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Comic actor Danny Kaye received patent D166,807 for the co-design of "Blowout Toy or the Like". It's similar to one of those toys that unravels when you blow into at a birthday party except Kaye's has three blowouts going in different directions, not just one.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7960585 | Process for preparing secondary amides by carbonylation of a corresponding tertiary amine The present invention relates to a process for preparing secondary amides with good selectivity by carbonylating a corresponding tertiary amine with carbon monoxide in a reaction mixture in the presence of a metal catalyst and in the presence of a halogen containing... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7259129 | Silver-containing catalysts, the manufacture of such silver-containing catalysts, and the use thereof A high activity and high selectivity silver catalyst comprising silver and, optionally, one or more promoters supported on a suitable support material having the form of a shaped agglomerate. The structure of the shaped agglomerate is that of a hollow cylinder havin... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7247600 | Catalyst composition There is provided a catalyst carrier comprising a refractory inorganic material having a sodium solubilization rate no greater than 5 ppmw/5 minutes. There is further a catalyst comprising a refractory inorganic material carrier having a sodium solubilization rate n... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7232786 | Catalyst composition There is provided a catalyst carrier comprising a refractory inorganic material having a sodium solubilization rate no greater than 5 ppmw/5 minutes. There is further a catalyst comprising a refractory inorganic material carrier having a sodium solubilization rate n... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7232918 | Catalyst composition There is provided a catalyst carrier comprising a refractory inorganic material having a sodium solubilization rate no greater than 5 ppmw/5 minutes. There is further a catalyst comprising a refractory inorganic material carrier having a sodium solubilization rate n... | 06/19/2007 |
| 6642420 | Method for producing aldehydes and/or alcohols or amines A process for the preparation of aldehydes and/or alcohols or amines by reacting olefins in the liquid phase with carbon monoxide and hydrogen, a part of these gases being dispersed in the form of gas bubbles in the reaction liquid and another part being ... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6441234 | Production of formamide using sodium diformylamide In the process for preparing formamide by reaction of ammonia and carbon monoxide in the presence of at least one catalyst, sodium diformylamide is used as catalyst. If sodium methoxide is used as further active component, sodium diformylamide can be form... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6441233 | Process for the preparation of aromatic carboxylic acid amides A process for the preparation of primary aromatic carboxamides by the carbonylation of an aromatic compound, which contains at least one leaving group, with carbon monoxide, in the presence of a homogeneous or heterogeneous Pd catalyst and at least stoich... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6388085 | Ordered polyacetylenes and process for the preparation thereof Polyacetylene compounds and process for the preparation thereof from a chiral dihydroxy amide are described. The compounds preferably have diacyl groups attached to the amide. The compounds are useful for making films which are electrically conductive, ne... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6326517 | Method of producing benzamides A method of producing benzamides represented by the following general formula (1): ##STR1## where R is trifluoromethyl group, trifluoromethyloxy group, halogen (fluorine, chlorine, bromine or iodine), nitro group, acetyl group, cyano group, alkyl gro... | 12/04/2001 |
