Patents by Inventor Marty Null

Marty Null 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 preparing 1,3-dichloroacetone
    Publication number: 20070129556
    Abstract: Epichlorohydrin is produced from acetone by (1) chlorinating acetone to form monochloroacetone; (2) disproportionating the monochloroacetone in the presence of a platinum catalyst, a strong acid and preferably a chloride source (for example, added as a salt or from hydrolysis of monochloroacetone) and some water to produce acetone and 1,3-dichloroacetone; (3) hydrogenating the 1,3-dichloroacetone in the presence of a catalyst to produce 1,3-dichlorohydrin; and (4) cyclizing the 1,3-dichlorohydrin with a base to produce epichlorohydrin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2005
    Publication date: June 7, 2007
    Inventors: Marvin Dettloff, Marty Null