Patents by Inventor Robin Woodbury

Robin Woodbury 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).

  • Phenol alkylation catalyst precursor and catalyst, method of forming catalyst, method of regenerating catalyst, and method of alkylating phenol
    Patent number: 11007508
    Abstract: A phenol alkylation catalyst exhibiting a desirable combination of activity, selectivity, and regenerability is prepared from a catalyst precursor that includes specific amounts of magnesium oxide, copper oxide or a copper oxide precursor, a hydrous magnesium aluminosilicate-containing binder, a pore-former, a lubricant, and water. Methods of forming and regenerating the catalyst, as well as a phenol alkylation method, are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: SHPP GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES B.V.
    Inventors: James Kauffman, Gary Mell Bates, Douglas Henry Lenz, Kenchaiah Lohith, Vivek Chandra Gyani, Omoyemen E. Ofoegbu, Robin Woodbury, Xin Li, Xiankuan Zhang
  • PHENOL ALKYLATION CATALYST PRECURSOR AND CATALYST, METHOD OF FORMING CATALYST, METHOD OF REGENERATING CATALYST, AND METHOD OF ALKYLATING PHENOL
    Publication number: 20190176132
    Abstract: A phenol alkylation catalyst exhibiting a desirable combination of activity, selectivity, and regenerability is prepared from a catalyst precursor that includes specific amounts of magnesium oxide, copper oxide or a copper oxide precursor, a hydrous magnesium aluminosilicate-containing binder, a pore-former, a lubricant, and water. Methods of forming and regenerating the catalyst, as well as a phenol alkylation method, are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2017
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Inventors: James Kauffman, Gary Mell Bates, Douglas Henry Lenz, Kenchaiah Lohith, Vivek Chandra Gyani, Omoyemen E. Ofoegbu, Robin Woodbury, Xin Li, Xiankuan Zhang