Patents by Inventor Hsiang T. Chen

Hsiang T. Chen 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).

  • Hydrocarbon fuel additives and method for preparing same
    Patent number: 4595784
    Abstract: A compound having the general formula R.sub.x COH[COR].sub.y, wherein R is a lower alkyl hydrocarbon radical, y is 0 or 1, and x is 2 when y is 1 and 3 when y is 0, is prepared by admixing carbon monoxide, a transition metal halide, and an organomonolithium compound or an anionic equivalent thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 1984
    Date of Patent: June 17, 1986
    Assignee: Board of Control of Michigan Technological University
    Inventors: G. David Mendenhall, Hsiang T. Chen