Patents by Inventor Garry D. Jones

Garry D. Jones 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).

  • Azomethine compound manufacture
    Patent number: 6489511
    Abstract: Disclosed is a process for forming an azomethine compound, comprising: (a) reacting a compound “A” having an active methylene group or methine group with an arylprimaryamine compound “B”; (b) in the presence of a base and an oxidizing agent and in a solvent medium containing a ketone compound having the formula R1C(O)R2 wherein R1 and R2 are independently C1-C4 alkyl groups; (c) at a temperature low enough to provide a yield of the azomethine product of at least 50 mole % based on compound A.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2002
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventor: Garry D. Jones