| 5919979 | Preparation of alkyl formamides This invention relates to an improvement in a process for the production of an alkyl formamide, wherein a gas-containing carbon monoxide is reacted at elevated temperature and pressure in reaction zone with a nitrogen-containing compound selected from the... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5763662 | Method for producing formic acid of its derivatives Formic acid or derivatives thereof are produced from non-toxic carbon dioxide in the supercritical state, using it as raw materials, without using solvents, and at a high efficiency owing to a high reaction velocity, by reacting said carbon dioxide and an... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5672750 | Preparation of aromatic amides from carbon monoxide, an amine and an aromatic chloride The present invention is directed to a process for preparing an aromatic amide. More specifically, the process involves reacting carbon monoxide, an amine and an aromatic chloride in the presence of an iodide or bromide salt, a catalyst, and a base.... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5436356 | Carbonylation process A process for the carbonylation of ethylenically unsaturated compounds by reaction with carbon monoxide and a co-reactant in the presence of a substantially non-acidic catalyst system based on a palladium compound and a bidentate ligand of the formula R | 07/25/1995 |
| 5312984 | Amidation of vinyl chloride with dimethylamine using a supported palladium catalyst A continuous process for making N,N-dimethylacrylamide (NNDMA) is disclosed which uses a commodity chemical, namely vinyl chloride (VCl), which is amidated with dimethylamine (DMA) and carbon monoxide in the presence of a supported palladium(O) triorganop... | 05/17/1994 |
| 5241048 | Organic syntheses employing supercritical carbon dioxide as a reaction solvent Chemical reactions are readily carried out using supercritical carbon dioxide as the reaction medium. Supercritical carbon dioxide is of special value as a reaction medium in reactions for synthesizing polypeptides, for sequencing polypeptides, or for ami... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5189221 | Amine separation process A mixture of C1 -C4 mono-, di- and trialkylamines is separated by adding at least about an equimolar amount, based on the amine mixture, of a formyldialkanolamine selected from the group consisting of formyldiethanolamine, formyl ami... | 02/23/1993 |
| 5159113 | Process for the palladium-catalyzed amidation of vinyl chloride A unique two-step process is disclosed for the surprisingly high rate of amidation of vinyl chloride (VCl) with carbon monoxide and certain amines catalyzed by an effective amount of monodentate tertiary phosphonium complexes of Pd(0). The rate is orders ... | 10/27/1992 |
| 5128475 | Preparation of amides A process for the preparation of an amide, which comprises reacting an acetylenically or olefinically unsaturated compound with carbon monoxide and a nitrogen compound selected from ammonia and a primary or secondary amine or amide, in the presence of a c... | 07/07/1992 |
| 5001224 | Organic syntheses employing supercritical carbon dioxide as a reaction solvent Chemical reactions are readily carried out using supercritical carbon dioxide as the reaction medium. Supercritical carbon dioxide is of special value as a reaction medium in reactions for synthesizing polypeptides, for sequencing polypeptides, or for ami... | 03/19/1991 |
| 5001268 | Preparation of N-arylsubstituted amides The N-arylsubstituted amides, e.g., N-phenylformamide and acetanilide, are prepared by reacting at least one nitroaromatic compound with carbon monoxide and at least one carboxylic acid, in liquid phase and under superatmospheric pressure, in the presence... | 03/19/1991 |
| 4937380 | 3-pentenamides from 1,3-butadienes 1,3-butadienes are catalytically hydrocarbamylated to make 3-pentenamides.... | 06/26/1990 |
| 4918222 | Process for synthesis of N-acetylglycine An N-acetylglycine is manufactured by reacting paraformaldehyde with an acetamide and carbon monoxide in the present of a cobalt-containing catalyst promoted by a sulfoxide or dinitride compounds. The presence of sulfoxide or dinitrile ligands are essenti... | 04/17/1990 |
| 4892687 | Process for synthesis of amidoacids using a cobalt catalyst and a bidental phosphine ligand A process is disclosed for producing N-acetyl-aminoacid which comprises reacting a feedstock from the group consisting of simple olefins, acetamide and synthesis gas with a catalyst comprising a cobalt-containing compound promoted by a bidental-phosphine ... | 01/09/1990 |
| 4866177 | Process for one-step synthesis of amides A N-alkyl amide derivative is synthesized in one-step by reacting an olefin, nitrogen-containing compound and carbon monoxide with a catalyst comprising a rhodium-containing compound in the presence of water at a pressure of at least 500 psi and a tempera... | 09/12/1989 |
| 4847411 | 1,6-hexanediamides from 3-pentenamides A process for making a diamide of the formula ##STR1## by reacting a monoamide compound of the formula ##STR2## with CO and an amine or ammonia of the formula R7 R8 NH in the liquid phase under essentially anhydrous conditi... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4761499 | Carbonylation of vinyl dihalides High yields of olefinic esters and amides, and the like are derived from a process wherein vinyl dihalides are carbonylated in the presence of a palladium catalyst and a primary or secondary amine base or tertiary amine, depending on the desired product, ... | 08/02/1988 |
