Patents by Inventor Tim Baks

Tim Baks 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).

  • Process for the catalytic halogenation of a diol
    Patent number: 8558021
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the catalytic halogenation of an organic compound comprising at least one vicinal diol moiety, said process comprising a step of bringing the organic compound comprising at least one vicinal diol moiety into contact with a hydrogen halide in the presence of a catalyst, characterized in that the catalyst is an organic compound comprising a ?-diketone moiety or a ?-keto aldehyde moiety.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Akzo Nobel N.V.
    Inventors: Antoon Jacob Berend Ten Kate, Richard Herman Woudenberg, Eilertdina Henderika Renkema, Luc Louis Theophile Vertommen, Carolina Anna Maria Christina Dirix, Tim Baks
  • PROCESS FOR THE CATALYTIC HALOGENATION OF A DIOL
    Publication number: 20120004432
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the catalytic halogenation of an organic compound comprising at least one vicinal diol moiety, said process comprising a step of bringing the organic compound comprising at least one vicinal diol moiety into contact with a hydrogen halide in the presence of a catalyst, characterized in that the catalyst is an organic compound comprising a ?-diketone moiety or a ?-keto aldehyde moiety.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2010
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Applicant: AKZO NOBEL N.V.
    Inventors: Antoon Jacob Berend Ten Kate, Richard Herman Woudenberg, Eilertdina Henderika Renkema, Luc Louis Theophile Vertommen, Carolina Anna Maria Christina Dirix, Tim Baks