Patents by Inventor Matthew D. Meador

Matthew D. Meador 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).

  • Patent number: 11739200
    Abstract: A 3-phenyl-3H-1-benzofuran-2-one compound is substituted with one or more acyloxy groups comprising 26 or more carbon atoms. A compound comprises two or more 3-phenyl-3H-1-benzofuran-2-one moieties and a second moiety selected from the group consisting of divalent and polyvalent C4-C60 hydrocarbon moieties. Each 3-phenyl-3H-1-benzofuran-2-one moiety is covalently bound to an open valence of the second moiety through a linking group selected from the group consisting of a carboxy group and oxyalkylene ester moieties. A composition comprises the 3-phenyl-3H-1-benzofuran-2-one compound described above or the compound described above comprising two or more 3-phenyl-3H-1-benzofuran-2-one moieties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Milliken & Company
    Inventors: Xiaoyou Xu, Keith A. Keller, Suchitra Datta, Matthew D. Meador
  • Publication number: 20210171747
    Abstract: A 3-phenyl-3H-1-benzofuran-2-one compound is substituted with one or more acyloxy groups comprising 26 or more carbon atoms. A compound comprises two or more 3-phenyl-3H-1-benzofuran-2-one moieties and a second moiety selected from the group consisting of divalent and polyvalent C4-C60 hydrocarbon moieties. Each 3-phenyl-3H-1-benzofuran-2-one moiety is covalently bound to an open valence of the second moiety through a linking group selected from the group consisting of a carboxy group and oxyalkylene ester moieties. A composition comprises the 3-phenyl-3H-1-benzofuran-2-one compound described above or the compound described above comprising two or more 3-phenyl-3H-1-benzofuran-2-one moieties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2021
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: Xiaoyou Xu, Keith A. Keller, Suchitra Datta, Matthew D. Meador
  • Patent number: 10947370
    Abstract: A 3-phenyl-3H-1-benzofuran-2-one compound is substituted with one or more acyloxy groups comprising 26 or more carbon atoms. A compound comprises two or more 3-phenyl-3H-1-benzofuran-2-one moieties and a second moiety selected from the group consisting of divalent and polyvalent C4-C60 hydrocarbon moieties. Each 3-phenyl-3H-1-benzofuran-2-one moiety is covalently bound to an open valence of the second moiety through a linking group selected from the group consisting of a carboxy group and oxyalkylene ester moieties. A composition comprises the 3-phenyl-3H-1-benzofuran-2-one compound described above or the compound described above comprising two or more 3-phenyl-3H-1-benzofuran-2-one moieties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: Milliken & Company
    Inventors: Xiaoyou Xu, Keith A. Keller, Suchitra Datta, Matthew D. Meador
  • Publication number: 20190225780
    Abstract: A 3-phenyl-3H-1-benzofuran-2-one compound is substituted with one or more acyloxy groups comprising 26 or more carbon atoms. A compound comprises two or more 3-phenyl-3H-1-benzofuran-2-one moieties and a second moiety selected from the group consisting of divalent and polyvalent C4-C60 hydrocarbon moieties. Each 3-phenyl-3H-1-benzofuran-2-one moiety is covalently bound to an open valence of the second moiety through a linking group selected from the group consisting of a carboxy group and oxyalkylene ester moieties. A composition comprises the 3-phenyl-3H-1-benzofuran-2-one compound described above or the compound described above comprising two or more 3-phenyl-3H-1-benzofuran-2-one moieties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2019
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: Xiaoyou Xu, Keith A. Keller, Suchitra Datta, Matthew D. Meador