Patents by Inventor Nicholas Francois Dummer

Nicholas Francois Dummer 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).

  • GOLD CONTAINING CATALYST, METHOD OF PREPARATION AND USE
    Publication number: 20240399350
    Abstract: The specification describes a method for the production of a hydrochlorination catalyst, comprising the steps of: i) preparing an impregnation solution by combining a source of gold and a ligand in a solvent, wherein the solvent comprises an organic solvent; ii) impregnating a support with the impregnation solution from step (i); and iii) drying the product of step (ii) to obtain the catalyst. Also described are hydrochlorination catalysts comprising a complex of gold and a ligand of Formula (I) supported on a support. These catalysts are particularly suitable for the conversion of acetylene to vinyl chloride monomer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2022
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Inventors: Nicholas CARTHEY, Nicholas Francois DUMMER, Graham John HUTCHINGS, Peter JOHNSTON, Anna LAZARIDOU, Samuel David PATTISSON, Louise Rhiannon SMITH, Joost SMIT
  • Catalyst, method of manufacture and use thereof
    Patent number: 9463442
    Abstract: A catalyst is provided, the catalyst comprising rods having mean length of 100 microns or less, the rods comprising a metal molybdate or tungstate, the metal being selected from the group consisting of iron, manganese, nickel, chromium, vanadium, aluminum, silver, titanium, copper, bismuth, and cobalt. A method of making such a catalyst is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CARDIFF CONSULTANTS LIMITED
    Inventors: Zhonjie Lin, Jonathan Keith Bartley, Stuart Hamilton Taylor, Graham John Hutchings, Nicholas Francois Dummer
  • Method of making alcohols
    Patent number: 9108896
    Abstract: A method of making one or more alcohols with a single hydroxy group, such as methanol and ethanol, the method comprising contacting a polyol and water with a basic catalyst. The polyol may be glycerol, for example. The catalyst may be magnesium oxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CARDIFF CONSULTANTS LIMITED
    Inventors: Graham John Hutchings, Muhammad Hasnain Haider, Nicholas Francois Dummer, Stuart Hamilton Taylor, David William Knight
  • METHOD OF MAKING ALCOHOLS
    Publication number: 20140323774
    Abstract: A method of making one or more alcohols with a single hydroxy group, such as methanol and ethanol, the method comprising contacting a polyol and water with a basic catalyst. The polyol may be glycerol, for example. The '. catalyst may be magnesium oxide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2012
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CARDIFF CONSULTANTS LIMITED
    Inventors: Graham John Hutchings, Muhammad Hasnain Haider, Nicholas Francois Dummer, Stuart Hamilton Taylor, David Willliam Knight
  • Catalyst, Method of Manufacture and Use Thereof
    Publication number: 20140024525
    Abstract: A catalyst is provided, the catalyst comprising rods having mean length of 100 microns or less, the rods comprising a metal molybdate or tungstate, the metal being selected from the group consisting of iron, manganese, nickel, chromium, vanadium, aluminium, silver, titanium, copper, bismuth, and cobalt. A method of making such a catalyst is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2011
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Inventors: Zhonjie Lin, Jonathan Keith Bartley, Stuart Hamilton Taylor, Graham John Hutchings, Nicholas Francois Dummer