Patents by Inventor Robert M. Alvarado

Robert M. Alvarado 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).

  • CONVERSION OF A MULTIHYDROXYLATED-ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBON OR ESTER THEREOF TO A CHLOROHYDRIN
    Publication number: 20110028766
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for converting at least one multihydroxylated-aliphatic hydrocarbon and/or an ester thereof to at least one chlorohydrin and/or an ester thereof, comprising at least one reaction step in which the multihydroxylated-aliphatic hydrocarbon and/or ester thereof is contacted with hydrogen chloride under reaction conditions to produce the chlorohydrin and/or ester thereof, followed by at least one downstream processing step in which the effluents of the reaction step are processed, wherein the downstream processing step is performed in such conditions that the effluents containing the chlorohydrin and/or ester thereof are kept at a temperature of less than 120° C. The invention allows to minimize the liberation of hydrogen chloride from the products of the hydrochlorination reaction, hence reducing the corrosion of the downstream equipment and reducing the need to use costly corrosion resistant materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2009
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Inventors: John R. Briggs, Bruce D. Hook, William J. Kruper Jr., Anil Mehta, Robert M. Alvarado, Sascha Noormann, Perry S. Basile
  • CONVERSION OF A MULTIHYDROXYLATED-ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBON OR ESTER THEREOF TO A CHLOROHYDRIN
    Publication number: 20100152499
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for converting at least one multihydroxylated-aliphatic hydrocarbon and/or an ester thereof to at least one chlorohydrin and/or an ester thereof, comprising at least one reaction step in which the multihydroxylated-aliphatic hydrocarbon and/or ester thereof is contacted with hydrogen chloride under reaction conditions to produce the chlorohydrin and/or ester thereof, followed by at least one downstream processing step in which the effluents of the reaction step are processed, wherein the downstream processing step is performed in such conditions that the effluents containing the chlorohydrin and/or ester thereof are kept at a temperature of less than 12O° C. The invention allows to minimize the liberation of hydrogen chloride from the products of the hydrochlorination reaction, hence reducing the corrosion of the downstream equipment and reducing M the need to use costly corrosion resistant materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2008
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Inventors: John R. Briggs, Bruce D. Hook, William J. Kruper, JR., Anil Mehta, Robert M. Alvarado, Sascha Noormann, Perry S. Basile
  • Hair conditioner composition that is non-irritating to the eyes
    Patent number: 6537533
    Abstract: The invention relates to hair conditioner compositions that are non-irritating to the eye and which comprise: a) a C20-C24 quaternary ammonium compound, which has ethosulfate or methosulfate as an anion; b) a second C20-C24 quaternary ammonium compound, which has chloride or bromide as an anion; c) a compound which is solid at room temperature and which is selected from the group consisting of a fatty alcohol, an ester, an amine, an amide, an acid, and a water-soluble polymer; d) optionally a compound, which is liquid at room temperature, selected from the group consisting of a water insoluble emollient, a water insoluble lubricating agent, and a water insoluble conditioning compound; and wherein a) and b) are present in a weight ratio of about 1:10 to about 10:1; are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2003
    Assignee: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA, division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert M. Alvarado
  • A SHAMPOO FOAMING COMPOSITION WHICH COMPRISES AN ALKYL ETHER SULFATE, A SORBITAN DERIVATIVE, A BETAINE, AN ALKYLAMIDO ALKYLAMINE, AN ALKOXYLATED CARBOXYLIC ACID, AND AN ORGANIC SALT
    Publication number: 20030022799
    Abstract: A foamable, shampoo composition for cleansing hair which comprises:
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2001
    Publication date: January 30, 2003
    Inventors: Robert M. Alvarado, Richard A. Abbott, Chaitanya Umedbhai Patel
  • Hair conditioner composition that is non-irritating to the eyes
    Publication number: 20020143063
    Abstract: The invention relates to hair conditioner compositions that are non-irritating to the eye and which comprise:
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2001
    Publication date: October 3, 2002
    Inventor: Robert M. Alvarado