Patents by Inventor John R. Sowa, Jr.

John R. Sowa, Jr. 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).

  • Polyol-induced extraction of water from organic liquids
    Patent number: 9545583
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods of extracting water from a composition of an organic liquid and water, using a polyol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: Seton Hall University
    Inventors: John R. Sowa, Jr., Wyatt R. Murphy, Jr., Mithilesh Deshpande
  • POLYOL-INDUCED EXTRACTION OF WATER FROM ORGANIC LIQUIDS
    Publication number: 20140263050
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods of extracting water from a composition of an organic liquid and water, using a polyol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: SETON HALL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: John R. Sowa, JR., Wyatt R. Murphy, JR., Mithilesh Deshpande
  • Heterogeneously catalyzed process for cross coupling alkenyl halides with boronic acids
    Patent number: 6603013
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process wherein heterogeneous finely-dispersed palladium catalysts are used in a cross-coupling reaction of alkenyl halides and aryl or heteroaryl boronic acids in the presence of base in an aprotic solvent to produce aryl- or heteroaryl-olefin compounds of Formula I:
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2003
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Yongkui Sun, Carl LeBlond, John R. Sowa, Jr.