Patents by Inventor Bander Alfarhood

Bander Alfarhood 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).

  • Catalyst complex for catalysing esterification and trans-esterification reactions and process for esterification/trans-esterification using the same
    Publication number: 20060205917
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel catalyst complex for catalysing esterification and trans-esterification reactions, comprising: (i) a polymeric titanium glycolate having the formula [TiO4(CH2)4]n wherein n=1 to 200; and (ii) an alkali metal glycolate; wherein the molar ratio of the polymeric titanium glycolate and the alkali metal glycolate is about 1.25:1 to about 100:1, preferably about 1.25:1 to about 10:1; and to a process for esterification of a dicarboxylic acid compound and an dialcoholic compound, followed by polycondensation to form a polyester.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2003
    Publication date: September 14, 2006
    Inventors: Jamil Siddiqui, Khaled Al-Luhaidan, Bander Alfarhood, Rainer Gutmann, Aref Uria, Michael Schweizer, Andreas Fritz