Patents by Inventor C. Rodney Gorman

C. Rodney Gorman 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).

  • Process for making terpene esters
    Patent number: 7355066
    Abstract: A process for making terpene esters is disclosed. Reaction of a terpene alcohol with acetic anhydride in the presence of a high-boiling amine provides a terpene ester. Acetic acid, which is distilled from the reaction mixture as it forms can be recovered. The terpene ester is distilled from the high-boiling amine to provide a product that is substantially free of nitrogen-containing impurities. The reaction mixture can be reused for subsequent acylations. The simple, economical process gives high-quality terpene esters while avoiding waste-disposal issues of other common acylation procedures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2008
    Assignee: Millenium Specialty Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Walter E. Johnson, C. Rodney Gorman
  • Esters of hydroxyalkyl ethers of bornane
    Patent number: 4620028
    Abstract: Compounds having the general formula: ##STR1## wherein X is the 2-(1,7,7-trimethylbicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-yl)oxy, R is --(CH.sub.2).sub.p -- where p varies from 1 to 3; R' is (CH.sub.2).sub.n -- where n varies from 1 to 7; R" is hydrogen or methyl; and m is 0 to 4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 1985
    Date of Patent: October 28, 1986
    Assignee: SCM Corporation
    Inventors: C. Rodney Gorman, James M. Evans, Sean G. Traynor