Patents by Inventor Ludovicus B. J. O. van der Weijst

Ludovicus B. J. O. van der Weijst 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).

  • Method for controlling runaway decomposition in the preparation of hydrocarbon hydroperoxides
    Patent number: 4329514
    Abstract: Episodes of accelerated decomposition, or runaway, during the preparation of hydrocarbon hydroperoxides by reaction of hydrocarbons with molecular oxygen at elevated temperature, are brought under control through the addition to the oxidation reaction mixture of a small quantity of base in a substantially instantaneous manner at the onset of the runaway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 1981
    Date of Patent: May 11, 1982
    Assignee: Shell Oil Company
    Inventors: Ludovicus B. J. O. van der Weijst, Enno B. De Vries, Gerard J. Heiszwolf