Patents by Inventor Rawle I. Hollingsworth

Rawle I. Hollingsworth 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 preparation of 3,4-dihydroxybutanoic acid and salts thereof
    Patent number: 5292939
    Abstract: A process for the preparation of 3,4-dihydroxybutanoic acid (1) and salts thereof from a glucose source containing 1,4-linked glucose as a substituent is described. The process uses an alkali metal hdyroxide and hydrogen peroxide to convert the glucose source to (1). The compound (1) is useful as a chemical intermediate to naturally occurring fatty acids and is used to prepare 3,4-dihydroxybutanoic acid-gamma-lactone (2) and furanone (3), particularly stereoisomers of these compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 1992
    Date of Patent: March 8, 1994
    Assignee: Board of Trustees Operating Michigan State University
    Inventor: Rawle I. Hollingsworth