Patents by Inventor Robert D. Boyer, Jr.

Robert D. Boyer, Jr. 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).

  • Method for converting amides to nitriles and nitriles to amides
    Patent number: 5449808
    Abstract: A process which comprises contacting and catalytically reacting under essentially anhydrous conditions in the liquid phase an amide with a nitrile according to the equation:RCONH.sub.2 +R.sup.1 CN.revreaction.RCN+R.sup.1 CONH.sub.2where R and R.sup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 1994
    Date of Patent: September 12, 1995
    Assignee: The Standard Oil Company
    Inventors: Marco Pagnotta, Mark C. Cesa, Sandra L. Denman, Robert D. Boyer, Jr.