Patents by Inventor John Robert Ira Eubanks

John Robert Ira Eubanks 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).

  • Patent number: 5939581
    Abstract: Processes for preparing aromatic carboxylic acids. Cinnamaldehyde is hydrogenated to produce a mixture of hydrogenation products, namely, hydrocinnamaldehyde and hydrocinnamic alcohol. The mixture is then oxidized using a suitable oxidizing agent to substantially completely convert both hydrocinnamaldehyde and hydrocinnamic alcohol to hydrocinnamic acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 17, 1999
    Assignee: First Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: August John Muller, Joseph Stanton Bowers, Jr., John Robert Ira Eubanks, Carey Cecil Geiger, John Gabriel Santobianco
  • Patent number: 5916984
    Abstract: A process for preparing thioxanthone and derivatives thereof is disclosed. In the process, an aromatic compound, such as cumene, is reacted with thiosalicylic acid (TSA) or dithiosalicylic acid (DTSA) in the presence of sulfuric acid. The reaction mixture, which includes thioxanthone or a derivative thereof, is thereafter distilled under reduced pressure to recover the thioxanthone compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 29, 1999
    Assignee: First Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Amy Lisa Bearson, John Robert Ira Eubanks, Alan Daniel Farmer, Franklin Dewitt Ford, Diana Boney Haydel, August John Muller
  • Patent number: 5907046
    Abstract: A process for preparing thioxanthone and derivatives thereof is disclosed. In the process, an aromatic compound, such as cumene, is reacted with thiosalicylic acid (TSA) or dithiosalicylic acid (DTSA) in the presence of sulfuric acid. The reaction mixture, which includes thioxanthone or a derivative thereof, is thereafter distilled under reduced pressure to recover the thioxanthone compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 25, 1999
    Assignee: First Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Amy Lisa Bearson, John Robert Ira Eubanks, Alan Daniel Farmer, Franklin Dewitt Ford, Diana Boney Haydel, August John Muller
  • Patent number: 5712401
    Abstract: A process for preparing thioxanthone and derivatives thereof is disclosed. In the process, an aromatic compound, such as cumene, is reacted with thiosalicylic acid (TSA) or dithiosalicylic acid (DTSA) in the presence of sulfuric acid. The reaction mixture, which includes thioxanthone or a derivative thereof, is thereafter distilled under reduced pressure to recover the thioxanthone compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1998
    Assignee: First Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Amy Lisa Bearson, John Robert Ira Eubanks, Alan Daniel Farmer, Franklin Dewitt Ford, Diana Boney Haydel, August John Muller