Patents by Inventor Alan W. Kohr

Alan W. Kohr 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).

  • Selective preparation of polyol monoethers of dicyclopentadiene
    Patent number: 4140724
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an improved process for preparing an addition product of the reaction of a polyhydric compound and dicyclopentadiene, using a molar ratio of polyhydric compound to dicyclopentadiene of from about 1:4 to about 2:1, in the presence of an acid catalyst wherein the product comprises a hydroxyhydrocarbyl dihydrodicyclopentadiene represented by the formula ##STR1## and wherein R is a divalent radical of 2 to 20 carbon atoms selected from the group consisting of saturated radicals, aromatic radicals and combinations thereof, the improvement comprising employing as the acid catalyst a crosslinked cation exchange resin having acid functionality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 1977
    Date of Patent: February 20, 1979
    Assignee: Rohm and Haas Company
    Inventors: Kayson Nyi, Alan W. Kohr