Patents by Inventor Edward S. Miller, Jr.

Edward S. Miller, Jr. 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 Making Isooctenes from Aqueous Isobutanol
    Publication number: 20160311730
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a catalytic process for making isooctenes using a reactant comprising isobutanol and water. The isooctenes so produced are useful for the production of fuel additives.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Inventors: MICHAEL B. D'AMORE, LEO ERNEST MANZER, EDWARD S. MILLER, JR., JEFFREY P. KNAPP
  • Process for making isooctenes from aqueous isobutanol
    Patent number: 9410099
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a catalytic process for making isooctenes using a reactant comprising isobutanol and water. The isooctenes so produced are useful for the production of fuel additives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: Butamax Advanced Biofuels LLC
    Inventors: Michael B. D'Amore, Leo Ernest Manzer, Edward S. Miller, Jr., Jeffrey P. Knapp
  • Process for making isooctenes from aqueous isobutanol
    Patent number: 9410098
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a catalytic process for making isooctenes using a reactant comprising isobutanol and water. The isooctenes so produced are useful for the production of fuel additives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: Bitamax Advanced Biofuels LLC
    Inventors: Michael B D'Amore, Leo Ernest Manzer, Edward S Miller, Jr., Jeffrey P Knapp
  • Process for making isooctenes from aqueous isobutanol
    Publication number: 20150291900
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a catalytic process for making isooctenes using a reactant comprising isobutanol and water. The isooctenes so produced are useful for the production of fuel additives.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2015
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Applicant: Butamax Advanced Biofuels LLC
    Inventors: Michael B. D'AMORE, Leo Ernest Manzer, Edward S. Miller, JR., Jeffrey P. Knapp
  • Process for making isooctenes from dry 1-butanol
    Patent number: 8975047
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for making isooctenes using dry 1-butanol derived from fermentation broth. The isooctenes so produced are useful for the production of fuel additives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: E I du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Michael B. D'Amore, Leo Ernest Manzer, Edward S. Miller, Jr., Jeffrey P. Knapp
  • PROCESS FOR MAKING ISOOCTENES FROM AQUEOUS ISOBUTANOL
    Publication number: 20140005443
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a catalytic process for making isooctenes using a reactant comprising isobutanol and water. The isooctenes so produced are useful for the production of fuel additives.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2013
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: E I DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Michael B. D'Amore, Leo Ernest Manzer, Edward S. Miller, JR., Jeffrey P. Knapp
  • Method for the production of 1-butanol
    Patent number: 8426173
    Abstract: A method for the production of 1-butanol by fermentation using a microbial production host is disclosed. The method employs a reduction in temperature during the fermentation process that results in a more robust tolerance of the production host to the butanol product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Butamax (TM) Advanced Biofuels LLC
    Inventors: Michael G. Bramucci, Dennis Flint, Edward S. Miller, Jr., Vasantha Nagarajan, Natalia Sedkova, Manjari Singh, Tina K. Van Dyk
  • Method for the production of 2-butanol
    Patent number: 8426174
    Abstract: A method for the production of 2-butanol by fermentation using a microbial production host is disclosed. The method employs a reduction in temperature during the fermentation process that results in a more robust tolerance of the production host to the butanol product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Butamax(TM) Advanced Biofuels LLC
    Inventors: Michael G. Bramucci, Dennis Flint, Edward S. Miller, Jr., Vasantha Nagarajan, Natalia Sedkova, Manjari Singh, Tina K. Van Dyk
  • PRODUCTION OF BUTENES AND DERIVATIVES THEREFROM FROM DRY ETHANOL
    Publication number: 20100174121
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the production of butenes and derivatives thereof from dry ethanol, optionally obtained from a fermentation broth. The butenes thus produced find use as intermediates for the production of polyethylenes and other materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2007
    Publication date: July 8, 2010
    Applicant: E.I DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Leo Ernest Manzer, Michael B. D'Amore, Edward S. Miller, JR.
