Patents by Inventor Odile Le Borgne

Odile Le Borgne 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 oligomerization of polyunsaturated acids and esters, products obtained and use thereof
    Patent number: 5880298
    Abstract: For the oligomerization of a fatty ester or fatty acid containing conjugated double bonds, the reaction uses a catalyst consisting of an activated earth, e.g., montmorillonite, at a temperature of from 100.degree.-180.degree. C., preferably from 130.degree.-160.degree. C. The process can be carried out continuously or in a batch process on a fixed bed and is particularly applicable to conjugated methyl esters obtained by conjugating and transesterifying sunflower seed oil. The oligomerized products obtained are particularly useful as lubricants or polycondensation reactants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 1994
    Date of Patent: March 9, 1999
    Assignees: Institut Francais du Petrole, Onidol
    Inventors: Gerard Hillion, Robert Stern, Odile Le Borgne