Patents by Inventor Robert D. Best

Robert D. Best 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 production of alkylene glycols with metalate-containing solid
    Patent number: 4982021
    Abstract: Alkylene glycols are produced by the reaction of alkylene oxide with water in the presence of a metalate-containing solid wherein the metalate is in association with electropositive complexing sites on a solid support such as an anion exchange resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 1988
    Date of Patent: January 1, 1991
    Assignee: Union Carbide Chemicals and Plastics Company Inc.
    Inventors: Robert D. Best, Joseph A. Collier, Brian T. Keen, John H. Robson