Patents by Inventor Thomas S. Griffin

Thomas S. Griffin 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).

  • Antihyperlipidemic amines
    Patent number: 4845130
    Abstract: Long chain alkyl amines are useful as anti-hyperlipidemic agents for lowering serum cholesterol and triglyceride levels in mammals. Such amines include compounds of the formula ##STR1## in which R.sub.1 is alkyl of 8 to 20 carbon atoms and each R.sub.2 is hydrogen or alkyl of 1 to 3 carbon atoms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 1988
    Date of Patent: July 4, 1989
    Assignee: United States Borax & Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Iris H. Hall, Thomas S. Griffin, Edward L. Docks
  • O-Phosphoroamidophenylmorpholine compounds and use as herbicides
    Patent number: 4126442
    Abstract: o-Phosphoroamidophenylmorpholines of the structure ##STR1## wherein Y represents a branched chain alkyl group of 3 to about 6 carbon atoms and z represents the group ##STR2## in which R.sub.1 is lower alkyl, lower alkenyl, aralkyl or aryl, R.sub.2 is hydrogen, lower alkyl, lower alkenyl, aralkyl or aryl, and X is O or S. The compounds are useful as herbicides and may be applied as a pre-emergence or post-emergence treatment to control unwanted plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 1978
    Date of Patent: November 21, 1978
    Assignee: United States Borax & Chemical Corp.
    Inventors: Kelvin K. Shen, Thomas S. Griffin