Patents by Inventor Lauren Gregor Tighe

Lauren Gregor Tighe 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).

  • Green oxidation catalytic system
    Patent number: 10428043
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are reaction compositions comprising an oxidation catalyst, a solvent, and a substrate that is dissolved in the solvent. The oxidation catalyst comprises a metal ion complexed with an ?-keto acid and a tridentate N,N,O-ligand. Also disclosed herein are methods for oxidizing a C—H bond of a molecule, the methods comprising contacting the molecule with a metal complex comprising a metal ion complexed with a tridentate N,N,O-ligand in the presence of an ?-keto acid and a solvent. In some embodiments, the oxidation catalyst or metal complex is linked to a solid support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: John Philip Caradonna, Paul Christopher Tarves, Joshua McNally, Lauren Gregor Tighe