Patents by Inventor Paul V. Hinkle

Paul V. Hinkle 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).

  • Transition metal polymerization catalysts, their synthesis and use in olefin polymerization
    Patent number: 7605105
    Abstract: A transition metal ligand complex has the following formula: wherein R1 and R2 (each occurrence) independently represent an aryl, alkyl, or cycloalkyl group having up to 20 carbon atoms; R3 and R4 (each occurrence) independently represent an aryl, alkyl, or cycloalkyl group having up to 20 carbon atoms; R5 represents an aryl, alkyl, or cycloalkyl group having up to 20 carbon atoms, provided that R4 and R5 may be joined to form a cyclic structure; R6 represents an alkyl or aryl group having up to 20 carbon atoms; and Mt represents a transition metal selected from Group 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, or 12 of the Periodic Table of the Elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2009
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.
    Inventors: Lisa S. Baugh, Enock Berluche, Paul V. Hinkle, Francis C. Rix
  • Transition Metal Polymerization Catalysts, Their Synthesis And Use In Olefin Polymerization
    Publication number: 20080161517
    Abstract: A transition metal ligand complex has the following formula: wherein R1 and R2 (each occurrence) independently represent an aryl, alkyl, or cycloalkyl group having up to 20 carbon atoms; R3 and R4 (each occurrence) independently represent an aryl, alkyl, or cycloalkyl group having up to 20 carbon atoms; R5 represents an aryl, alkyl, or cycloalkyl group having up to 20 carbon atoms, provided that R4 and R5 may be joined to form a cyclic structure; R6 represents an alkyl or aryl group having up to 20 carbon atoms; and Mt represents a transition metal selected from Group 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, or 12 of the Periodic Table of the Elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2008
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Inventors: Lisa S. Baugh, Enock Berluche, Paul V. Hinkle, Francis C. Rix
  • Transition metal polymerization catalysts, their synthesis and use in olefin polymerization
    Patent number: 7351845
    Abstract: A transition metal ligand complex has the following formula: wherein R1 and R2 (each occurrence) independently represent an aryl, alkyl, or cycloalkyl group having up to 20 carbon atoms; R3 and R4 (each occurrence) independently represent an aryl, alkyl, or cycloalkyl group having up to 20 carbon atoms; R5 represents an aryl, alkyl, or cycloalkyl group having up to 20 carbon atoms, provided that R4 and R5 may be joined to form a cyclic structure; R6 represents an alkyl or aryl group having up to 20 carbon atoms; and Mt represents a transition metal selected from Group 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, or 12 of the Periodic Table of the Elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2008
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.
    Inventors: Lisa S. Baugh, Enock Berluche, Paul V. Hinkle, Francis C. Rix