Patents by Inventor Huong Thi Thanh Nguyen

Huong Thi Thanh Nguyen 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).

  • Catalysts and methods for the conversion of carbonaceous materials to liquid fuels
    Patent number: 11786886
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a composition that includes copper (Cu), aluminum (Al), oxygen, and an element (M) that includes at least one of magnesium, cerium, and/or a transition metal, where the copper and the element are present at a first molar ratio relative to the aluminum between about 0.1:1 and about 30:1 ((Cu+M):Al), and the copper and the element are present at a second molar ratio between about 0.1:4 and about 20:1 (Cu:M).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC
    Inventors: Derek Richard Vardon, Huong Thi Thanh Nguyen
  • FUELS AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20220371971
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method that includes a first treating of a first mixture that includes a carboxylic acid having between 2 and 12 carbon atoms, inclusively, to form a second mixture that includes a ketone having between 2 and 25 carbon atoms, inclusively, and a second treating of at least a first portion of the second mixture to form a first product that includes a paraffin having 8 or more carbon atoms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2022
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: Derek Richard VARDON, Xiangchen HUO, Nabila HUQ, Huong Thi Thanh NGUYEN
  • Fuels and methods of making the same
    Patent number: 11420912
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method that includes a first treating of a first mixture that includes a carboxylic acid having between 2 and 12 carbon atoms, inclusively, to form a second mixture that includes a ketone having between 2 and 25 carbon atoms, inclusively, and a second treating of at least a first portion of the second mixture to form a first product that includes a paraffin having 8 or more carbon atoms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC
    Inventors: Derek Richard Vardon, Xiangchen Huo, Nabila Huq, Huong Thi Thanh Nguyen
  • CATALYSTS AND METHODS FOR THE CONVERSION OF CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS TO LIQUID FUELS
    Publication number: 20210268483
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a composition that includes copper (Cu), aluminum (Al), oxygen, and an element (M) that includes at least one of magnesium, cerium, and/or a transition metal, where the copper and the element are present at a first molar ratio relative to the aluminum between about 0.1:1 and about 30:1 ((Cu+M):Al), and the copper and the element are present at a second molar ratio between about 0.1:4 and about 20:1 (Cu:M).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2021
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventors: Derek Richard VARDON, Huong Thi Thanh NGUYEN
  • FUELS AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20210188734
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method that includes a first treating of a first mixture that includes a carboxylic acid having between 2 and 12 carbon atoms, inclusively, to form a second mixture that includes a ketone having between 2 and 25 carbon atoms, inclusively, and a second treating of at least a first portion of the second mixture to form a first product that includes a paraffin having 8 or more carbon atoms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2020
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Derek Richard VARDON, Xiangchen HUO, Nabila HUQ, Huong Thi Thanh Nguyen