Patents by Inventor PHILIP F. SIMS

PHILIP F. SIMS 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).

  • NOVEL COUPLED ESTERS OF POLYLACTIC ACID AND COUPLED ESTERS OF POLYGLYCOLIC ACID AND COMPOSITIONS THEREOF
    Publication number: 20210372039
    Abstract: Esters of polylactic acid, including polyethylene glycol esters of polylactic acid, that are coupled with an acid are disclosed. Exemplary coupled esters of polylactic acid can be used as textile finishes. Methods of making the coupled esters of polylactic acid via direct and/or transesterification reactions are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2019
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Jeffrey T. Langley, Kay M. McCoy, Paul C. Meredith, Philip F. Sims
  • NOVEL REDUCTION COMPOSITIONS AND PROCESSES FOR MAKING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20010051729
    Abstract: Novel reduction compositions are prepared from an active hydride, an additive, and a Lewis base in a hydrocarbon solvent. Such compositions can provide a superior reducing system for organic substrates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 1999
    Publication date: December 13, 2001
    Inventors: ANNE PAUTARD-COOPER, JOHN F. ENGEL, ERIC J. GRANGER, PHILIP F. SIMS, JAMES A. SCHWINDEMAN, TERRY L. RATHMAN