Patents by Inventor Christopher G. Ciolino

Christopher G. Ciolino 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).

  • Process for removing unsaponifiable materials from a fatty acid
    Publication number: 20030050491
    Abstract: A process for purifying a fatty acid containing unwanted unsaponifiable materials involving: (a) providing a C4-C26 fatty acid starting material containing unsaponifiable materials; (b) reacting the fatty acid starting material with a zinc oxide component to form a zinc soap; (d) heating the zinc soap; (e) distilling the unsaponifiable materials from the zinc soap; (f) cooling the purified zinc soap; (g) adding a neutralizing acid component to the purified zinc soap to form a mixture containing a zinc salt and an organic layer containing clean fatty acid; and (h) distilling the purified fatty acid from the organic layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2001
    Publication date: March 13, 2003
    Inventors: Michael D. Sublett, Christopher G. Ciolino