Patents by Inventor Sivan A. Van Aswegen

Sivan A. Van Aswegen 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).

  • NANOPARTICLE CATALYSTS FOR CONVERSION OF CYCLOHEXANOL TO CYCLOHEXANONE
    Publication number: 20180065910
    Abstract: Methods for converting an alcohol, such as cyclohexanol to a ketone, such as cyclohexanone, include reacting the alcohol in the presence of a catalyst and oxygen to produce the ketone. In one exemplary embodiment, the catalyst comprises a microporous copper chloropyrophosphate framework including a plurality of noble metal nanoparticles. In one exemplary embodiment, the noble metal nanoparticles include at least one metal selected from the group consisting of platinum, palladium, and gold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Applicants: AdvanSix Resins & Chemicals LLC
    Inventors: Alan B. Levy, Scott R. Keenan, Robert Raja, Arran M. Gill, Matthew E. Potter, Sivan A. Van Aswegen
  • Nanoparticle catalysts for conversion of cyclohexanol to cyclohexanone
    Patent number: 9822052
    Abstract: Methods for converting an alcohol, such as cyclohexanol to a ketone, such as cyclohexanone, include reacting the alcohol in the presence of a catalyst and oxygen to produce the ketone. In one exemplary embodiment, the catalyst comprises a microporous copper chloropyrophosphate framework including a plurality of noble metal nanoparticles. In one exemplary embodiment, the noble metal nanoparticles include at least one metal selected from the group consisting of platinum, palladium, and gold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignees: ADVANSIX RESINS & CHEMICALS LLC, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON
    Inventors: Alan B. Levy, Scott R. Keenan, Robert Raja, Arran M. Gill, Matthew E. Potter, Sivan A. Van Aswegen
  • NANOPARTICLE CATALYSTS FOR CONVERSION OF CYCLOHEXANOL TO CYCLOHEXANONE
    Publication number: 20170096380
    Abstract: Methods for converting an alcohol, such as cyclohexanol to a ketone, such as cyclohexanone, include reacting the alcohol in the presence of a catalyst and oxygen to produce the ketone. In one exemplary embodiment, the catalyst comprises a microporous copper chloropyrophosphate framework including a plurality of noble metal nanoparticles. In one exemplary embodiment, the noble metal nanoparticles include at least one metal selected from the group consisting of platinum, palladium, and gold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Publication date: April 6, 2017
    Applicant: University of Southampton
    Inventors: Alan B. Levy, Scott R. Keenan, Robert Raja, Arran M. Gill, Matthew E. Potter, Sivan A. Van Aswegen