Patents by Inventor Brian Ricks

Brian Ricks 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).

  • Converting biomass to gaseous fuel hydrocarbons
    Patent number: 9090833
    Abstract: A method for producing a C1-5 hydrocarbon from a solution containing a C2-6 carboxylic acid or a C2-6 carboxylate which is derived from biomass by contacting the solution with a solid catalyst to decarboxylate the C2-6 carboxylic acid or the C2-6 carboxylate, thereby forming a C1-5 hydrocarbon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: Tufts University
    Inventors: Maria Flytzani-Stephanopoulos, Branko Zugic, Brian Ricks, Gregory Stephanopoulos
  • CONVERTING BIOMASS TO GASEOUS FUEL HYDROCARBONS
    Publication number: 20120035403
    Abstract: A method includes providing a solution containing a C2-6 carboxylic acid or a C2-6 carboxylate that is derived from biomass; and contacting the solution with a solid catalyst to form a C1-5 hydrocarbon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2010
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Applicant: Tufts University
    Inventors: Maria Flytzani-Stephanopoulos, Branko Zugic, Brian Ricks, Gregory Stephanopoulos