Patents by Inventor Evan Wegener

Evan Wegener 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).

  • Formation of 2,5-furan dicarboxylic acid from aldaric acids
    Patent number: 9994539
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for forming 2,5-furan dicarboxylic acid (FDCA) from aldaric acids. The aldaric acids are dehydrating and cyclizing via acid catalysis to form the FDCA product. Aldaric acids such as galactaric acid, gularic acid, mannaric acid, and glucaric acid can be used in the disclosed method, and the aldaric acids can be obtained from form renewable biomass sources which contain pectin, alginate, and/or other biomass carbohydrates. The FDCA can be used as a renewable feedstock for consumer product polymeric materials such as polyalkylene furoate polymers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Dennis J. Miller, Lars Peereboom, Evan Wegener, Matthew Gattinger
  • FORMATION OF 2,5-FURAN DICARBOXYLIC ACID FROM ALDARIC ACIDS
    Publication number: 20170305873
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for forming 2,5-furan dicarboxylic acid (FDCA) from aldaric acids. The aldaric acids are dehydrating and cyclizing via acid catalysis to form the FDCA product. Aldaric acids such as galactaric acid, gularic acid, mannaric acid, and glucaric acid can be used in the disclosed method, and the aldaric acids can be obtained from form renewable biomass sources which contain pectin, alginate, and/or other biomass carbohydrates. The FDCA can be used as a renewable feedstock for consumer product polymeric materials such as polyalkylene furoate polymers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2017
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Inventors: Dennis J. Miller, Lars Peereboom, Evan Wegener, Matthew Gattinger
  • Formation of 2,5-furan dicarboxylic acid from aldaric acids
    Patent number: 9701652
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for forming 2,5-furan dicarboxylic acid (FDCA) from aldaric acids. The aldaric acids are dehydrating and cyclizing via acid catalysis to form the FDCA product. Aldaric acids such as galactaric acid, gularic acid, mannaric acid, and glucaric acid can be used in the disclosed method, and the aldaric acids can be obtained from form renewable biomass sources which contain pectin, alginate, and/or other biomass carbohydrates. The FDCA can be used as a renewable feedstock for consumer product polymeric materials such as polyalkylene furoate polymers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Dennis J. Miller, Lars Peereboom, Evan Wegener, Matthew Gattinger
  • Formation of 2,5-Furan Dicarboxylic Acid from Aldaric Acids
    Publication number: 20170144982
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for forming 2,5-furan dicarboxylic acid (FDCA) from aldaric acids. The aldaric acids are dehydrating and cyclizing via acid catalysis to form the FDCA product. Aldaric acids such as galactaric acid, gularic acid, mannaric acid, and glucaric acid can be used in the disclosed method, and the aldaric acids can be obtained from form renewable biomass sources which contain pectin, alginate, and/or other biomass carbohydrates. The FDCA can be used as a renewable feedstock for consumer product polymeric materials such as polyalkylene furoate polymers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2016
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventors: Dennis J. Miller, Lars Peereboom, Evan Wegener, Matthew Gattinger