Patents by Inventor Kenneth J. Buturla

Kenneth J. Buturla 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).

  • Polyketone plasticizers
    Patent number: 8859821
    Abstract: The invention relates to polyketone compounds and the at least partially hydrogenated products thereof, the use of said polyketone compounds and/or the at least partially hydrogenated products thereof as plasticizers, processes of making polyketone compounds and the at least partially hydrogenated products thereof, compositions comprising the polyketone compounds and/or the at least partially hydrogenated products thereof, and to articles formed from products of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.
    Inventors: Allen D. Godwin, Kenneth J. Buturla, Karla S. Colle, Gabor Kiss, Kirk C. Nadler, Abhimanyu O. Patil, Edris Eileen Pike, Ramzi Y. Saleh, Jon E. Stanat, Manika Varma-Nair, Stephen Zushma
  • Oxidative demetalling
    Patent number: 8247618
    Abstract: Oxidative recovery methods that use oxygen or air for recovery of homogeneous metal catalysts, such as cobalt catalysts, used in for example hydroformylation processes, can be hazardous. Explosive or flammable gas mixtures may be generated inside the process equipment, which can deflagrate upon any ignition source such as a static electricity discharge. The use of a flammable diluent has been found to be a very effective way of optimizing the recovery method, by bringing the resulting gas mixtures above their upper flammability limit. The offgas produced is then also easier to dispose of as a fuel, as compared to when a non-flammable diluent is used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth J. Buturla, James T. Ritchie, Ronald D. Garton, Eddy T. A. Van Driessche
  • Polyketone Plasticizers
    Publication number: 20120108726
    Abstract: The invention relates to polyketone compounds and the at least partially hydrogenated products thereof, the use of said polyketone compounds and/or the at least partially hydrogenated products thereof as plasticizers, processes of making polyketone compounds and the at least partially hydrogenated products thereof, compositions comprising the polyketone compounds and/or the at least partially hydrogenated products thereof, and to articles formed from products of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2012
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Inventors: Allen D Godwin, Kenneth J. Buturla, Karla S. Colle, Gabor Kiss, Kirk C. Nadler, Abhimanyu O. Patil, Edris Eileen Pike, Ramzi Y. Saleh, Jon E. Stanat, Manika Varma-Nair, Stephen Zushma
  • Polyketone plasticizers
    Patent number: 8115034
    Abstract: The invention relates to polyketone compounds and the at least partially hydrogenated products thereof, the use of said polyketone compounds and/or the at least partially hydrogenated products thereof as plasticizers, processes of making polyketone compounds and the at least partially hydrogenated products thereof, compositions comprising the polyketone compounds and/or the at least partially hydrogenated products thereof, and to articles formed from products of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.
    Inventors: Allen D. Godwin, Kenneth J. Buturla, Karla S. Colle, Gabor Kiss, Kirk C. Nadler, Abhimanyu O. Patil, Edris Eileen Pike, Ramzi Y. Saleh, Jon E. Stanat, Manika Varma-Nair, Stephen Zushma
  • Improvements in Oxidative Demetalling
    Publication number: 20100105944
    Abstract: Oxidative recovery methods that use oxygen or air for recovery of homogeneous metal catalysts, such as cobalt catalysts, used in for example hydroformylation processes, can be hazardous. Explosive or flammable gas mixtures may be generated inside the process equipment, which can deflagrate upon any ignition source such as a static electricity discharge. The use of a flammable diluent has been found to be a very effective way of optimizing the recovery method, by bringing the resulting gas mixtures above their upper flammability limit. The offgas produced is then also easier to dispose of as a fuel, as compared to when a non-flammable diluent is used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2008
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Inventors: Kenneth J. Buturla, James T. Ritchie, Ronald D. Garton, Eddy T.A. Van Driessche
  • Polyketone Plasticizers
    Publication number: 20080242895
    Abstract: The invention relates to polyketone compounds and the at least partially hydrogenated products thereof, the use of said polyketone compounds and/or the at least partially hydrogenated products thereof as plasticizers, processes of making polyketone compounds and the at least partially hydrogenated products thereof, compositions comprising the polyketone compounds and/or the at least partially hydrogenated products thereof, and to articles formed from products of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2008
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Inventors: Allen D. Godwin, Kenneth J. Buturla, Karla S. Colle, Gabor Kiss, Kirk C. Nadler, Abhimanyu O. Patil, Edris Eileen Pike, Ramzi Y. Saleh, Jon E. Stanat, Manika Varma-Nair, Stephen Zushma