Patents by Inventor Niranjan Shah

Niranjan Shah 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: 6294683
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a technique for reacting a first liquid chemical compound with a second liquid chemical compound which comprises (1) supporting the first liquid chemical compound on a solid support; (2) subsequently bringing the solid support into contact with the second liquid chemical compound; and (3) allowing the first chemical compound to react with the second chemical compound in the presence of a phase transfer catalyst to produce a reaction product. This technique is particularly useful in the synthesis of sulfur containing organosilicon compounds of the formula Z-Alk-Sn-Alk-Z wherein Z is selected from the group consisting of wherein R1 is an alkyl group of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, cyclohexyl or phenyl; wherein R2 is an alkoxy group of 1 to 8 carbon atoms or a cycloalkoxy group of 5 to 8 carbon atoms; wherein Alk is a divalent hydrocarbon of 1 to 18 carbon atoms; and wherein n is an integer of 2 to 8.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2001
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Scott Edwards Johnson, Dane Kenton Parker, Niranjan Shah