Patents by Inventor Mihloti Taka

Mihloti Taka 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 Ambrafuran
    Publication number: 20100248316
    Abstract: A method for the cyclodehydration of a 1,4- or 1,5-diol includes the step of exposing a 1,4- or a 1,5-diol to an activated zeolite at a temperature of between about 0° C. and about 110° C. for a period of between about 1 and 24 hours. The activated zeolite is prepared from an inactive NaY or CaY type zeolite by ion exchange with an ammonium salt, to produce an ammonium zeolite and exchange of at least part of the ammonia of the ammonium zeolate with a group II A metal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2010
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Applicant: CSIR
    Inventors: Lucia H. Steenkamp, Mihloti Taka