Patents by Inventor Sharon Kirk

Sharon Kirk 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 PREPARING ORGANO-TITANIUM COMPOUNDS
    Publication number: 20230116529
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a facile process for preparing certain half-sandwich titanocene compounds. The compounds are useful in catalyst systems for polyolefin synthesis. In one embodiment, highly-pure trimethyl(pentamethylcyclopentadienyl)titanium (IV) is produced from the reaction of trichloro(pentamethylcyclopentadienyl)titanium (IV) with a methyl magnesium halide compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Inventors: Vagulejan Balasanthiran, Scott A. Laneman, Sharon Kirk
  • Methods and systems for treating an aqueous effluent
    Patent number: 9359234
    Abstract: Methods and systems for treating an aqueous effluent from a metathesis reactor, such as a metathesis-based biorefinery, are generally disclosed. In some embodiments, the aqueous effluent is generated from washing the metathesized product with an aqueous medium. In some embodiments, such wash streams are chemically treated to reduce their toxicity and to facilitate disposal. In some embodiments, such wash streams are treated to recover at least a portion of the catalyst residue, so as to facilitate catalyst recovery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: Elevance Renewable Sciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Sharon Kirk, Brian Pease, Bruce Firth, Bradon Dreyer
  • Methods and Systems for Treating an Aqueous Effluent
    Publication number: 20150210568
    Abstract: Methods and systems for treating an aqueous effluent from a metathesis reactor, such as a metathesis-based biorefinery, are generally disclosed. In some embodiments, the aqueous effluent is generated from washing the metathesized product with an aqueous medium. In some embodiments, such wash streams are chemically treated to reduce their toxicity and to facilitate disposal. In some embodiments, such wash streams are treated to recover at least a portion of the catalyst residue, so as to facilitate catalyst recovery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2015
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Applicant: ELEVANCE RENEWABLE SCIENCES, INC.
    Inventors: Sharon Kirk, Brian Pease, Bruce Firth, Bradon Dreyer