Patents by Inventor Stephen P. Jordan

Stephen P. Jordan 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).

  • Preparation of acrylonitrile
    Patent number: 4801731
    Abstract: An improved process for the preparation of acrylonitrile by the reaction of propylene, ammonia and oxygen in a fluidized catalyst bed in which the propylene and ammonia are premixed and fed in downwardly streams that are directly aligned with upwardly directed streams of an oxygen containing gas under conditions such that there is complete mixing of the gas streams prior to the gases having significant contact with the catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 1987
    Date of Patent: January 31, 1989
    Assignee: E. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventor: Stephen P. Jordan
  • Removal of oxazole from acetonitrile
    Patent number: 4474709
    Abstract: Removing oxazole from acetonitrile using chlorine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 1982
    Date of Patent: October 2, 1984
    Assignee: E. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventor: Stephen P. Jordan