Patents Assigned to INVENTURE RENEWABLES, INC.
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Patent number: 11851403Abstract: Provided are industrial processes for producing an organic acid alky ester from a feedstock containing organic acids and/or saponifiables, comprising: countercurrently contacting a feedstock with an organic alkylating reagent over two or more vessels or stages at temperature between 100° C. and 400° C. and pressure between 0.1 barg and 355 barg while simultaneously removing water and/or glycerin with unreacted alkylating reagent from the final vessel or stage to result in a first reaction method product containing organic acid alkyl esters, followed by a choice of using the alkyl esters as-is, purifying the organic acid alkyl esters from the first reaction product mixture or subjecting the first reaction product mixture to an additional transesterification reaction to convert saponifiables into additional organic acid alkyl esters, then purifying the organic acid alkyl esters from this second reaction method product.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2023Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: INVENTURE RENEWABLES, INC.Inventors: Cory O'Neil Blanchard, Ryan Alexander Long, William Rusty Sutterlin, Timothy Nelson Brown, Endre Mihaly
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Patent number: 11814349Abstract: Provided are industrial processes for producing an organic acid alky ester from a feedstock containing organic acids and/or saponifiables, comprising: countercurrently contacting a feedstock with an organic alkylating reagent over two or more vessels or stages at temperature between 100° C. and 400° C. and pressure between barg and 355 barg while simultaneously removing water and/or glycerin with unreacted alkylating reagent from the final vessel or stage to result in a first reaction method product containing organic acid alkyl esters, followed by a choice of using the alkyl esters as-is, purifying the organic acid alkyl esters from the first reaction product mixture or subjecting the first reaction product mixture to an additional transesterification reaction to convert saponifiables into additional organic acid alkyl esters, then purifying the organic acid alkyl esters from this second reaction method product.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2022Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: INVENTURE RENEWABLES, INC.Inventors: Cory O'Neil Blanchard, Ryan Alexander Long, William Rusty Sutterlin, Timothy Nelson Brown, Endre Mihaly
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Patent number: 10988708Abstract: Provided are industrial processes for producing a fatty acid alkyl ester from a natural oil feedstock or a mixed lipid feedstock, wherein the natural oil feedstock comprises a free (un-esterified) organic acid such as a free fatty acid, comprising: producing fatty acid alkyl esters using an alcoholysis reaction such as a vapor phase alcoholysis reaction or a supercritical alcoholysis reaction, wherein the alcoholysis reaction takes place under conditions comprising: mixing the natural oil feedstock and/or mixed lipid feedstock and alcohol into an alcoholysis reactor or equivalent, and then depressurizing, and then recovering the fatty acid alkyl esters from the alcoholysis reactor or equivalent by distillation in a distillation column, leaving a still pitch or distillation bottoms in the distillation column or equivalent, wherein the fatty acid alkyl esters can be removed from the alcoholysis reactor or equivalent with or without cooling of the reaction mixture prior to depressurization.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2020Date of Patent: April 27, 2021Assignee: Inventure Renewables, Inc.Inventors: Cory O'Neil Blanchard, Ryan Alexander Long, Hayden Sawyer
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Patent number: 10975328Abstract: Provided are methods and systems for treating a soapstock. Provided are systems and methods for treating a soapstock to generate free fatty acids and/or fatty acid derivatives, and for realizing the full fatty acid yield of a soapstock by first converting substantially all of the saponifiable material in a soapstock to fatty acids and acidulating the soaps to generate free fatty acids and/or fatty acid derivatives, wherein the soapstock comprises soaps and saponifiable lipids, and the generating of free fatty acids is achieved. Provided are systems and methods for realizing the full fatty acid yield of a soapstock by first converting substantially all of the saponifiable material in a soapstock to salts of fatty acids and acidulating the soaps to generate free fatty acids and/or fatty acid derivatives, wherein the soapstock comprises soaps and saponifiable lipids, and the generating of free fatty acids is achieved.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2020Date of Patent: April 13, 2021Assignee: Inventure Renewables, Inc.Inventors: Ryan Alexander Long, Nathan Killingsworth, Cory O'Neil Blanchard
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Patent number: 10954182Abstract: Provided are processes and products of manufacture that provide a green solution to the hydrolysis of C8/C10 methyl ester to fatty acids. Provided are reactive distillation processes for producing an aliphatic acid and an alcohol as hydrolysis products. Provided are processes and products of manufacture encompassing the hydrolysis of fatty acid alkyl esters to an aliphatic acid and an alcohol by a reactive distillation process. Provided are processes and products of manufacture useful for equilibrium-limited reactions and for the separation of azeotropic mixtures. Provided are reactive distillation products of manufacture and processes for alkyl alkanoate hydrolysis comprising a reaction column comprising a rectifying rectifying zone for further distillation, a reaction zone, and a stripping zone wherein products are separated from reaction mixtures, where a water stream and fatty acid alkyl ester stream can be fed into the reaction section.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2018Date of Patent: March 23, 2021Assignee: Inventure Renewables, Inc.Inventors: William Rusty Sutterlin, Ryan Alexander Long, Cory O'Neil Blanchard, Hayden Sawyer
