo Baba

Katsuo Baba 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 methyl methacrylate
    Publication number: 20020188151
    Abstract: A process for producing a methyl methacrylate is provided, which comprises the steps of (i) decomposing methyl t-butyl ether to obtain an isobutylene and a methanol, (ii) oxidizing the isobutylene to obtain at least one compound selected from a methacrylic acid and a methacrolein and (iii) esterifying at least one compound selected from the methacrylic acid and the methacrolein with the methanol to produce a methyl methacrylate. The process in the present invention successfully results in effective use of methanol resources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2002
    Publication date: December 12, 2002
    Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY , LIMITED
    Inventors: Go Inoue, Katsuo Baba, Takayuki Moritou