Patents by Inventor Anh The TO

Anh The TO 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).

  • Methods, systems, and catalysts for the direct conversion of syngas to high-octane hydrocarbons
    Patent number: 12180130
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method that includes converting a gas stream that contains hydrogen (H2) and carbon monoxide (CO) to a second mixture that contains a hydrocarbon, for example, a hydrocarbon having between 3 and 15 carbon atoms, where the converting is performed using a first catalyst configured to convert H2 and CO to methanol, a second catalyst configured to convert methanol to dimethyl ether (DME), and a third catalyst configured to convert DME to the hydrocarbon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC
    Inventors: Daniel Ruddy, Jesse Evan Hensley, Joshua A. Schaidle, Connor Patrick Nash, Anh The To
  • Deydrogenative Coupling of Low-Value Light Alkanes to Sustainable Aviation Fuel
    Publication number: 20240327730
    Abstract: A dehydrogenative coupling process to convert alkanes to longer chain olefins in a single process step is described. The approach described combats the thermodynamics of traditional dehydrogenation by consuming the products as they form. This dehydrogenative coupling reaction may be performed in a single reactor which could enable increased per-pass yield of desirable C8+ olefins compared to a traditional two reactors in a series.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2024
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Inventors: Daniel RUDDY, Nicole LIBRETTO, Anh The TO, Susan E. HABAS, Alexander James HILL
  • Reactions and methods for producing fuels
    Patent number: 11898114
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a composition that includes a compound having the structure R1O—(CH2O)n—R2 and a cetane number between about 65 and about 100, where n is between 1 and 10, inclusively, R1 includes a first alkyl group, and R2 includes a second alkyl group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC
    Inventors: Daniel Ruddy, Thomas Dwight Foust, Trenton John Wilke, Anh The To, Andrew Wolf Bartling, Martha Arellano-Trevino
  • REACTIONS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING FUELS
    Publication number: 20220195322
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a composition that includes a compound having the structure R1O—(CH2O)n—R2 and a cetane number between about 65 and about 100, where n is between 1 and 10, inclusively, R1 includes a first alkyl group, and R2 includes a second alkyl group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2021
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Daniel RUDDY, Thomas Dwight FOUST, Trenton John WILKE, Anh The TO, Andrew Wolf BARTLING, Martha ARELLANO-TREVINO
  • METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND CATALYSTS FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF SYNGAS TO HIGH-OCTANE HYDROCARBONS
    Publication number: 20220048834
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method that includes converting a gas stream that contains hydrogen (H2) and carbon monoxide (CO) to a second mixture that contains a hydrocarbon, for example, a hydrocarbon having between 3 and 15 carbon atoms, where the converting is performed using a first catalyst configured to convert H2 and CO to methanol, a second catalyst configured to convert methanol to dimethyl ether (DME), and a third catalyst configured to convert DME to the hydrocarbon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2021
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: Daniel RUDDY, Jesse Evan HENSLEY, Joshua A. SCHAIDLE, Connor Patrick NASH, Anh The TO