Patents by Inventor Sander Gaemers

Sander Gaemers 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 production of acetyl anhydrides and optionally acetic acid from methane and carbon dioxide
    Publication number: 20050020856
    Abstract: Acetyl anhydrides such as acetyl sulfate are produced by a process for comprising contacting methane and carbon dioxide in an anhydrous environment in the presence of effective amounts of a transition metal catalyst and a reaction promoter, and an acid anhydride compound, and optionally an acid. The acetyl anhydride can be contacted with water to produce acetic acid or with an alcohol to produce a product comprising an acetate ester and that may also comprise acetic acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2003
    Publication date: January 27, 2005
    Applicant: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORINIA
    Inventors: Alexis Bell, Sudip Mukhopadhyay, Mark Zerella, John Sunley, Sander Gaemers