Patents by Inventor Ven Pinjala

Ven Pinjala 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).

  • Supported Lewis acid catalysts derived from superacids useful for hydrocarbon conversion reactions
    Patent number: 6060633
    Abstract: A supported Lewis acid catalyst system for catalyzing hydrocarbon conversion reactions including cationic polymerization, alkylation, isomerization and cracking reactions is disclosed, wherein the catalyst system comprises an inorganic oxide support having immobilized thereon a least one strong Lewis acid comprising at least one metal salt of a strong Bronsted acid wherein the metal is selected from the group consisting of aluminum, boron gallium, antimony, tantalum, niobium, yttrium, cobalt, nickel, iron, tin, zinc, magnesium barium strontium, calcium, tungsten, molybdenum and the metals of the lanthanide series and wherein the strong Bronsted acid is selected from the group consisting of mineral and organic acids stronger than 100% sulfuric acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2000
    Inventors: Frank Joung-yei Chen, Christophe Le Deore, Thierry Hamaide, Alain M. Guyot, Ven Pinjala, John Di-Yi Ou