Patents by Inventor Robert C. Scarrow

Robert C. Scarrow 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).

  • Hydroxypyridonate chelating agents
    Patent number: 4698431
    Abstract: Chelating agents having 1-hydroxy-2-pyridinone (HOPO) and related moieties incorporated within their structures, including polydentate HOPO-substituted polyamines such as spermidine and spermine, and HOPO-substituted desferrioxamine. The chelating agents are useful in selectively removing certain cations from solution, and are particularly useful as ferric ion and actinide chelators. Novel syntheses of the chelating agents are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1985
    Date of Patent: October 6, 1987
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy
    Inventors: Kenneth N. Raymond, Robert C. Scarrow, David L. White