Patents by Inventor Patrick Harder

Patrick Harder 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).

  • Process for preparing monohydrogentrihalosilanes
    Patent number: 10040689
    Abstract: A process for preparing a product including a monohydrogentrihalosilane is disclosed. The process includes the steps of: 1) initially charging a reactor with a contact mass including both fresh silicon and recycled contact mass, where the recycled contact mass is obtained from during or after a production phase of an inorganic Direct Process reaction for production of a monohydrogentrihalosilane; and thereafter 2) feeding to the reactor a hydrogen halide and additional fresh silicon, thereby forming the product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: Dow Silicones Corporation
    Inventors: Patrick Harder, Tyler Swenson, David Williams
  • Process For Preparing Monohydrogentrihalosilanes
    Publication number: 20170283268
    Abstract: A process for preparing a product including a monohydrogentrihalosilane is disclosed. The process includes the steps of: 1) initially charging a reactor with a contact mass including both fresh silicon and recycled contact mass, where the recycled contact mass is obtained from during or after a production phase of an inorganic Direct Process reaction for production of a monohydrogentrihalosilane; and thereafter 2) feeding to the reactor a hydrogen halide and additional fresh silicon, thereby forming the product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2015
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Applicant: Dow Corning Corporation
    Inventors: Patrick Harder, Tyler Swenson, David Williams