Patents by Inventor Ronald P. Leichliter

Ronald P. Leichliter 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).

  • Trimethoxysilane preparation via the methanol-silicon reaction with recycle
    Patent number: 4999446
    Abstract: A process for producing trimethoxysilane by reacting methanol and silicon metal in the presence of a copper catalyst, and optionally an inert solvent, in which the trimethoxysilane-methanol azeotrope is recycled, characterized by maintaining a 60% methanol conversion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 1990
    Date of Patent: March 12, 1991
    Assignee: Union Carbide Chemicals and Plastics Company Inc.
    Inventors: Lawrence G. Moody, Thomas E. Childress, Robert L. Pitrolo, James S. Ritscher, Ronald P. Leichliter