Patents by Inventor Timothy Alan Sabo

Timothy Alan Sabo 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).

  • Purification of isoprene from renewable resources
    Patent number: 8569562
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for the purification of isoprene, such as the purification of a bioisoprene composition from fermentor off-gas. The apparatus includes two columns that process the fermentor off-gas, which includes isoprene and various impurities. A solvent is added to the off-gas in the first column, and the isoprene is stripped from the solvent in the second column. Also provided is a downstream further purification process. Also provided are the resulting purified isoprene compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignees: Danisco US Inc., The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Frank J. Feher, John Kaluen Kan, Joseph C. McAuliffe, Thomas F. McCall, Stephan Rodewald, Timothy Alan Sabo, Tang Hong Wong, Christopher D. Ploetz, Lawrence J. Pickert
  • Purification of Isoprene From Renewable Resources
    Publication number: 20110178261
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for the purification of isoprene, such as the purification of a bioisoprene composition from fermentor off-gas. The apparatus includes two columns that process the fermentor off-gas, which includes isoprene and various impurities. A solvent is added to the off-gas in the first column, and the isoprene is stripped from the solvent in the second column. Also provided is a downstream further purification process. Also provided are the resulting purified isoprene compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2010
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Inventors: Frank J. FEHER, John Kaluen Kan, Joseph C. McAuliffe, Thomas F. McCall, Stephan Rodewald, Timothy Alan Sabo, Tang Hong Wong, Christopher D. Ploetz, Lawrence J. Pickert