Patents by Inventor Kishore Ramachandra Nivalkar

Kishore Ramachandra Nivalkar 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).

  • Process for the production of halogeno-o-hydroxydiphenyl compounds
    Patent number: 6239317
    Abstract: There is described a four step process for the production of halogeno-o-hydroxydiphenyl compounds having the formula in which X is —O—or —CH2—; m is 1 to 3; and n is 1 or 2; wherein in the first step, a diphenyl compound is chlorinated; in a second step the chlorinated compound is acylated in a Friedel-Crafts reaction and optionally again chlorinated after the acylation; in a third step the acyl compound is oxidised; and in a fourth step the oxidized compound is hydrolyzed. The compounds of formula (1) are useful for the protection of organic materials against microorganisms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2001
    Assignee: Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Surendra Umesh Kulkarni, Vadiraj Subbanna Ekkundi, Pradeep Jeevaji Nadkarni, Chandrasekhar Dayal Mudaliar, Kishore Ramachandra Nivalkar