Patents by Inventor Joseph M. Salley

Joseph M. Salley 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).

  • Carbamoyl substituted acetals and compositions containing the same
    Patent number: 5973043
    Abstract: A diacetal of a polyhydric alcohol is provided having at least one carbamoyl substituent bonded to an oxy group of the alcohol. The compound is useful as a nucleating agent in polymer resins and as a gelling agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1999
    Assignee: Milliken & Company
    Inventors: John W. Miley, C. Charles Carroll, John G. Lever, Nathan A. Mehl, Joseph M. Salley
  • Method of making acetals
    Patent number: 5731474
    Abstract: A method of making acetals is provided by condensing an aromatic aldehyde and a polyhydric alcohol having five or more hydroxyl groups in the presence of an acid catalyst, a hydrophobic organic liquid medium and a processing agent selected from dihydric, trihydric and tetrahydric alcohols.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 24, 1998
    Assignee: Milliken Research Corporation
    Inventors: Walter A. Scrivens, Joseph M. Salley