Patents by Inventor Renato del Rosso

Renato del Rosso 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 the oxidation of unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbons
    Patent number: 4420634
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the oxidation of unsaturated hydrocarbons, particularly butenes and isobutylene, for the production of acetic acid, propionic acid and acetone. Specifically the invention comprises the highly selective oxidation of an unsaturated hydrocarbon or of a mixture of unsaturated hydrocarbons in the presence of a catalyst consisting of a complex of trivalent cobalt and of a carbonyl compound, of the aldehydic or ketonic type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 1980
    Date of Patent: December 13, 1983
    Inventors: Franco Codignola, Paolo Gronchi, Renato del Rosso, Paolo Centola