Patents by Inventor Gereon M. Wuu-Yee

Gereon M. Wuu-Yee 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 the preparation of acrylate esters from alkyl lactates
    Patent number: 10710956
    Abstract: Catalytic hydroesterification of alkyl lactates give alkyl 2-(propionyloxy)propanoates, starting from alkyl lactate, carbon monoxide, ethylene gas, and a palladium catalyst. Pyrolysis of alkyl 2-(propionyloxy)propanoates gives acrylate esters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
    Inventors: Ian A. Tonks, Marc A. Hillmyer, Gereon M. Wuu-Yee
  • PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF ACRYLATE ESTERS FROM ALKYL LACTATES
    Publication number: 20190241495
    Abstract: Catalytic hydroesterification of alkyl lactates give alkyl 2-(propionyloxy)propanoates, starting from alkyl lactate, carbon monoxide, ethylene gas, and a palladium catalyst. Pyrolysis of alkyl 2-(propionyloxy)propanoates gives acrylate esters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2019
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Applicant: Regents of the University of Minnesota
    Inventors: Ian A. Tonks, Marc A. Hillmyer, Gereon M. Wuu-Yee