Patents by Inventor Michael A GARMON

Michael A GARMON 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).

  • Publication number: 20250136534
    Abstract: A method for producing a purified stream of vinyl chloride monomer, the method comprising (i) providing a gaseous stream that includes vinyl chloride monomer, carbon dioxide, and water; (ii) dehydrating the gaseous stream to remove substantially all of the water from the stream to thereby produce a substantially dehydrated stream; (iii) liquifying at least the vinyl chloride monomer within the substantially dehydrated stream; and (iv) separating the carbon dioxide as a gaseous stream from the liquid vinyl chloride monomer to thereby produce a purified vinyl chloride monomer stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2022
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Inventors: Donald H. POWERS, Tahereh KARIMI, Robert L. ZELLER, III, John PACE, Michael A. GARMON, Truong Huu NGUYEN
  • Publication number: 20240208886
    Abstract: A process of the type for producing 1,1,1,2,3-pentachloropropane by introducing 1,1,1,3-tetrachloropropane, chlorine, and Lewis acid catalyst, optionally in the presence of carbon tetrachloride, the improvement comprising introducing the Lewis acid as a slurry within a chlorinated hydrocarbon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2024
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Inventors: John L. DAWKINS, Darrell HOLLIS, Keith S. KRAMER, Brian CALDERWOOD, Michael A. GARMON
  • Patent number: 11945761
    Abstract: A process of the type for producing 1,1,1,2,3-pentachloropropane by introducing 1,1,1,3-tetrachloropropane, chlorine, and Lewis acid catalyst, optionally in the presence of carbon tetrachloride, the improvement comprising introducing the Lewis acid as a slurry within a chlorinated hydrocarbon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: John L. Dawkins, Darrell Hollis, Keith S. Kramer, Brian Calderwood, Michael A. Garmon
  • Publication number: 20230167466
    Abstract: A process comprising (i) providing a gaseous stream including greater than 1% by volume carbon dioxide; (ii) providing water; (iii) converting the carbon dioxide and the water to an organic intermediate and oxygen gas in the presence of light; (iv) separating the oxygen gas from the organic intermediate; and (v) converting the organic intermediate to ethylene and carbon dioxide after said step of separating the oxygen gas from the organic intermediate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2021
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventors: Donald H. POWERS, Tahereh KARIMI, Robert L ZELLER, III, John PACE, Michael A. GARMON, Truong Huu NGUYEN
  • Publication number: 20210355052
    Abstract: A process of the type for producing 1,1,1,2,3-pentachloropropane by introducing 1,1,1,3-tetrachloropropane, chlorine, and Lewis acid catalyst, optionally in the presence of carbon tetrachloride, the improvement comprising introducing the Lewis acid as a slurry within a chlorinated hydrocarbon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2017
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventors: John L. DAWKINS, Darrell HOLLIS, Keith S. KRAMER, Brian CALDERWOOD, Michael A. GARMON
  • Patent number: 10207970
    Abstract: Processes for isolating 1,1,1,2,3-pentachloropropane from a crude product stream containing the 1,1,1,2,3-pentachloropropane and ferric chloride. The processes may include deep distillation of the crude, treatment of the crude with a reagent that deactivates the ferric chloride followed by distillation on the deactivated crude stream, aqueous washing of the crude product stream to remove ferric chloride followed by distillation on the deactivated crude stream. Other embodiments simultaneously prepare 1,1,2,3-tetrachloroprene and 1,1,1,2,3-pentachloroprane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: Occidental Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: John Lee Dawkins, Darrell G Hollis, Rodney L Klausmeyer, Keith S Kramer, Michael A Garmon
  • Publication number: 20170174590
    Abstract: Processes for isolating 1,1,1,2,3-pentachloropropane from a crude product stream containing the 1,1,1,2,3-pentachloropropane and ferric chloride. The processes may include deep distillation of the crude, treatment of the crude with a reagent that deactivates the ferric chloride followed by distillation on the deactivated crude stream, aqueous washing of the crude product stream to remove ferric chloride followed by distillation on the deactivated crude stream. Other embodiments simultaneously prepare 1,1,2,3-tetrachloroprene and 1,1,1,2,3-pentachloroprane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2017
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Applicant: OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: John Lee DAWKINS, Darrell G HOLLIS, Rodney L KLAUSMEYER, Keith S KRAMER, Michael A GARMON