Patents by Inventor Jeremy Scott Luterbacher

Jeremy Scott Luterbacher 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).

  • Production of monomers from lignin during depolymerization of lignocellulose-containing composition
    Patent number: 11639324
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing monomers via depolymerisation from lignocellulose-containing biomass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: Ecole Polytechnique Federale De Lausanne (EPFL)
    Inventors: Jeremy Scott Luterbacher, Li Shuai
  • Production of Monomers from Lignin During Depolymerization of Lignocellulose-Containing Composition
    Publication number: 20210107851
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing monomers via depolymerisation from lignocellulose-containing biomass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Applicant: Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL)
    Inventors: Jeremy Scott LUTERBACHER, Li SHUAI
  • Production of monomers from lignin during depolymerization of lignocellulose-containing composition
    Patent number: 10906856
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing monomers via depolymerisation from lignocellulose-containing biomass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL)
    Inventors: Jeremy Scott Luterbacher, Li Shuai
  • Production of Monomers from Lignin During Depolymerization of Lignocellulose-Containing Composition
    Publication number: 20190127304
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing monomers via depolymerisation from lignocellulose-containing biomass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2017
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: Jeremy Scott LUTERBACHER, Li SHUAI
  • Biomass pre-treatment for co-production of high-concentration C5- and C6-carbohydrates and their derivatives
    Patent number: 9359650
    Abstract: Described is a method of processing biomass to separate it into a liquid fraction enriched in solubilized C5-sugar-containing oligomers and C-5 sugar monomers and a solid fraction enriched in substantially insoluble cellulose and C6-sugar-containing oligomers. The method includes the steps of reacting biomass with a solvent system comprising water, at least one lactone, or at least one furan, or at least one cyclic ether, and at least one acid, for a time and at a temperature to yield the liquid and solid fractions. The liquid and solid fractions may then be separated. Gamma-valeroloactone is a preferred lactone for use in the solvent system. Tetrahydrofuran is a preferred furan species for use in the solvent system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignees: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, Glucan Biorenewables LLC
    Inventors: James A. Dumesic, David Martin Alonso, Jeremy Scott Luterbacher
  • BIOMASS PRE-TREATMENT FOR CO-PRODUCTION OF HIGH-CONCENTRATION C5- AND C6-CARBOHYDRATES AND THEIR DERIVATIVES
    Publication number: 20150176090
    Abstract: Described is a method of processing biomass to separate it into a liquid fraction enriched in solubilized C5-sugar-containing oligomers and C-5 sugar monomers and a solid fraction enriched in substantially insoluble cellulose and C6-sugar-containing oligomers. The method includes the steps of reacting biomass with a solvent system comprising water, at least one lactone, or at least one furan, or at least one cyclic ether, and at least one acid, for a time and at a temperature to yield the liquid and solid fractions. The liquid and solid fractions may then be separated. Gamma-valeroloactone is a preferred lactone for use in the solvent system. Tetrahydrofuran is a preferred furan species for use in the solvent system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Applicant: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: James A. Dumesic, David Martin Alonso, Jeremy Scott Luterbacher