Patents by Inventor Carloss La Verne Gray

Carloss La Verne Gray 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).

  • Process for the preparation of acid esters
    Patent number: 6747167
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a process for the preparation of sterically hindered acid esters, e.g., organic phosphites, comprising contacting a sterically hindered hydroxyl-containing compound with an acid halide in the presence of an acid acceptor selected from the group consisting of: 1,5-diazabicyclo[4.3.0]non-5-ene (DBN), 1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene (DBU), 4-(dimethylamino)pyridine (DMAP), 1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane (DABCO), or mixtures thereof, wherein said an acid acceptor is present in an amount sufficient to drive the reaction to completion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2004
    Assignee: Crompton Corporation
    Inventors: William Palmer Enlow, Carloss La Verne Gray, Vaikunth Sitaram Prabhu
  • Process for the preparation of acid esters
    Publication number: 20040059151
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a process for the preparation of sterically hindered acid esters, e.g., organic phosphites, comprising contacting a sterically hindered hydroxyl-containing compound with an acid halide in the presence of an acid acceptor selected from the group consisting of: 1,5-diazabicyclo[4.3.0]non-5-ene (DBN), 1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene (DBU), 4-(dimethylamino)pyridine (DMAP), 1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane (DABCO), or mixtures thereof, wherein said an acid acceptor is present in an amount sufficient to drive the reaction to completion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2002
    Publication date: March 25, 2004
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: William Palmer Enlow, Carloss La Verne Gray, Vaikunth Sitaram Prabhu