| 4704409 | Reaction products of polyols with bicyclic amide acetals and their application in polyurethane polymers A process for preparing a poly(alkylene amido-ether) polyols by reaction of a bicyclic amide acetal with a polyol at a temperature in the range of from 140°-240° C. and the use of these poly(alkylene amidoether) polyols in the formation of polyurethanes... | 11/03/1987 |
| 4691048 | Process for reducing carbonylation of aldehydes, uses as hemiacetalesters, catalyzed by cobalt carbonyl complexes The invention concerns a process for reducing carbonylation of an aldehyde wherein the aldehyde is used as hemiacetalester, the reaction being conducted in the presence of a catalyst consisting of a cobalt carbonyl complex. The hemiacetal-ester may be for... | 09/01/1987 |
| 4613684 | Process for the preparation of carboxylic acid esters A commercially economical process for preparing a carboxylic acid ester from a carboxylic acid amide is disclosed. The process is very meritorious, since it produces neither ammonia nor ammonium sulfates. Rather, the process by-produces formamides which a... | 09/23/1986 |
| 4594445 | Carbonylation process for the production of aromatic acids and derivatives thereof The present invention provides a process for the preparation of aryl carboxylic acids and derivatives thereof by the carbonylation of diaryliodonium salts. The diaryliodonium salts are reacted with carbon monoxide and water or an alcohol or amine in a bas... | 06/10/1986 |
| 4588833 | Process for the preparation of substituted succinic acid amides Substituted succinic acid amides, in particular substituted succinic acid amides containing differing derivative groups, are prepared by reacting unsaturated carboxamides with carbon monoxide and with a nucleophilic component containing at least one mobil... | 05/13/1986 |
| 4582929 | Method of recovering halide values from carbonylation reaction mixtures This invention is a process for the carbonylation of an organic halide to prepare a carbonyl-containing compound, and recovery of halogen values in a useful form which comprises (a) contacting an organic halide with carbon monoxide and an esterifying agen... | 04/15/1986 |
| 4565866 | Method for the preparation of formamides The instant invention relates to a process for the preparation of formamides in which ammonia, a primary or a secondary amine is reacted with carbon monoxide at an elevated temperature and pressure in the presence of a mixture consisting of a phenol and a... | 01/21/1986 |
| 4558157 | Synthesis of dimethylformamide In the catalytic reaction of ammonia or formamide with CO and H2, exceptionally high yields of mono- and di-methyl formamide are obtained among the reaction products when the reaction is carried out in the presence of a platinum group catalyst ... | 12/10/1985 |
| 4556734 | Process for synthesizing formamides from synthesis gas plus ammonia A process is disclosed for the production of formamides, particularly N,N-dimethylformamide and N-methylformamide, by the reaction of synthesis gas with ammonia in the presence of a catalyst system comprising a ruthenium species coupled with quaternary ph... | 12/03/1985 |
| 4554345 | Preparation of liquid polyamide from dinitrile and diamine This invention describes a process for preparing liquid polyamides comprising contacting a nitrile, amine and water in the presence of a carbon dioxide catalyst.... | 11/19/1985 |
| 4539427 | Process for the preparation of formamides Formamides e.g. diethylformamide are prepared by reacting a primary or secondary amine e.g. diethylamine or ammonia with (a) an alkyl formate or (b) carbon monoxide and an alkanol in the presence, as catalyst, of (i) a compound containing an amidine group... | 09/03/1985 |
| 4529822 | Process for the preparation of formamide compounds This invention relates to preparing formamide compounds in a process which comprises reacting an amine with a formylalkanolamine in the presence of carbon monoxide in which the mole ratio of amine to formylalkanolamine ranges from 0.2:1 to 5:1. The reacti... | 07/16/1985 |
| 4529440 | Chemicals from coal A process for the coproduction of molten ferrous metals and hydrogen-carbon monoxide adducts from a blast furnace whose hot blast is replaced by oxygen and a suspension of coal in recycle gas; whereby the top gas or gas removed from the stack at a point b... | 07/16/1985 |