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Patent number: 10927497Abstract: In alternative embodiments, provided herein are methods and industrial processes for generating high purity (high alpha cellulose) pulp from lignocellulosic feedstocks, comprising directly contacting a lignocellulosic feedstock with a system comprising a super critical or near-super critical fluid or mixture of fluids, whereby the partial pressure of the system provides for the alcoholysis, hydrolysis or a combination thereof of the feedstock at reduced temperatures and pressures, followed by an upgrading step wherein a low-purity cellulosic material generated in the super critical or near-super critical reaction step is treated with an alkaline solution. Also provided herein are systems and methods for producing a high purity cellulose material using reduced amounts of alkaline material.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2015Date of Patent: February 23, 2021Assignee: Inventure Renewables Inc.Inventors: William W. Berry, William Rusty Sutterlin, Mark G. Tegen, Cory Blanchard
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Patent number: 10787766Abstract: In alternative embodiments, provided are methods and industrial processes for generating pulp from lignocellulosic feedstocks, comprising directly contacting a lignocellulosic feedstock with a system comprising a super critical or sub-super critical fluid or mixture of fluids, whereby the partial pressure of the system provides for the hydrolysis or a combination thereof of the feedstock at reduced temperatures and pressures, followed by an upgrading step wherein a low-purity cellulosic material generated in the super critical or sub-super critical reaction step is treated with an alkaline solution. In alternative embodiments, provided are systems and methods for producing a cellulose material using reduced amounts of water.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2019Date of Patent: September 29, 2020Assignee: Inventure Renewables, Inc.Inventors: William Rusty Sutterlin, Cory O'Neil Blanchard, Christopher Check
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Patent number: 10131862Abstract: The present invention generally provides a process for treating a soapstock. The present invention more particularly provides systems and methods for treating a soapstock to generate free fatty acids and/or fatty acid derivatives, e.g. fatty acid alkyl esters. The present invention more particularly provides systems and methods for realizing the full fatty acid yield of a soapstock by first converting substantially all of the saponifiable material in a soapstock to salts of fatty acids (soaps) and acidulating the soaps to generate free fatty acids and/or fatty acid derivatives, e.g. fatty acid alkyl esters, wherein the soapstock comprises soaps and saponifiable lipids, e.g. glycerides and/or phospholipids, and the generating of free fatty acids and/or fatty acid is achieved without the use of a mineral acid.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2016Date of Patent: November 20, 2018Assignee: INVENTURE RENEWABLES INC.Inventors: William R. Sutterlin, Nathan Killingsworth, Cory Blanchard, Ryan Long, Christopher Thomas Check
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Patent number: 10106862Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for generating glucose and glucose derivatives from the direct contacting of cellulose, hemicelluloses and/or polysaccharides with a mixed super critical fluid system of alcohol and water whereby the partial pressure of the system provides for both alcoholysis and hydrolysis of the material to generate primarily glucose, and glucose derivatives.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2017Date of Patent: October 23, 2018Assignee: INVENTURE RENEWABLES, INC.Inventors: William W. Berry, William Rusty Sutterlin, Mark G. Tegen
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Patent number: 10030211Abstract: This invention generally relates to the isolation of molecules exhibiting vitamin E activity, e.g. tocopherols and/or tocotrienols, from mixed lipid feedstocks. In alternative embodiments, the inventions provides methods and industrial processes for isolating vitamin E molecules, including tocopherols and/or tocotrienols, from mixed lipid feedstocks by combining the feedstock with an alcohol and reacting the mixture at or above the critical point of the alcohol, and then optionally separating the products into discreet fractions.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2014Date of Patent: July 24, 2018Assignee: Inventure Renewables, INC.Inventors: William W. Berry, William Rusty Sutterlin, Mark G. Tegen, Ryan Long
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Patent number: 9969668Abstract: This invention generally relates to the production of free fatty acids and/or derivatives thereof, e.g. fatty acid alkyl esters, from soapstock comprising soaps (salts of fatty acids). In alternative embodiments, the invention provides methods and industrial processes for generating free fatty acids and/or fatty acid derivatives from a soapstock comprising soaps by combining the feedstock with one or more reactants to form a reaction mixture and reacting the mixture at a temperature and pressure sufficient to provide for the acidification of the soaps.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2014Date of Patent: May 15, 2018Assignee: INVENTURE RENEWABLES, INC.Inventors: William W. Berry, William Rusty Sutterlin, Mark G. Tegen, Nathan Killingsworth
