Patents by Inventor Nancy E. Kinkade

Nancy E. Kinkade 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).

  • Tantalum-containing catalyst useful for producing alcohols from synthesis gas
    Patent number: 5102845
    Abstract: A catalyst useful for selectively converting a mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen to a mixture of lower alkanols consisting essentially of a mixture of molybdenum sulfide, an alkali metal compound and a tantalum compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 1991
    Date of Patent: April 7, 1992
    Assignee: Union Carbide Chemicals & Plastics Technology Corporation
    Inventor: Nancy E. Kinkade
  • Tantalum-containing catalyst useful for producing alcohols from synthesis gas
    Patent number: 4994498
    Abstract: A catalyst useful for selectively converting a mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen to a mixture of lower alkanols consisting essentially of a mixture of molybdenum sulfide, an alkali metal compound and a tantalum compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 1990
    Date of Patent: February 19, 1991
    Assignee: Union Carbide Chemicals and Plastics Company Inc.
    Inventor: Nancy E. Kinkade
  • Catalytic process for the production of alcohols from carbon monoxide, hydrogen and olefins
    Patent number: 4590314
    Abstract: A process is disclosed for the production, selectively, of C.sub.n+1 alcohols from a C.sub.n olefin. The process comprises reacting the C.sub.n olefin with carbon monoxide and hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst consisting essentially of molybdenum sulfide and an alkali metal or alkaline earth metal compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 1984
    Date of Patent: May 20, 1986
    Assignee: Union Carbide Corporation
    Inventor: Nancy E. Kinkade