Patents by Inventor Ronald Harmetz

Ronald Harmetz 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).

  • Method of making a coca leaf flavor extract
    Patent number: 4956429
    Abstract: A flavor extract is prepared by extraction of coca leaves to form a raw extract and treatment of the raw extract with an ion exchange resin to remove cocaine and ecgonine. The resulting flavor extract has excellent organolyptic properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 1989
    Date of Patent: September 11, 1990
    Assignee: Penick Corporation
    Inventors: Ronald Harmetz, Louis A. Laurenzo, David V. Petrocine
  • Dehydration of 2,5-dimethyl-2,5-hexanediol
    Patent number: 4507518
    Abstract: This invention relates to an improved process for the dehydration of 2,5-dimethyl-2,5-hexanediol to give good yields of 2,5-dimethyl-2,4-hexadiene with a minimum of by-products. This is accomplished by heating 2,5-dimethyl-2,5-hexanediol with a montmorillonite clay catalyst, preferably in the presence of a lower aliphatic alcohol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 1983
    Date of Patent: March 26, 1985
    Assignee: Penick Corporation
    Inventors: David V. Petrocine, Ronald Harmetz