Patents by Inventor MICHAEL RICHARD LANINGHAM

MICHAEL RICHARD LANINGHAM 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).

  • PROCESSES USEFUL IN THE MANUFACTURE OF CYCLODODECASULFUR
    Publication number: 20220169505
    Abstract: Methods for producing cyclododecasulfur are disclosed that include the steps of: reacting a metallasulfur derivative with a molecular halogen to produce cyclododecasulfur and a metallahalide derivative; and reacting the metallahalide derivative with a sulfide or polysulfide to produce the metallasulfur derivative and a halide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Applicant: EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY
    Inventors: SCOTT DONALD BARNICKI, ROBERT THOMAS HEMBRE, SUMIT CHAKRABORTY, MICHAEL RICHARD LANINGHAM, VICKIE HAGOOD OSBORNE, LESLIE SHARON DEPEW, ANNETTE ELIZABETH STEVENS, JOHN DEREK WOOLLINS, GUOXIONG HUA
  • PROCESSES USEFUL IN THE MANUFACTURE OF CYCLODODECASULFUR
    Publication number: 20220169506
    Abstract: Methods for producing cyclododecasulfur are disclosed, that include the steps of: oxidizing a bromide in aqueous solution to produce a mixture of molecular bromine, tribromide, and bromide; reducing water to produce hydrogen and a hydroxide; and reacting a metallasulfur derivative with the molecular bromine, to produce cyclododecasulfur and a metallabromide derivative.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Applicant: EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY
    Inventors: SCOTT DONALD BARNICKI, ROBERT THOMAS HEMBRE, SUMIT CHAKRABORTY, MICHAEL RICHARD LANINGHAM, VICKIE HAGOOD OSBORNE, LESLIE SHARON DEPEW, ANNETTE ELIZABETH STEVENS, JOHN DEREK WOOLLINS, GUOXIONG HUA
  • PROCESSES USEFUL IN THE MANUFACTURE OF CYCLODODECASULFUR
    Publication number: 20220162068
    Abstract: Methods for producing cyclododecasulfur are disclosed that include the steps of: reacting a bromide with molecular chlorine to obtain molecular bromine and a chloride; oxidizing the chloride in aqueous solution with removal of electrons to obtain molecular chlorine; reducing water with electrons to obtain hydrogen and a hydroxide; and reacting a metallasulfur derivative with the molecular bromine, to produce cyclododecasulfur and a metallabromide derivative.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Applicant: EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY
    Inventors: SCOTT DONALD BARNICKI, ROBERT THOMAS HEMBRE, SUMIT CHAKRABORTY, MICHAEL RICHARD LANINGHAM, VICKIE HAGOOD OSBORNE, LESLIE SHARON DEPEW, ANNETTE ELIZABETH STEVENS, JOHN DEREK WOOLLINS, GUOXIONG HUA
  • PROCESSES USEFUL IN THE MANUFACTURE OF CYCLODODECASULFUR
    Publication number: 20220162761
    Abstract: Method for producing molecular halogen are disclosed, that include the steps of: oxidizing a halide to produce a mixture comprising one or more of a molecular halogen, a trihalide, and a halide; reducing a polysulfide comprising a higher rank polysulfide dianion to produce a lower rank polysulfide dianion; and recovering molecular halogen from the mixture comprising one or more of a molecular halogen, a trihalide, and a halide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Applicant: EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY
    Inventors: SCOTT DONALD BARNICKI, ROBERT THOMAS HEMBRE, SUMIT CHAKRABORTY, MICHAEL RICHARD LANINGHAM, VICKIE HAGOOD OSBORNE, LESLIE SHARON DEPEW, ANNETTE ELIZABETH STEVENS, JOHN DEREK WOOLLINS, GUOXIONG HUA
  • Method for the manufacture of cyclododecasulfur
    Patent number: 11059722
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for the manufacture of cyclododecasulfur, a cyclic sulfur allotrope wherein the number of sulfur (S) atoms in the allotrope's homocyclic ring is 12. The method includes reacting a metallasulfur derivative with an oxidizing agent in a reaction zone to form a cyclododecasulfur-containing reaction mixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Scott Donald Barnicki, Robert Thomas Hembre, Elaine Beatrice Mackenzie, Joy Lynn Laningham, Michael Richard Laningham, Shane Kipley Kirk, Larry Wayne Blair, Sumit Chakraborty, Venkateswarlu Bhamidi, Guoxiong Hua, John Derek Woollins
  • METHOD FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF CYCLODODECASULFUR
    Publication number: 20200216316
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for the manufacture of cyclododecasulfur, a cyclic sulfur allotrope wherein the number of sulfur (S) atoms in the allotrope's homocyclic ring is 12. The method includes reacting a metallasulfur derivative with an oxidizing agent in a reaction zone to form a cyclododecasulfur-containing reaction mixture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2020
