Nil A Parikh

Title: Nil A. Parikh: Inventor in Polymer Chemistry.

Introduction

Nil A. Parikh is an inventor based in Urbana, Illinois, and is associated with the University of Illinois. His patent work addresses methods for preparing linear oligomers and polymers through ring-opening metathesis polymerization.

Latest Patents

The provided information lists one patent for Parikh: “Efficient Method of Synthesizing Linear Oligomers and Application to Frontal Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization.” The invention describes preparing oligomers by heating a functionalized cycloalkene with a chain transfer agent, a phosphite ester, and a catalyst. The oligomers’ degree of polymerization can be controlled by adjusting the molar ratio of the cycloalkene to the chain transfer agent. The disclosure also describes using the oligomers to prepare polymers and provides compositions containing oligomers and functionalized cycloalkenes. Parikh’s listed portfolio includes 1 patent.

Career Highlights

Parikh’s documented patent contribution focuses on controlling oligomer length and enabling further polymer formation through a related process. The provided information identifies the University of Illinois as his affiliated organization.

Collaborations

The patent’s described methods combine functionalized cycloalkenes, chain transfer agents, phosphite esters, and catalysts. The available information does not identify additional collaborators.

Conclusion

Nil A. Parikh’s listed invention contributes methods for preparing and controlling linear oligomers and extending them into polymers through ring-opening metathesis polymerization.