Patents by Inventor C. Will Chen

C. Will Chen 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).

  • Patent number: 11326052
    Abstract: A biodegradable plastic composition is used to manufacture a biodegradable plastic. The biodegradable plastic composition includes a biodegradable polyester, a polysaccharide, and a modifier. The modifier is used to compound the polysaccharide and the biodegradable polyester to obtain a biodegradable plastic. The biodegradable plastic has a tensile strength greater than 3 MPa and an elongation greater than 81%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignees: Tatung Company, TATUNG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: C. Will Chen, Chun-Yeh Chu, Ping-Hsun Tsai, Ching-Huang Wang, Chiung-Cheng Huang, Tai-Wei Tseng
  • Publication number: 20200283621
    Abstract: A biodegradable plastic composition is used to manufacture a biodegradable plastic. The biodegradable plastic composition includes a biodegradable polyester, a polysaccharide, and a modifier. The modifier is used to compound the polysaccharide and the biodegradable polyester to obtain a biodegradable plastic. The biodegradable plastic has a tensile strength greater than 3 MPa and an elongation greater than 81%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2020
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Applicants: Tatung Company, TATUNG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: C. Will Chen, Chun-Yeh Chu, Ping-Hsun Tsai, Ching-Huang Wang, Chiung-Cheng Huang, Tai-Wei Tseng
  • Patent number: 10047194
    Abstract: A biodegradable polyester is consisting of a poly(terephthalate-di-(?-caprolactone) segment, a poly(terephthalate-butylene-terephthalate) segment, a poly(terephthalate-butylene-?-caprolactone) segment, a poly(?-caprolactone-butylene-?-caprolactone) segment, and a poly(tri(?-caprolactone) segment. The above five segments are obtained by polycondensation reaction of terephthalic acid, 1,4-butanediol and ?-caprolactone under the presence of a catalyst, with a polycondensation temperature of 255° C. to 270° C. and a polycondensation time of 2 hours to 4 hours. Furthermore, based on 1 mole of terephthalic acid, a molar ratio of 1,4-butanediol to terephthalic acid is in the range of 1.1 to 1.4, and a molar ratio of ?-caprolactone to terephthalic acid is in the range of 0.5 to 1.6. The biodegradable polyester can have a melting point (Tm) of 90° C. to 170° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignees: Tatung Company, TATUNG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: C. Will Chen, Ching-Huang Wang, Ping-Hsun Tsai
  • Publication number: 20140221598
    Abstract: A biodegradable polyester is provided. The biodegradable polyester is composed of a poly(terephthalate-di-(?-caprolactone) unit, a poly(terephthalate-butylene-terephthalate) unit, a poly(terephthalate-butylene-?-caprolactone) unit, a poly(?-caprolactone-butylene-?-caprolactone) unit, and a poly(tri(?-caprolactone) unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2013
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Inventors: C. Will Chen, Ching-Huang Wang, Ping-Hsun Tsai
  • Patent number: 8110380
    Abstract: A starch-based biodegradable material composition includes: an enzyme-hydrolyzed starch; and a biodegradable polyester selected from at least one of an aliphatic polyester of polybutylene succinate and an aliphatic-aromatic copolyester. The enzyme-hydrolyzed starch is prepared by hydrolyzing a native starch using a starch-hydrolyzing enzyme. The starch-hydrolyzing enzyme has an activity unit ranging from 15000 to 40000.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: Grace Biotech Corporation
    Inventors: C. Will Chen, Ching-Huang Wang, Chin-Wei Chen, Yun-Ping Wang
  • Publication number: 20090075346
    Abstract: A starch-based biodegradable material composition includes: an enzyme-hydrolyzed starch; and a biodegradable polyester selected from at least one of an aliphatic polyester of polybutylene succinate and an aliphatic-aromatic copolyester. The enzyme-hydrolyzed starch is prepared by hydrolyzing a native starch using a starch-hydrolyzing enzyme. The starch-hydrolyzing enzyme has an activity unit ranging from 15000 to 40000.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2008
    Publication date: March 19, 2009
    Applicant: GRACE BIOTECH CORPORATION
    Inventors: C. Will Chen, Ching-Huang Wang, Chin-Wei Chen, Yun-Ping Wang
  • Patent number: 7410783
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method to produce biodegradable polyester, which comprises the following steps: (a) mixing a carbon source, a nitrogen source and water into a reactive material to perform pretreatment; (b) providing a halophilic bacterium, a starting broth and culture with the reactive material; (c) feeding the reactive material; and (d) extracting the polyester from the fermentation broth; wherein, the bacterium has a salt tolerance of 10-30%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2008
    Assignee: Tatung University
    Inventors: C. Will Chen, Ting-Yen Huang, Trong-Ming Don
  • Publication number: 20070264696
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method to produce biodegradable polyester, which comprises the following steps: (a) mixing a carbon source, a nitrogen source and water into a reactive material to perform pretreatment; (b) providing a halophilic bacterium, a starting broth and culture with the reactive material; (c) feeding the reactive material; and (d) extracting the polyester from the fermentation broth; wherein, the bacterium has a salt tolerance of 10-30%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2006
    Publication date: November 15, 2007
    Applicant: Tatung University
    Inventors: C.-Will Chen, Ting-Yen Huang, Trong-Ming Don