Patents by Inventor Calvin MUKARAKATE

Calvin MUKARAKATE 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).

  • Materials and methods for improved pyrolysis processing
    Patent number: 11766661
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a catalyst that includes a support that includes a metal oxide and a metal deposited on the support, where the metal oxide includes at least one of TiO2, Al2O3, SiO2, CeO2, and/or ZrO2, the metal includes at least one of Pt, Pd, Ru Rh, Ni, and/or Mo, the metal is in the form of a particle, and the metal is present on the support at a concentration between about 0.1 wt % and about 5.0 wt %.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Brandon Griffin, Calvin Mukarakate, Maarit Kristiina Iisa, Abhijit Dutta, Joshua A. Schaidle, Andrew Nolan Wilson, Mark R. Nimlos, Matthew Maurice Yung
  • MATERIALS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVED PYROLYSIS PROCESSING
    Publication number: 20210316276
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a catalyst that includes a support that includes a metal oxide and a metal deposited on the support, where the metal oxide includes at least one of TiO2, Al2O3, SiO2, CeO2, and/or ZrO2, the metal includes at least one of Pt, Pd, Ru Rh, Ni, and/or Mo, the metal is in the form of a particle, and the metal is present on the support at a concentration between about 0.1 wt % and about 5.0 wt %.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2021
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Inventors: Michael Brandon GRIFFIN, Calvin MUKARAKATE, Maarit Kristiina IISA, Abhijit DUTTA, Joshua A. SCHAIDLE, Andrew Nolan WILSON, Mark R. NIMLOS, Matthew Maurice Yung
  • Catalysts and methods for converting biomass to liquid fuels
    Patent number: 10392567
    Abstract: An aspect of the present disclosure is a method that includes contacting an oxygenated compound and hydrogen (H2) with a solid catalyst, where the solid catalyst includes a metal carbide that includes a first transition metal, and the contacting converts at least a portion of the oxygenated compound to a deoxygenated compound. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the metal carbide may include at least one of Mo2C and/or W2C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC
    Inventors: Daniel Ruddy, Joshua A. Schaidle, Calvin Mukarakate, Abhijit Dutta, Frederick G. Baddour, Susan E. Habas
  • Naphthalene-containing polymers and methods of making the same
    Patent number: 10364322
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a dimer that includes a first hydroxyl-functionalized naphthalene group and a second hydroxyl-functionalized naphthalene group, where the first hydroxyl-functionalized naphthalene group and the second hydroxyl-functionalized naphthalene group are connected by a bridging group. The present disclosure also relates to a polymer synthesized using the dimer, as well as methods for synthesizing both the dimer and the polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC
    Inventors: Mark R. Nimlos, Andrew Nolan Wilson, Calvin Mukarakate, Mariel Jene Price
  • NAPHTHALENE-CONTAINING POLYMERS AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20180208716
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a dimer that includes a first hydroxyl-functionalized naphthalene group and a second hydroxyl-functionalized naphthalene group, where the first hydroxyl-functionalized naphthalene group and the second hydroxyl-functionalized naphthalene group are connected by a bridging group. The present disclosure also relates to a polymer synthesized using the dimer, as well as methods for synthesizing both the dimer and the polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2018
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Inventors: Mark R. NIMLOS, Andrew Nolan WILSON, Calvin MUKARAKATE, Mariel Jene PRICE
  • CATALYSTS AND METHODS FOR CONVERTING BIOMASS TO LIQUID FUELS
    Publication number: 20180119022
    Abstract: An aspect of the present disclosure is a method that includes contacting an oxygenated compound and hydrogen (H2) with a solid catalyst, where the solid catalyst includes a metal carbide that includes a first transition metal, and the contacting converts at least a portion of the oxygenated compound to a deoxygenated compound. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the metal carbide may include at least one of Mo2C and/or W2C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: Daniel RUDDY, Joshua A. SCHAIDLE, Calvin MUKARAKATE, Abhijit DUTTA, Frederick G. BADDOUR, Susan E. HABAS