Patents by Inventor Donald L. Fields

Donald L. Fields 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).

  • Publication number: 20220298123
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to compounds represented by the formula I: wherein R1 comprises a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 2 carbon atoms; wherein R2 comprises an alkylene group, an arylene group, or a heterocyclic group; and wherein R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, and R8 are identical or different and comprise a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group, or an alkylaryl group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2020
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Judicael Jacques CHAPELET, Leandro FORCINITI, Jonathan Michael PENNEY, Donald L. FIELDS, Jr.
  • Patent number: 10611719
    Abstract: Methods of making antidegradant compounds are disclosed in which a p-phenylenediamine is reacted with a dicarbonyl to thereby obtain a diimine, which is reduced to obtain mixtures comprising the antidegradant compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Matthew Allen Boone, Donald L. Fields, Jr., Frederick Ignatz-Hoover
  • Publication number: 20190382334
    Abstract: Methods of making antidegradant compounds are disclosed in which a p-phenylenediamine is reacted with a dicarbonyl to thereby obtain a diimine, which is reduced to obtain mixtures comprising the antidegradant compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Applicant: EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY
    Inventors: MATTHEW ALLEN BOONE, DONALD L. FIELDS, JR., FREDERICK IGNATZ-HOOVER
  • Patent number: 10428009
    Abstract: Methods of making antidegradant compounds are disclosed in which a p-phenylenediamine is reacted with a dicarbonyl to thereby obtain a diimine, which is reduced to obtain mixtures comprising the antidegradant compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Matthew Allen Boone, Donald L. Fields, Jr., Frederick Ignatz-Hoover
  • Patent number: 10407562
    Abstract: A compound represented by the formula: wherein R is selected from the group consisting of (i) substituted or unsubstituted alkyl with C=0 to 12 inclusive; (ii) substituted or unsubstituted aryl; and (iii) substituted and unsubstituted alkylaryl; wherein X1, X2, X3 and X4 are each selected from the group consisting of alkyl, aryl, alkylaryl groups and hydrogen; wherein R1, R2, R3, and R4 are each selected from the group consisting of alkyl, aryl, alkylaryl groups and hydrogen and R2 and R3 may optionally be bridged by a polymethylene group; wherein when C=0 in R, the combined group R1 R2 is the same as the combined group R3 R4; and wherein when C=1 in R, each of R1, R2, R3, and R4 are hydrogen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Matthew Allen Boone, Donald L. Fields, Jr., Frederick Ignatz-Hoover
  • Patent number: 10287418
    Abstract: A compound represented by the formula: wherein R is selected from the group consisting of (i) substituted or unsubstituted alkyl with C=0 to 12 inclusive; (ii) substituted or unsubstituted aryl; and (iii) substituted and unsubstituted alkylaryl; wherein X1, X2, X3 and X4 are each selected from the group consisting of alkyl, aryl, alkylaryl groups and hydrogen; wherein R1, R2, R3, and R4 are each selected from the group consisting of alkyl, aryl, alkylaryl groups and hydrogen and R2 and R3 may optionally be bridged by a polymethylene group; wherein when C=0 in R, the combined group R1 R2 is the same as the combined group R3 R4; and wherein when C=1 in R, each of R1, R2, R3, and R4 are hydrogen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Matthew Allen Boone, Donald L. Fields, Jr., Frederick Ignatz-Hoover
  • Patent number: 10260017
    Abstract: A compound represented by the formula: wherein each R is independently selected from the group consisting of (i) substituted or unsubstituted alkyl with C=0 to 12 inclusive; wherein X1, X2, X3 and X4 are each independently selected from the group consisting of alkyl, aryl, alkylaryl groups and hydrogen; wherein R1, R2, R3, and R4 are each independently selected from the group consisting of alkyl, aryl, alkylaryl groups and hydrogen; and wherein one of R1 and R2 and one of R3 and R4 may optionally be bridged by a polymethylene group to form a cycloalkyl; wherein when C=0 in R, the combined group R1 R2 is the same as the combined group R3 R4; and wherein when C=1 in R, each of R1, R2, R3, and R4 are hydrogen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Matthew Allen Boone, Donald L. Fields, Jr., Frederick Ignatz-Hoover
  • Patent number: 10167252
    Abstract: Antidegradant compounds are disclosed, and methods of making them, that are represented by the formula I: wherein each X is independently selected from the group consisting of ethyl, methyl, or hydrogen. Also disclosed are diimine intermediates corresponding to formula III: wherein each X is independently selected from the group consisting of ethyl, methyl, or hydrogen. These intermediates themselves exhibit antidegradant activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Matthew Allen Boone, Donald L. Fields, Jr., Frederick Ignatz-Hoover
  • Patent number: 10160845
    Abstract: Methods of making antidegradant compounds are disclosed in which a p-phenylenediamine is reacted with a diol to obtain mixtures comprising the antidegradant compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Matthew Allen Boone, Donald L. Fields, Jr., Frederick Ignatz-Hoover
  • Patent number: 10160718
    Abstract: A method of making antidegradant compounds is disclosed, in which a p-phenylenediamine is reacted with an alpha-hydroxy carbonyl compound to thereby obtain an enediamine, which is reduced to thereby obtain a mixture comprising the antidegradant compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Matthew Allen Boone, Donald L. Fields, Jr., Frederick Ignatz-Hoover
  • Publication number: 20180355148
    Abstract: A compound represented by the formula: wherein R is selected from the group consisting of (i) substituted or unsubstituted alkyl with C=0 to 12 inclusive; (ii) substituted or unsubstituted aryl; and (iii) substituted and unsubstituted alkylaryl; wherein X1, X2, X3 and X4 are each selected from the group consisting of alkyl, aryl, alkylaryl groups and hydrogen; wherein R1, R2, R3, and R4 are each selected from the group consisting of alkyl, aryl, alkylaryl groups and hydrogen and R2 and R3 may optionally be bridged by a polymethylene group; wherein when C=0 in R, the combined group R1 R2 is the same as the combined group R3 R4; and wherein when C=1 in R, each of R1, R2, R3, and R4 are hydrogen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2018
