Patents by Inventor Robert C. Scherm

Robert C. Scherm 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).

  • Bromine free TEMPO based catalyst system for oxidation of primary and secondary alcohols using NaOCl as an oxidant
    Patent number: 6825384
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process of oxidation of alcohols selectively to aldehydes or ketones with NaOCl using a TEMPO—borate catalyst system. It is shown that the oxidation can be efficiently carried out without KBr additives under solvent free conditions. Aldehydes such as 3,3-dimethylbutyraldehyde can be produced efficiently using the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2004
    Assignee: The NutraSweet Company
    Inventors: Indra Prakash, Setrak K. Tanielyan, Robert L. Augustine, Kenneth E. Furlong, Robert C. Scherm, Handley E. Jackson