Patents by Inventor William Allen Beck

William Allen Beck 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).

  • Selective dimerization of pentenenitrile
    Patent number: 5834617
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for selective dimerization of 2-pentenenitrile or mixtures of 2- and 3-pentenenitrile in the presence of a strong base to form 1,3-dicyano-2-ethyl-3-hexene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 10, 1998
    Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: William Allen Beck, Frank Edward Herkes, David Page Higley