Patents by Inventor William E. Dick, Jr.

William E. Dick, Jr. 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).

  • Substituted benzodioxan sweetening compound
    Patent number: 4146650
    Abstract: A sweet compound, 2-(3-hydroxy-4-methoxyphenyl)-1,3-benzodioxan, and its salts have been prepared and are characterized by the following structural formula: ##STR1## wherein M is hydrogen or a physiologically acceptable metal cation. This compound is intensely sweet, and is useful for sweetening foods and other ingestible substances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 1978
    Date of Patent: March 27, 1979
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
    Inventors: William E. Dick, Jr., John E. Hodge