Patents by Inventor Taiying Zhang

Taiying Zhang 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).

  • CO-SOLVENT TO PRODUCE REACTIVE INTERMEDIATES FROM BIOMASS
    Publication number: 20200399722
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a system for production of reactive intermediates from lignocellulosic biomass. The reactive intermediates can be used as platform chemicals for biological conversions or can be further catalytically upgraded to be used as “drop in” reagents for fuels. The disclosure provides methods and compositions useful for processing biomass to biofuels and intermediates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventors: Charles M. Cai, Charles E. Wyman, Taiying Zhang, Rajeev Kumar
  • Co-solvent to produce reactive intermediates from biomass
    Patent number: 10774394
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a system for production of reactive intermediates from lignocellulosic biomass. The reactive intermediates can be used as platform chemicals for biological conversions or can be further catalytically upgraded to be used as “drop in” reagents for fuels. The disclosure provides methods and compositions useful for processing biomass to biofuels and intermediates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Charles M. Cai, Charles E. Wyman, Taiying Zhang, Rajeev Kumar
  • CO-SOLVENT TO PRODUCE REACTIVE INTERMEDIATES FROM BIOMASS
    Publication number: 20160076112
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a system for production of reactive intermediates from lignocellulosic biomass. The reactive intermediates can be used as platform chemicals for biological conversions or can be further catalytically upgraded to be used as “drop in” reagents for fuels. The disclosure provides methods and compositions useful for processing biomass to biofuels and intermediates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2014
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Inventors: Charles M. Cai, Charles E. Wyman, Taiying Zhang, Rajeev Kumar