Patents by Inventor Melissa R. Reis

Melissa R. Reis 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).

  • Methods and systems for reducing the level of one or more impurities that are present in a pretreated cellulosic material and/or distillate
    Patent number: 9278379
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and systems for remediating one or more impurities (e.g., diacetyl) that are present in manufacturing an alcohol (e.g., ethanol) from cellulosic biomass. The methods and systems include reacting the one or more impurities with at least one treatment compound (e.g., an oxidizing agent, an alkali compound, or a mixture thereof) to form a reaction product that can be separated from the alcohol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: POET RESEARCH, INC.
    Inventors: David Charles Carlson, Blake J. Gomer, Casey C. Jenks, Sharil Kirschman-Rollag, Kristine Nicole Plack, Melissa R. Reis
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR REDUCING THE LEVEL OF ONE OR MORE IMPURITIES THAT ARE PRESENT IN A PRETREATED CELLULOSIC MATERIAL AND/OR DISTILLATE
    Publication number: 20130337521
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and systems for remediating one or more impurities (e.g., diacetyl) that are present in manufacturing an alcohol (e.g., ethanol) from cellulosic biomass. The methods and systems include reacting the one or more impurities with at least one treatment compound (e.g., an oxidizing agent, an alkali compound, or a mixture thereof) to form a reaction product that can be separated from the alcohol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2013
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Inventors: David Charles Carlson, Blake J. Gomer, Casey C. Jenks, Sharil Kirschman-Rollag, Kristine Nicole Plack, Melissa R. Reis