Patents by Inventor Seymour J. Spitz, Jr.

Seymour J. Spitz, Jr. 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).

  • Method of increasing extractable cedarwood oil from Juniperus Mexicana
    Patent number: 4446651
    Abstract: Described is a method of chemically increasing the amount of extractable cedarwood oil from Juniperus Mexicana (commonly known as "Texas cedarwood") by treating standing living Juniperus Mexicana with a solution comprising a bipyridylium salt and permitting said trees to continue to grow in their natural environment for a period of time of at least two months. Portions of the trees are then cut and the cedarwood oil is extracted therefrom using unit operations including, but not limited to, steam distillation, in relatively large yields.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 1982
    Date of Patent: May 8, 1984
    Assignee: International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.
    Inventors: Seymour J. Spitz, Jr., Braja D. Mookherjee, Ira D. Hill, Lloyd F. Keleher, Robert W. Trenkle, Robin K. Wolff