Patents by Inventor Robert Melvin Schisla, Jr.

Robert Melvin Schisla, 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).

  • Resol beads, methods of making them and methods of using them
    Patent number: 8247072
    Abstract: Resol beads are disclosed that are prepared in high yield by reaction of a phenol with an aldehyde, with a base as catalyst, a colloidal stabilizer, and optionally a surfactant. The resol beads have a variety of uses, and may be thermally treated and carbonized to obtain activated carbon beads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Charles Edwan Sumner, Jr., Ramesh Chand Munjal, Ruairi Seosamh O'Meadhra, Chester Wayne Sink, Jerry Steven Fauver, Robert Melvin Schisla, Jr., Shriram Bagrodia, Spencer Erich Hochstetler, Tera Jill Hardin