Patents by Inventor Edmund H. Sommerfield

Edmund H. Sommerfield 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).

  • Hydrolysis of haloaromatic compounds
    Patent number: 4001340
    Abstract: The temperature requirements for hydrolysis of a non-phenolic haloaromatic compound by a concentrated aqueous hydroxide solution are lowered by the presence of a phenolic compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 1975
    Date of Patent: January 4, 1977
    Assignee: The Dow Chemical Company
    Inventors: William E. Smith, Edmund H. Sommerfield