Patents by Inventor Peter Wei-Hae P. W-H. Cheng

Peter Wei-Hae P. W-H. Cheng 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).

  • Patent number: 7358357
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for preparing caprolactam by admixture of cyclohexanone oxime to a reaction mixture comprising caprolactam and sulfuric acid using a mixing device, said mixing device comprising (i) a tube through which the reaction mixture can flow, and (ii) channels disposed around the tube, said channels opening into the tube, said process comprising: passing the reaction mixture through the tube, and feeding the cyclohexanone oxime into the reaction mixture through one or more of said channels, wherein Re>5000, Re being the Reynolds number as defined by ?·V·D/?, wherein ?=density (in kg/m3) of the reaction mixture that is fed to the tube V=velocity of the reaction mixture, V being defined as W/A, wherein W is the flow rate (in m3/s) of the reaction mixture that is fed into the tube and A is the cross section area of the tube (in m2) at the level where said channels open into the tube D=diameter of the tube at the level where said channels open into the tube (in m) ?=viscosity of th
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2008
    Assignee: DSM IP Assets B.V.
    Inventors: Theodorus Maria T. M. Smeets, Joannes Albertus Wihelmus J. A. W. Lemmens, Frank F. Mostert, Peter Wei-Hae P. W-H. Cheng