Patents by Inventor Mostapha Taoufik

Mostapha Taoufik 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 producing hydrocarbons having a modified carbon skeleton
    Patent number: 7220888
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing hydrocarbons having a modified carbon skeleton by reacting aliphatic hydrocarbons a) with themselves, b) with another aliphatic hydrocarbon or c) with aromatic alkyl substituted hydrocarbons, in the presence of a metal organic catalyst or the hybrid thereof, at a temperature of between 20–400° C. and a pressure of between 0.2–100 bars, wherein the reaction takes place in the presence of hydrogen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2007
    Assignee: Basf Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Dominic Vanoppen, Ekkehard Schwab, Jean-Marie Basset, Jean Thivolle-Cazat, Mostapha Taoufik, Michael Schulz, Arthur Höhn
  • Method for producing hydrocarbons having a modified carbon skeleton
    Publication number: 20040059169
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing hydrocarbons having a modified carbon skeleton by reacting aliphatic hydrocarbons a) with themselves, b) with another aliphatic hydrocarbon or c) with aromatic alkyl substituted hydrocarbons, in the presence of a metal organic catalyst or the hybrid thereof, at a temperature of between 20-400° C. and a pressure of between 0.2-100 bars, wherein the reaction takes place in the presence of hydrogen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2003
    Publication date: March 25, 2004
    Inventors: Dominic Vanoppen, Ekkehard Schwab, Jean-Marie Basset, Jean Thivolle-Cazat, Mostapha Taoufik, Michael Schulz, Arthur Hohn