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Applicant: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Matthew Allen Boone, Donald L. Fields, JR., Frederick Ignatz-Hoover
  • Publication number: 20170275233
    Abstract: Methods of making antidegradant compounds are disclosed in which a p-phenylenediamine is reacted with a dicarbonyl to thereby obtain a diimine, which is reduced to obtain mixtures comprising the antidegradant compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2017
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Applicant: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Matthew Allen Boone, Donald L. Fields, JR., Frederick Ignatz-Hoover
  • Publication number: 20170275239
    Abstract: Antidegradant compounds are disclosed, and methods of making them, that are represented by the formula I: wherein each X is independently selected from the group consisting of ethyl, methyl, or hydrogen. Also disclosed are diimine intermediates corresponding to formula III: wherein each X is independently selected from the group consisting of ethyl, methyl, or hydrogen. These intermediates themselves exhibit antidegradant activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2017
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Applicant: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: MATTHEW ALLEN BOONE, Donald L. Fields, JR., Frederick Ignatz-Hoover
  • Publication number: 20170275238
    Abstract: Methods of making antidegradant compounds are disclosed in which a p-phenylenediamine is reacted with a diol to obtain mixtures comprising the antidegradant compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2017
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Applicant: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Matthew Allen Boone, Donald L. Fields, JR., Frederick Ignatz-Hoover
  • Publication number: 20170275237
    Abstract: A compound represented by the formula: wherein each R is independently selected from the group consisting of (i) substituted or unsubstituted alkyl with C=0 to 12 inclusive; wherein X1, X2, X3 and X4 are each independently selected from the group consisting of alkyl, aryl, alkylaryl groups and hydrogen; wherein R1, R2, R3, and R4 are each independently selected from the group consisting of alkyl, aryl, alkylaryl groups and hydrogen; and wherein one of R1 and R2 and one of R3 and R4 may optionally be bridged by a polymethylene group to form a cycloalkyl; wherein when C=0 in R, the combined group R1 R2 is the same as the combined group R3 R4; and wherein when C=1 in R, each of R1, R2, R3, and R4 are hydrogen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2017
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Applicant: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: MATTHEW ALLEN BOONE, Donald L. Fields, JR., Frederick lgnatz-Hoover
  • Publication number: 20170275234
    Abstract: A method of making antidegradant compounds is disclosed, in which a p-phenylenediamine is reacted with an alpha-hydroxy carbonyl compound to thereby obtain an enediamine, which is reduced to thereby obtain a mixture comprising the antidegradant compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2017
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Applicant: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: MATTHEW ALLEN BOONE, Donald L. Fields, Frederick Ignatz-Hoover
  • Publication number: 20170174615
    Abstract: A compound represented by the formula: wherein R is selected from the group consisting of (i) substituted or unsubstituted alkyl with C=0 to 12 inclusive; (ii) substituted or unsubstituted aryl; and (iii) substituted and unsubstituted alkylaryl; wherein X1, X2, X3 and X4 are each selected from the group consisting of alkyl, aryl, alkylaryl groups and hydrogen; wherein R1, R2, R3, and R4 are each selected from the group consisting of alkyl, aryl, alkylaryl groups and hydrogen and R2 and R3 may optionally be bridged by a polymethylene group; wherein when C=0 in R, the combined group R1 R2 is the same as the combined group R3 R4; and wherein when C=1 in R, each of R1, R2, R3, and R4 are hydrogen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2016
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Applicant: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: MATTHEW ALLEN BOONE, Donald L. Fields, JR., Frederick lgnatz-Hoover
  • Publication number: 20040039181
    Abstract: A process for producing amino or amido substituted aromatic azo or hydrazo compounds, or aminoaromatic amines, or aminoaromatic amides, or mixtures thereof, comprises the steps of:
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2003
    Publication date: February 26, 2004
    Inventors: Roger Keranen Rains, Donald L. Fields, Ralph Dale Triplett
  • Patent number: 6187937
    Abstract: A hydroxydiphenylamine compound can be converted to an N-phenylquinoneimine by reacting the hydroxydiphenylamine with oxygen or an oxygen containing gas in the presence of a modified activated carbon catalyst, the catalyst having had surface oxides removed therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2001
    Assignee: Flexsys America L.P.
    Inventors: Donald L. Fields, Jr., Michael K. Stern, Jayant Shivji Lodaya
  • Patent number: 6184385
    Abstract: A process for the manufacture of a sulfenimide by reacting sulfenamide in slurry with a water immiscible organic solvent with an acid to yield a solvent slurry comprising sulfenimide product. The product is recovered from the solvent slurry by a method comprising the addition of water to the solvent slurry and the isolating of the product by a single filtration step. While water is added to the solvent slurry an azeotrope of solvent and water may be distilled under vacuum until substantially all solvent is separated from product and product becomes part of an aqueous slurry. Alternatively, water may be added to the solvent slurry while the resulting mixture is being agitated, followed by filtering the mixture in the single filtration step for recovery of product from the mixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2001
    Assignee: Flexsys America L.P.
    Inventors: Jayant S. Lodaya, Donald L. Fields, Jr., Raymond T. Parker, Phillip B. Balderson