Patents by Inventor Hideharu Morimoto

Hideharu Morimoto 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).

  • Ether compound and process for producing the same
    Patent number: 6011071
    Abstract: To provide a novel ether compound which is useful such as an oil agent and a surfactant having the formula (I): R.sup.1 --O--(AO).sub.n --R.sup.2, wherein R.sup.1 is an alpha-branched alkyl group or an alkyl group having two or more branched chains or a cycloalkyl having 5 to 7 carbon atoms, R.sup.2 is an alkyl or alkenyl each being either branched or straight, each having 10 to 30 carbon atoms, A is an alkylene having 2 to 12 carbon atoms, n is a number from 0 to 30, A's being same as or different from one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2000
    Assignee: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Fujii, Hisakazu Furugaki, Katsumi Kita, Hideharu Morimoto, Mitsuru Uno, Yasushi Kajihara