Plainfield, NJ, United States of America

Thomas N Williams

This inventor holds 3 USPTO granted patents. Top assignees: Rhone-Poulenc, Inc., Mobil Oil Corporation. Active years: 1981-1985.

IDiyas Innovation Intelligence. (2026). Inventor Profile: Thomas N Williams. Retrieved from https://idiyas.com/inventor/thomas-n-williams

Data source: USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) public patent records. Weekly synchronization. How IDiyas builds this profile

Calculating rank

% Patents Active = 100.0

Average Co-Inventor Count = 3.3

ph-index = 2

Forward Citations = 39(Granted Patents)


Company Filing History:


Years Active: 1981-1985

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3 patents (USPTO):Explore Patents

Title: Thomas N. Williams: Inventor in Chemical Process Innovation.

Introduction

Thomas N. Williams is an inventor associated with Plainfield, New Jersey, and has worked with Rhone-Poulenc, Inc., and Mobil Oil Corporation. His work includes patented chemical processes focused on recovering and reusing materials in industrial manufacturing. Williams holds 3 patents.

Latest Patents

One of Williams’s listed patents, “Solvent and Catalyst Recovery and Recycle in the Manufacture of …,” describes an improved process for recovering and recycling the reaction-medium solvent and cobalt-containing cocatalyst used to oxidize 3-(substituted phenoxy)toluene. The process produces the corresponding 3-(substituted phenoxy)benzoic acid, a useful intermediate in manufacturing herbicides such as acifluorfen. The supplied patent information repeats this title and description.

Career Highlights

Williams’s patent work reflects an emphasis on improving chemical manufacturing processes through the recovery and reuse of solvents and catalysts. His professional associations include Rhone-Poulenc, Inc., and Mobil Oil Corporation.

Collaborations

Among Williams’s listed coworkers are James M. Horn and Thomas J. Giacobbe.

Conclusion

Thomas N. Williams’s recorded inventions include a process for recovering and recycling solvent and cobalt-containing cocatalyst in the production of a herbicide intermediate, illustrating his contribution to chemical process innovation.

Profile summary based on public USPTO records.
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