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Patent number: 9745541Abstract: Provided are methods, processes and systems for treating a soapstock. In alternative embodiments, provided are systems and methods for treating a soapstock to generate free fatty acids and/or fatty acid derivatives, e.g. fatty acid alkyl esters. In alternative embodiments, provided are systems and methods for realizing the full fatty acid yield of a soapstock by first converting substantially all of the saponifiable material in a soapstock to salts of fatty acids (soaps) and acidulating the soaps to generate free fatty acids and/or fatty acid derivatives, e.g. fatty acid alkyl esters, wherein the soapstock comprises soaps and saponifiable lipids, e.g. glycerides and/or phospholipids, and the generating of free fatty acids and/or fatty acid is achieved.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2016Date of Patent: August 29, 2017Assignee: INVENTURE RENEWABLES, INC.Inventors: William Rusty Sutterlin, Ryan Alexander Long, Cory Oneil Blanchard, John Brown
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Patent number: 9605325Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for generating glucose and glucose derivatives from the direct contacting of cellulose, hemicelluloses and/or polysaccharides with a mixed super critical fluid system of alcohol and water whereby the partial pressure of the system provides for both alcoholysis and hydrolysis of the material to generate primarily glucose, and glucose derivatives.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2016Date of Patent: March 28, 2017Assignee: Inventure Renewables, Inc.Inventors: William W. Berry, William Rusty Sutterlin, Mark G. Tegen
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Publication number: 20160201010Abstract: This invention generally relates to the production of free fatty acids and/or derivatives thereof, e.g. fatty acid alkyl esters, from soapstock comprising soaps (salts of fatty acids). In alternative embodiments, the invention provides methods and industrial processes for generating free fatty acids and/or fatty acid derivatives from a soapstock comprising soaps by combining the feedstock with one or more reactants to form a reaction mixture and reacting the mixture at a temperature and pressure sufficient to provide for the acidification of the soaps.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2014Publication date: July 14, 2016Applicant: Inventure Renewables, Inc.Inventors: William W. BERRY, William Rusty SUTTERLIN, Mark G. TEGEN, Nathan KILLINGSWORTH
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Patent number: 9346843Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for generating glucose and glucose derivatives from the direct contacting of cellulose, hemicelluloses and/or polysaccharides with a mixed super critical fluid system of alcohol and water whereby the partial pressure of the system provides for both alcoholysis and hydrolysis of the material to generate primarily glucose, and glucose derivatives.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2011Date of Patent: May 24, 2016Assignee: Inventure Renewables, Inc.Inventors: William Rusty Sutterlin, Mark G. Tegen, William Berry
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Patent number: 9090804Abstract: The present invention relates to an improved composition comprising a blend of diisocyanates of Formula (II) derived from their corresponding dianiino alkyl esters obtained from soy protein source, wherein R is an alkyl and n is 1-4, and methods of making and using such compositions as construction material resin binders, in particular, wood resin binders and/or adhesives.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2011Date of Patent: July 28, 2015Assignee: Inventure Renewables, Inc.Inventors: Mark G. Tegen, William Rusty Sutterlin
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Patent number: 8592613Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing fatty acid alkyl esters as well as cellulosic simplified sugars, shortened protein polymers, amino acids, or combination thereof resulting from the simultaneous esterification and hydrolysis, alcoholysis, or both of algae and other oil containing materials containing phospholipids, free fatty acids (FFA), glycerides, or combination thereof as well as polysaccharides, cellulose, hemicellulose, lignocellulose, protein polymers, or combination thereof in the presence of an alcohol and an optional acid catalyst.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2011Date of Patent: November 26, 2013Assignee: Inventure Renewables, Inc.Inventors: William W. Berry, Mark G. Tegen, William Rusty Sutterlin
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Publication number: 20130211071Abstract: The present invention can involve a method of synthesizing ?-amino-?-caprolactam. The method can comprise heating a salt of L-lysine in a solvent comprising an alcohol under Super Critical Fluid conditions. The methods can comprise heating a salt of L-lysine in a solvent comprising an alcohol and deaminating the reaction product. In various embodiments, the invention can include methods of converting biomass into nylon 6. The methods can comprise heating L-lysine in a solvent comprising an alcohol to produce ?-amino-?-caprolactam, deaminating to produce ?-caprolactam and polymerizing into nylon 6, wherein the L-lysine is derived from biomass. In other embodiments, the present invention can include methods of making nylon 6. The methods can comprise synthesizing ?-caprolactam and then polymerizing, wherein the ?-caprolactam is derived from L-lysine.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2011Publication date: August 15, 2013Applicant: INVENTURE RENEWABLES, INC.Inventors: William Rusty Sutterlin, Mark G. Tegen, William W. Berry
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Publication number: 20130209729Abstract: The present invention relates to an improved composition comprising a blend of diisocyanates of Formula (II) derived from their corresponding dianiino alkyl esters obtained from soy protein source, wherein R is an alkyl and n is 1-4, and methods of making and using such compositions as construction material resin binders, in particular, wood resin binders and/or adhesives.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2011Publication date: August 15, 2013Applicant: INVENTURE RENEWABLES, INC.Inventors: Mark G. Tegen, William Rusty Sutterlin