Patents by Inventor Martyn John Earl

Martyn John Earl 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).

  • Basic ionic liquids
    Publication number: 20090270248
    Abstract: Use of ionic liquids as solvents in base-catalysed chemical reactions wherein the ionic liquid is composed of at least one species of cation and at least one species of anion, characterised in that a cation of the ionic liquid comprises a positively charge moiety and a basic moiety, and further wherein such ionic liquids may be used as promoters or catalysts for the chemical reactions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2006
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Applicant: The Queen's University of Belfast
    Inventors: Martyn John Earl, Kenneth Richard Seddon, Stewart Forsyth, Ute Frohlich, Nimal Gunaratne, Suhas Katdare