Patents by Inventor Michael Patrick Drolet

Michael Patrick Drolet 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).

  • Open-flask hydroboration and the use thereof
    Patent number: 10384994
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to a process for hydroboration of an alkene or alkyne using ammonia borane (AB). In particular, the present invention relates to hydroboration of an alkene or alkyne in the presence of air or moisture, and a clean process for facile preparation of an alcohol by oxidizing the organoborane so formed with hydrogen peroxide. The products, including aminodialkylboranes, ammonia trialkylborane complexes, as well as various alcohols so prepared, are within the scope of this disclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: Purdue Research Foundation
    Inventors: P Veeraraghavan Ramachandran, Ameya Sanjay Kulkarni, Michael Patrick Drolet
  • OPEN-FLASK HYDROBORATION AND THE USE THEREOF
    Publication number: 20180050972
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to a process for hydroboration of an alkene or alkyne using ammonia borane (AB). In particular, the present invention relates to hydroboration of an alkene or alkyne in the presence of air or moisture, and a clean process for facile preparation of an alcohol by oxidizing the organoborane so formed with hydrogen peroxide. The products, including aminodialkylboranes, ammonia trialkylborane complexes, as well as various alcohols so prepared, are within the scope of this disclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2017
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Applicant: Purdue Research Foundation
    Inventors: P Veeraraghavan Ramachandran, Ameya Sanjay Kulkarni, Michael Patrick Drolet