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Applicant: EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY
    Inventors: Scott Donald BARNICKI, Robert Thomas HEMBRE, Elaine Beatrice MACKENZIE, Joy Lynn LANINGHAM, Michael Richard LANINGHAM, Shane Kipley KIRK, Larry Wayne BLAIR, Sumit CHAKRABORTY, Venkateswarlu BHAMIDI, Guoxiong HUA, John Derek WOOLLINS
  • METHOD FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF CYCLODODECASULFUR
    Publication number: 20200207621
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for the manufacture of cyclododecasulfur, a cyclic sulfur allotrope wherein the number of sulfur (S) atoms in the allotrope's homocyclic ring is 12. The method includes reacting a metallasulfur derivative with an oxidizing agent in a reaction zone to form a cyclododecasulfur-containing reaction mixture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2020
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Applicant: EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY
    Inventors: SCOTT DONALD BARNICKI, ROBERT THOMAS HEMBRE, ELAINE BEATRICE MACKENZIE, JOY LYNN LANINGHAM, MICHAEL RICHARD LANINGHAM, SHANE KIPLEY KIRK, LARRY WAYNE BLAIR, SUMIT CHAKRABORTY, VENKATESWARLU BHAMIDI, GUOXIONG HUA, JOHN DEREK WOOLLINS
  • Method for the manufacture of cyclododecasulfur
    Patent number: 10611637
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for the manufacture of cyclododecasulfur, a cyclic sulfur allotrope wherein the number of sulfur (S) atoms in the allotrope's homocyclic ring is 12. The method includes reacting a metallasulfur derivative with an oxidizing agent in a reaction zone to form a cyclododecasulfur-containing reaction mixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Scott Donald Barnicki, Robert Thomas Hembre, Elaine Beatrice Mackenzie, Joy Lynn Laningham, Michael Richard Laningham, Shane Kipley Kirk, Larry Wayne Blair, Sumit Chakraborty, Venkateswarlu Bhamidi, Guoxiong Hua, John Derek Woollins
  • Process for making formic acid utilizing higher-boiling formate esters
    Patent number: 10544077
    Abstract: Disclosed is a process for recovering formic acid from a formate ester that allows for recovery of a formic acid product comprising greater than 75 wt. % formic acid. Disclosed is also a process for producing formic acid by carbonylating a carrier alcohol, hydrolyzing the formate ester of the carrier alcohol, and recovering a formic acid product comprising greater than 70 wt. % formic acid. Discloses are carrier alcohols that enable more favorable hydrolysis equilibriums and/or distillation sequences.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Scott Donald Barnicki, Robert Thomas Hembre, Sumit Chakraborty, Vickie Haygood Osborne, Michael Richard Laningham, Stijn Van de Vyver
  • Iron-catalyzed cross-coupling of methanol with secondary or tertiary alcohols to produce formate esters
    Patent number: 10435349
    Abstract: A process for preparing a variety of secondary and tertiary alkyl formate esters via the coupling of methanol and secondary (or tertiary) alcohols. Iron-based catalysts, supported by pincer ligands, are employed to produce these formate esters in high yields and unprecedentedly high selectivities (>99%). Remarkably, the coupling strategy is also applicable to bulkier tertiary alcohols, which afford corresponding tertiary formate esters in moderately high yields and high selectivities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Sumit Chakraborty, Steven J. Adams, Robert Thomas Hembre, Scott Donald Barnicki, Michael Richard Laningham, Gerarld Wayne Ollis, Randy Lynn Jennings
  • PROCESS FOR MAKING FORMIC ACID UTILIZING HIGHER-BOILING FORMATE ESTERS
    Publication number: 20190039985
    Abstract: Disclosed is a process for recovering formic acid from a formate ester that allows for recovery of a formic acid product comprising greater than 75 wt. % formic acid. Disclosed is also a process for producing formic acid by carbonylating a carrier alcohol, hydrolyzing the formate ester of the carrier alcohol, and recovering a formic acid product comprising greater than 70 wt. % formic acid. Discloses are carrier alcohols that enable more favorable hydrolysis equilibriums and/or distillation sequences.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Applicant: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Scott Donald Barnicki, Robert Thomas Hembre, Sumit Chakraborty, Vickie Haygood Osborne, Michael Richard Laningham, Stijn Van de Vyver
