Patents by Inventor Alasdair Stuart Martin

Alasdair Stuart Martin 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).

  • Detergent builders/activators derived from the oxidation and acylation of polysaccharides
    Patent number: 6020295
    Abstract: Detergent builder/activators which can be produced from renewable resources are provided. The detergent builder/activators are obtainable by a process comprising subjecting a poly(saccharide) comprising a vicinal diol moiety to the independent steps of a) oxidative cleavage of a vicinal diol moiety with an oxidizing agent for vicinal diols to introduce carboxylic acid functionality, and b) acylation with an acylating agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2000
    Assignee: Solvay Interox Limited
    Inventors: Paul Richard Harrison, John Phillip Sankey, Alasdair Stuart Martin, Paul John Middleton