Patents by Inventor Alban CHAPPAZ

Alban CHAPPAZ 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).

  • Process for the preparation of levulinate esters
    Patent number: 10590060
    Abstract: A process for synthesizing at least one levulinate ester, said process comprising the reaction of furfuryl alcohol with at least one other alcohol in the presence of water and at least one catalyst, said furfuryl alcohol being present in a quantity of at least 5% by weight, based on the total weight of the alcohols, and said catalyst comprising at least one triflate ligand and at least one metal selected from bismuth, gallium, aluminum, tin and iron.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignees: LE CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE, UNIVERSITE DE POITIERS
    Inventors: Alban Chappaz, Francois Jerome, Karine De Oliveira Vigier, Eric Muller, Jonathan Lai, Matthieu Corbet, Didier Morvan
  • PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF LEVULINATE ESTERS
    Publication number: 20190375703
    Abstract: A process for synthesizing at least one levulinate ester, said process comprising the reaction of furfuryl alcohol with at least one other alcohol in the presence of water and at least one catalyst, said furfuryl alcohol being present in a quantity of at least 5% by weight, based on the total weight of the alcohols, and said catalyst comprising at least one triflate ligand and at least one metal selected from bismuth, gallium, aluminum, tin and iron.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventors: Alban CHAPPAZ, Francois JEROME, Karine DE OLIVEIRA VIGIER, Eric MULLER, Jonathan LAI, Matthieu CORBET, Didier MORVAN