Patents by Inventor Alan T. Brooker

Alan T. Brooker 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).

  • Alkaline earth, transition and lanthanide metal inorganic salt complexes
    Patent number: 5171847
    Abstract: Novel metallo-organic complexes of the formula (M.sub.x X.sub.z. nL)y where M is an alkaline earth metal, a transition metal(at. Nos. 21-30, 39-48 and 72-80 inclusive) or a rare earth metal (at. Nos. 57-71 inclusive), X is an anion e.g. Cl.sup.-, Br.sup.-, NO.sub.3 -, NCS.sup.- etc. and L is a Lewis base, are prepared by reacting a source of the metal M under anhydrous conditions with an anhydrous ammonium salt of the anion X in the presence of the Lewis base, and cooling the reaction mixture to precipitate the complex.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 1990
    Date of Patent: December 15, 1992
    Assignee: The Associated Octel Company Limited
    Inventors: Ronald Snaith, Dominic S. Wright, Alan T. Brooker, Simon R. Drake