  • IRON-CATALYZED CROSS-COUPLING OF METHANOL WITH SECONDARY OR TERTIARY ALCOHOLS TO PRODUCE FORMATE ESTERS
    Publication number: 20190039992
    Abstract: A process for preparing a variety of secondary and tertiary alkyl formate esters via the coupling of methanol and secondary (or tertiary) alcohols. Iron-based catalysts, supported by pincer ligands, are employed to produce these formate esters in high yields and unprecedentedly high selectivities (>99%). Remarkably, the coupling strategy is also applicable to bulkier tertiary alcohols, which afford corresponding tertiary formate esters in moderately high yields and high selectivities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Applicant: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Sumit Chakraborty, Steven J. Adams, Robert Thomas Hembre, Scott Donald Barnicki, Michael Richard Laningham, Gerarld Wayne Ollis, Randy Lynn Jennings
  • METHOD FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF CYCLODODECASULFUR
    Publication number: 20180273382
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for the manufacture of cyclododecasulfur, a cyclic sulfur allotrope wherein the number of sulfur (S) atoms in the allotrope's homocyclic ring is 12. The method includes reacting a metallasulfur derivative with an oxidizing agent in a reaction zone to form a cyclododecasulfur-containing reaction mixture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2018
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Applicant: EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY
    Inventors: SCOTT DONALD BARNICKI, ROBERT THOMAS HEMBRE, ELAINE BEATRIC MACKENZIE, JOY LYNN LANINGHAM, MICHAEL RICHARD LANINGHAM, SHANE KIPLEY KIRK, LARRY WAYNE BLAIR, SUMIT CHAKRABORTY, VENKATESWARLU BHAMIDI, GUOXIONG HUA, JOHN DEREK WOOLLINS
  • Method for the manufacture of cyclododecasulfur
    Patent number: 10011485
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for the manufacture of cyclododecasulfur, a cyclic sulfur allotrope wherein the number of sulfur (S) atoms in the allotrope's homocyclic ring is 12. The method includes reacting a metallasulfur derivative with an oxidizing agent in a reaction zone to form a cyclododecasulfur-containing reaction mixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY
    Inventors: Scott Donald Barnicki, Robert Thomas Hembre, Elaine Beatrice MacKenzie, Joy Lynn Laningham, Michael Richard Laningham, Shane Kipley Kirk, Larry Wayne Blair, Sumit Chakraborty, Venkateswarlu Bhamidi, Guoxiong Hua, John Derek Woollins
  • Method for the manufacture of polymeric sulfur
    Patent number: 10000380
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for the manufacture of polymeric sulfur. The method includes reacting a metallasulfur derivative with an oxidizing agent to form polymeric sulfur.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY
    Inventors: Scott Donald Barnicki, Robert Thomas Hembre, Michael Richard Laningham, Sumit Chakraborty, Venkateswarlu Bhamidi
  • METHOD FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF POLYMERIC SULFUR
    Publication number: 20170253483
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for the manufacture of polymeric sulfur. The method includes reacting a metallasulfur derivative with an oxidizing agent to form polymeric sulfur.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2017
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Applicant: EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY
    Inventors: SCOTT DONALD BARNICKI, ROBERT THOMAS HEMBRE, MICHAEL RICHARD LANINGHAM, SUMIT CHAKRABORTY, VENKATESWARLU BHAMIDI
  • METHOD FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF CYCLODODECASULFUR
    Publication number: 20170253484
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for the manufacture of cyclododecasulfur, a cyclic sulfur allotrope wherein the number of sulfur (S) atoms in the allotrope's homocyclic ring is 12. The method includes reacting a metallasulfur derivative with an oxidizing agent in a reaction zone to form a cyclododecasulfur-containing reaction mixture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2017
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Applicant: EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY
    Inventors: SCOTT DONALD BARNICKI, ROBERT THOMAS HEMBRE, ELAINE BEATRICE MACKENZIE, JOY LYNN LANINGHAM, MICHAEL RICHARD LANINGHAM, SHANE KIPLEY KIRK, LARRY WAYNE BLAIR, SUMIT CHAKRABORTY, VENKATESWARLU BHAMIDI, GUOXIONG HUA, JOHN DEREK WOOLLINS