Patents by Inventor Vivien Ellinor Weyrauch

Vivien Ellinor Weyrauch 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 oxidation of mesitol
    Patent number: 8957260
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the oxidation of mesitol with singlet oxygen, which is released from hydrogen peroxide, this release taking place in the presence of a bismuth compound as catalyst. In the process, 2,4,6-trimethylquinol is formed in high yield and selectivity as product, which can be used in further reactions for the synthesis of vitamins and in particular of vitamin A and vitamin E.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Martine Weis, Joaquim Henrique Teles, Klaus Ebel, Peter Deglmann, Vivien Ellinor Weyrauch, Gunhild Weyrauch
  • PROCESS FOR THE OXIDATION OF MESITOL
    Publication number: 20120203013
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the oxidation of mesitol with singlet oxygen, which is released from hydrogen peroxide, this release taking place in the presence of a bismuth compound as catalyst. In the process, 2,4,6-trimethylquinol is formed in high yield and selectivity as product, which can be used in further reactions for the synthesis of vitamins and in particular of vitamin A and vitamin E.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2012
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Jan Philipp Weyrauch, Martine Weis, Joaquim Henrique Teles, Klaus Ebel, Peter Deglmann, Vivien Ellinor Weyrauch, Gundhild Weyrauch