Patents by Inventor Richard Tobey Carroll

Richard Tobey Carroll 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).

  • Catalyst and process for the preparation of ethylene and vinyl chloride from ethane
    Patent number: 4102935
    Abstract: Ethane is reacted with oxygen and a chlorine source in the presence of a solid solution catalyst containing iron cations stabilized with lanthanum and/or lanthanides to yield ethylene, vinyl chloride, and other valuable by-products. Conversion of ethane to products approaches 100 percent, ethylene is prepared in up to 90 mole percent yield, and the combined yield of ethylene, vinyl chloride, and ethyl chloride is up to 95 mole percent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 1976
    Date of Patent: July 25, 1978
    Assignee: The B. F. Goodrich Company
    Inventors: William Joseph Kroenke, Richard Tobey Carroll, Angelo Joseph Magistro