  • PRODUCTION OF BUTENES AND DERIVATIVES THEREFROM FROM AQUEOUS ETHANOL
    Publication number: 20100168478
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the production of butenes and derivatives thereof from aqueous ethanol, optionally obtained from a fermentation broth. The butenes thus produced find use as intermediates for the production of polyethylenes and for the production of other known, useful materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2007
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Applicant: E I DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Leo Ernest Manzer, Michael B. D'amore, Edward S. Miller, JR.
  • PRODUCTION OF BUTENES AND DERIVATIVES THEREFROM FROM DRY ETHANOL
    Publication number: 20100029994
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the production of butenes and derivatives thereof from dry ethanol, optionally obtained from a fermentation broth. The butenes thus produced find use as intermediates for the production of polyethylenes and other materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2007
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Applicant: E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Leo Ernest Manzer, Michael B. D'Amore, Edward S. Miller, JR.
  • Process for making isooctenes from aqueous isobutanol
    Publication number: 20090099401
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a catalytic process for making isooctenes using a reactant comprising isobutanol and water. The isooctenes so produced are useful for the production of fuel additives.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2007
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Inventors: Michael B. D'Amore, Leo Ernest Manzer, Edward S. Miller, JR., Jeffrey P. Knapp
  • Method to increase carotenoid production in a microbial host cell by down-regulating glycogen synthase
    Patent number: 7504236
    Abstract: A method to increase carotenoid production in carotenogenic microbial host cells is provided by down-regulating or disrupting glycogen synthesis. Disruption of glycogen synthase activity in a carotenogenic microbial host cell significantly increased carotenoid production. Carotenogenic microorganisms are also provided that have been optimized for the production of carotenoid compounds through the down-regulation and/or disruption of glycogen synthase activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2009
    Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Edward S. Miller, Jr., James M. Odom, Pamela L. Sharpe
  • Process for making dibutyl ethers from aqueous 1-butanol
    Publication number: 20090036716
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a catalytic process for making dibutyl ethers using a reactant comprising 1-butanol and water. The dibutyl ethers so produced are useful in transportation fuels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2007
    Publication date: February 5, 2009
    Inventors: Michael B. D'Amore, Leo Ernest Manzer, Edward S. Miller, JR., Robert Dicosimo, Jeffrey P. Knapp
  • Process for making butenes from aqueous isobutanol
    Publication number: 20090030239
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a catalytic process for making butenes using a reactant comprising isobutanol and water. The butenes so produced may be converted to isoalkanes, alkyl-substituted aromatics, isooctanes, isooctanols, and octyl ethers, which are useful in transportation fuels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2007
    Publication date: January 29, 2009
    Inventors: Michael B. D'Amore, Leo Ernest Manzer, Edward S. Miller, JR., Jeffrey P. Knapp
  • Process for making dibutyl ethers from dry 1-butanol
    Publication number: 20090023959
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for making dibutyl ethers using dry 1-butanol derived from fermentation broth. The dibutyl ethers so produced are useful in transportation fuels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2007
    Publication date: January 22, 2009
    Inventors: Michael B. D'Amore, Leo Ernest Manzer, Edward S. Miller, JR., Robert Dicosimo, Jeffrey P. Knapp
  • Method to increase carotenoid production in a microbial host cell by down-regulating glycogen synthase
    Patent number: 7217537
    Abstract: A method to increase carotenoid production in carotenogenic microbial host cells is provided by down-regulating or disrupting glycogen synthesis. Disruption of glycogen synthase activity in a carotenogenic microbial host cell significantly increased carotenoid production. Carotenogenic microorganisms are also provided that have been optimized for the production of carotenoid compounds through the down-regulation and/or disruption of glycogen synthase activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2007
    Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Edward S. Miller, Jr., James M. Odom, Pamela L. Sharpe