Patents Assigned to Agricultural Utilization Research Institute
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Patent number: 11523566Abstract: Some variations provide an emulsion-colloid system for forming a colloidal barrier material disposed on a substrate, the system comprising a hydrophilic first liquid, an acid, a gelling agent, a hydrophobic second liquid, a plasticizer, and optionally additives, wherein the emulsion-colloid system is characterized by (1) a first instance that is a flowable emulsion above 60° C. and less than the boiling point of the first liquid, and (2) a second instance that is a colloid below 40° C. The emulsion-colloid system is capable of reversible transition, mediated by temperature, between the first instance and the second instance. The disclosed colloidal barrier material provides the functionality of plastic alternatives while removing disadvantages. The disclosed colloidal barrier material reduces labor-intensive application of the barrier, such as the case for covering grain piles with plastic tarps.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2020Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Assignee: Agricultural Utilization Research InstituteInventors: Jimmy L. Gosse, Ranae Jorgenson, Douglas Root, Michael W. Stutelberg
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Patent number: 10736276Abstract: Some variations provide an emulsion-colloid system for forming a colloidal barrier material disposed on a substrate, the system comprising a hydrophilic first liquid, an acid, a gelling agent, a hydrophobic second liquid, a plasticizer, and optionally additives, wherein the emulsion-colloid system is characterized by (1) a first instance that is a flowable emulsion above 60° C. and less than the boiling point of the first liquid, and (2) a second instance that is a colloid below 40° C. The emulsion-colloid system is capable of reversible transition, mediated by temperature, between the first instance and the second instance. The disclosed colloidal barrier material provides the functionality of plastic alternatives while removing disadvantages. The disclosed colloidal barrier material reduces labor-intensive application of the barrier, such as the case for covering grain piles with plastic tarps.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2019Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: Agricultural Utilization Research InstituteInventors: Jimmy L. Gosse, Ranae Jorgenson, Douglas Root, Michael W. Stutelberg
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Patent number: 7582213Abstract: The present invention comprises an improved method for refining cellulose that produces a highly refined cellulosic material. The method comprises soaking raw material in a mild NaOH using reduced temperatures and pressures, and refining the material with a plate refiner so that a waste water stream is reduced in volume and has a pH within a range of 8 to 9. The present invention also comprises a HRC gel having a lignin concentration of at least about one (1)% by weight, and a water retention capacity of about 25 to at least about 56 g H2O/g dry HRC.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2006Date of Patent: September 1, 2009Assignees: Regents of the University of Minnesota, Agricultural Utilization Research InstituteInventors: Brock Lundberg, Lin Gu, Rongsheng Roger Ruan, Ling Chen, Paul Bradley Addis, Jack Edgar Johnson
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Patent number: 7426902Abstract: A species of bean, Phaseolus vulgaris L., is pelleted, crumbled and sieved to a desired size. A sorbent produced therefrom has excellent sorbency and clumping, and is consequently well-suited for application as a scoopable animal litter. Alternative applications include, but are not limited to, industrial, commercial and residential sorbents, and high nitrogen content tackifiers suitable for hydro-seeding and other application.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2005Date of Patent: September 23, 2008Assignee: Agricultural Utilization Research InstituteInventors: Alan R. Doering, Jack E. Johnson, Charanjeet Kaur Wadhawan
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Publication number: 20060204631Abstract: The present invention comprises an improved method for refining cellulose that produces a highly refined cellulosic material. The method comprises soaking raw material in a mild NaOH using reduced temperatures and pressures, and refining the material with a plate refiner so that a waste water stream is reduced in volume and has a pH within a range of 8 to 9. The present invention also comprises a HRC gel having a lignin concentration of at least about one (1)% by weight, and a water retention capacity of about 25 to at least about 56 g H2O/g dry HRC.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2006Publication date: September 14, 2006Applicants: Regents of the University of Minnesota, Agricultural Utilization Research InstituteInventors: Brock Lundberg, Lin Gu, Rongsheng Ruan, Ling Chen, Paul Addis, Jack Johnson
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Patent number: 7074300Abstract: The present invention comprises an improved method for refining cellulose that produces a highly refined cellulosic material. The method comprises soaking raw material in a mild NaOH using reduced temperatures and pressures, and refining the material with a plate refiner so that a waste water stream is reduced in volume and has a pH within a range of 8 to 9. The present invention also comprises a HRC gel having a lignin concentration of at least about one (1)% by weight, and a water retention capacity of about 25 to at least about 56 g H2O/g dry HRC.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2002Date of Patent: July 11, 2006Assignees: Regents of the University of Minnesota, Agricultural Utilization Research InstituteInventors: Brock Lundberg, Lin Gu, Rongsheng Roger Ruan, Ling Chen, Paul Bradley Addis, Jack Edgar Johnson
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Patent number: 6506435Abstract: An improved method for refining cellulose that produces a highly refined cellulosic material comprising soaking raw material in a mild NaOH using reduced temperatures and pressures, and refining the material with a plate refiner so that a waste water stream is reduced in volume and has a pH within a range of 8 to 9. Also, a HRC gel having a lignin concentration of at least about one (1)% by weight, and a water retention capacity of about 25 to at least about 56 g H2O/g dry HRC is provided.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 1999Date of Patent: January 14, 2003Assignees: Regents of the University of Minnesota, Agricultural Utilization Research InstituteInventors: Brock Lundberg, Lin Gu, Rongsheng Roger Ruan, Ling Chen, Paul Bradley Addis, Jack Edgar Johnson
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Patent number: 5817381Abstract: A process and materials are described in which highly refined celleuloise fibers are broken down into microfibers and further processed into compositions, films. coatings and solid materials which are biodegradable and even edible. The process for the formation of hardenable compositions may comprise:providing a composition comprising non-wood cellulose fiber, 36. mechanically reducing the size of the non-wood cellulose fiber to less than 2 mm, reducing the amount of binding of microfibers by lignin within said non-wood cellulose fibers present in said composition comprising cellulose fiber to form a first fiber product, providing pressure of at least 300 psi to said first fiber product while it is in the presence of a liquid, and removing said pressure within a time interval which will cause said cellulose fiber to break down into a second fiber product comprising microfibers in said liquid.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 1996Date of Patent: October 6, 1998Assignees: Agricultural Utilization Research Institute, Regents of the University of MinnesotaInventors: Ling Chen, Rongsheng Roger Ruan, Jack Edgar Johnson, Paul Bradley Addis, Li Xu, Lun Yi
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Patent number: 5525126Abstract: The present invention includes a process for producing esters from a feedstock that includes a fat or an oil. The process includes mixing the feedstock with an alcohol and a catalyst. The catalyst includes a mixture of calcium acetate and barium acetate The reaction mixture is heated at a temperature effective to make esters.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 1994Date of Patent: June 11, 1996Assignee: Agricultural Utilization Research InstituteInventors: Hemendra N. Basu, Max E. Norris