Patents by Inventor Simon J. Kitchen

Simon J. Kitchen 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 the acetoxylation of olefins
    Patent number: 5817866
    Abstract: A process for the production of vinyl acetate which comprises reacting at elevated temperature in a fluid bed reactor ethylene, acetic acid and an oxygen-containing gas in the presence of a fluid bed catalyst material wherein a liquid is introduced into the fluidised bed reactor for the purpose of removing heat therefrom by evaporation of the liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 6, 1998
    Assignee: BP Chemicals Limited
    Inventors: Timothy C. Bristow, Simon J. Kitchen, David Newton
  • Process for the preparation of vinyl acetate
    Patent number: 5567839
    Abstract: In a process for the preparation of palladium and palladium/gold shell type catalysts for vinyl acetate production, the improvement comprises using a barium salt to precipitate water-insoluble palladium and optional gold compounds onto a support prior to reduction with a reducing agent. A barium salt additive may also be introduced to the catalyst after reduction to reduce the tendency of the catalyst to deactivate with use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 22, 1996
    Assignee: BP Chemicals Limited
    Inventors: David J. Gulliver, Simon J. Kitchen