Patents by Inventor Ian Michael Sims

Ian Michael Sims 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).

  • Glucofuranoses
    Patent number: 6620921
    Abstract: A &bgr;-D-glucofuranose compound which is 1,2,3,5,6-penta-O-propanoyl-&bgr;-D-glucofuranose, preferably in crystalline form, is prepared from D-glucose. The compound is prepared by reacting D-glucose with boric acid, or an equivalent thereof, followed by treatment with a propanoylating reagent, preferably propanoic anhydride. The compound is useful for the preparation of other compounds, such as glucofuranosides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2003
    Assignee: Industrial Research Limited
    Inventors: Richard Hubert Furneaux, Phillip Martin Rendle, Ian Michael Sims