Patents by Inventor Alan Douglas Wills

Alan Douglas Wills 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).

  • Syntheses of 5,5?-diformyl-2-2?difuran and derivatives thereof
    Patent number: 6506285
    Abstract: A method of synthesizing 5,5′-diformyl-2,2′-difuran and derivatives thereof, including the steps of subjecting a reaction mixture of furfural or a derivative thereof to photochemical irradiation with a halogenated furfural in the presence of an acid scavenger and then harvesting the produced 5,5′-diformyl-2,2′-difuran and derivatives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2003
    Assignee: Illovo Sugar Limited
    Inventors: Gregory James Burger, Alan Douglas Wills