Patents by Inventor Blake H. MacQueen

Blake H. MacQueen 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 and compositions for hydrodeoxygenation of carbohydrates and carbohydrate analogs
    Patent number: 10882804
    Abstract: This disclosure provides embodiments directed to compositions, methods, and processes to produce compounds having the structure: each of R1-R5 is selected from a hydroxyl group and hydrogen; and R1-R5 include at least one hydroxyl group and at least one hydrogen; and n=0-2. In particular, methods of the disclosure can include reacting a precursor, the precursor containing more oxygen (O) atoms than the compound, with a gas containing hydrogen (H2) in the presence of a catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: University of South Carolina
    Inventors: Blake H. MacQueen, Elizabeth Barrow, Jochen Lauterbach