Patents by Inventor William M. Saltman

William M. Saltman 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).

  • Catalyst composition comprising an organoaluminum compound/an organonickel compound/a hydrogen fluoride complex compound
    Patent number: 4155880
    Abstract: A process for producing cis-1,4 polybutadiene by contacting butadiene with a catalyst consisting of (1) at least one organoaluminum compound, (2) at least one nickel compound selected from the class consisting of nickel salts of carboxylic acids, organic complex compounds of nickel, nickel tetracarbonyl, and (3) at least one hydrogen fluoride complex prepared by complexing hydrogen fluoride with a member of the class consisting of ketones, esters, ethers, alcohols, nitriles and water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 1978
    Date of Patent: May 22, 1979
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Morford C. Throckmorton, William M. Saltman
  • Catalyst composition for the preparation of butadiene
    Patent number: 4102817
    Abstract: A process for producing cis-1,4 polybutadiene by contacting butadiene with a catalyst consisting of (1) at least one organoaluminum compound, (2) at least one nickel compound selected from the class consisting of nickel salts of carboxylic acids, organic complex compounds of nickel, nickel tetracarbonyl, and (3) at least one hydrogen fluoride complex prepared by complexing hydrogen fluoride with a member of the class consisting of ketones, esters, ethers, alcohols, nitriles and water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 1974
    Date of Patent: July 25, 1978
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Morford C. Throckmorton, William M. Saltman
  • Polymeric compositions
    Patent number: 3985709
    Abstract: An oxidation resistant polymeric composition comprising the reaction product of some carbon-to-carbon double bond unsaturated polymers and a 1,3-dipolar compound corresponding to the general formula ##SPC1##Wherein R is selected from various alkyl radicals, aromatic radicals, cycloalkyl radicals, phenyl radicals and substituted phenyl radicals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 1975
    Date of Patent: October 12, 1976
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: William M. Saltman, Melvin Auerbach