Patents by Inventor Michael J. Kennan

Michael J. Kennan 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).

  • Functionalization of polymers based on Koch chemistry and derivatives thereof
    Patent number: 5629434
    Abstract: A Koch functionalized product which is the reaction product of at least one polymer having a number average molecular weight of at least 500 and at least one ethylenic double bond per polymer chain, with carbon monoxide and a nucleophilic trapping agent. The invention includes functionalized polymer, derivatives thereof and methods of making the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 13, 1997
    Assignee: Exxon Chemical Patents Inc
    Inventors: Joseph V. Cusumano, William D. Diana, Jacob Emert, Keith R. Gorda, Richard H. Schlosberg, David A. Young, William B. Eckstrom, Edris E. Manry, Michael J. Kennan