Patents by Inventor James Alan Lawson

James Alan Lawson 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).

  • Methods for treating lignocellulosic materials
    Patent number: 11965220
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of processing lignocellulosic material to obtain hemicellulose sugars, cellulose sugars, lignin, cellulose and other high-value products. Also provided are hemicellulose sugars, cellulose sugars, lignin, cellulose, and other high-value products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: VIRDIA, LLC
    Inventors: Robert Jansen, Philip Travisano, Lee Madsen, Neta Matis, James Alan Lawson, Noa Lapidot, Aharon Eyal, Timothy Allen Bauer, Ziv-Vladimir Belman, Bassem Hallac, Michael Zviely
  • METHODS FOR PREPARING THERMALLY STABLE LIGNIN FRACTIONS
    Publication number: 20230116383
    Abstract: The present invention relates to fractions of high purity lignin which are thermally stable, and to methods of producing said fractions from lignocellulosic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Inventors: Robert JANSEN, James Alan LAWSON, Noa LAPIDOT, Bassem HALLAC, Perry ROTEM
  • METHODS FOR TREATING LIGNOCELLULOSIC MATERIALS
    Publication number: 20210292858
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of processing lignocellulosic material to obtain hemicellulose sugars, cellulose sugars, lignin, cellulose and other high-value products. Also provided are hemicellulose sugars, cellulose sugars, lignin, cellulose, and other high-value products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: Robert Jansen, Philip Travisano, Lee Madsen, Neta Matis, James Alan Lawson, Noa Lapidot, Aharon Eyal, Timothy Allen Bauer, Ziv-Vladimir Belman, Bassem Hallac, Michael Zviely
  • Integrated methods for treating lignocellulosic material
    Patent number: 11091815
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods of processing lignocellulosic material to obtain cellulose and cellulose sugars. Also provided are compositions of cellulose hydrolysates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: Virdia, LLC
    Inventors: Robert Jansen, James Alan Lawson, Noa Lapidot, Neta Matis, Bassem Hallac
  • Method for producing xylitol by fermentation
    Patent number: 11078548
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems, methods, and processes for the production of sugars and conversion products from biomass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: VIRDIA, LLC
    Inventors: Robert Jansen, James Alan Lawson, Adam Tyler Carden, Philip Travisano, Brendon Christopher Stout, Noa Lapidot
  • Methods for treating lignocellulosic materials
    Patent number: 11053558
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of processing lignocellulosic material to obtain hemicellulose sugars, cellulose sugars, lignin, cellulose and other high-value products. Also provided are hemicellulose sugars, cellulose sugars, lignin, cellulose, and other high-value products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: Virdia, LLC
    Inventors: Robert Jansen, Philip Travisano, Lee Madsen, Neta Matis, James Alan Lawson, Noa Lapidot, Aharon Eyal, Timothy Allen Bauer, Ziv-Vladimir Belman, Bassem Hallac, Michael Zviely
  • Methods for separating and refining lignin from black liquor and compositions thereof
    Patent number: 10767308
    Abstract: The invention relates methods and processes for the separation and refining of lignin from spent cooking liquor, called black liquor, present in industrial chemical plants, and compositions thereof. A process is provided for separating black liquor into at least two, three, or four streams selected from: (i) a gaseous stream comprising volatile sulfur compounds; (ii) a lignin-comprising stream produced by extracting lignin into a limited solubility solvent S1; (iii) a salt stream, comprising solid sodium and sulfate salts; and (iv) a salt-depleted and lignin-depleted aqueous stream comprising hydrocarbons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: VIRDIA, INC.
    Inventors: Robert Jansen, James Alan Lawson, Noa Lapidot
  • Methods for converting cellulose to furanic products
    Patent number: 10532990
    Abstract: The present invention relates to systems, methods, and processes for the production of conversion products such as furanic products from biomass such as lignocellulosic materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: VIRDIA, INC.
    Inventors: Robert Jansen, James Alan Lawson, Philip Travisano, Brendon Christopher Stout, Allison Jean Hulchanski, Neta Matis, Noa Lapidot, Michael Zviely, Adam Tyler Carden, Michael Andrew Faison, Bassem Hallac, Sterling Alexander White
  • Hydrogenation of oxygenated molecules from biomass refining
    Patent number: 10189764
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods, processes, and systems for utilizing the dehydrogenation of 2-butanol for hydrogen consuming reactions of biomass or biomass-derived molecules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: VIRDIA, INC.
    Inventors: Robert Jansen, Noa Lapidot, James Alan Lawson, Michael Zviely, Neta Matis, Lee Madsen, Bassem Hallac, Philip Travisano
  • HYDROGENATION OF OXYGENATED MOLECULES FROM BIOMASS REFINING
    Publication number: 20190002381
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods, processes, and systems for utilizing the dehydrogenation of 2-butanol for hydrogen consuming reactions of biomass or biomass-derived molecules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2018
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: Robert Jansen, Noa Lapidot, James Alan Lawson, Michael Zviely, Neta Matis, Lee Madsen, Bassem Hallac, Philip Travisano
  • Methods for extracting and converting hemicellulose sugars
    Patent number: 10138217
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods of producing hemicellulose and conversion products thereof from a biomass. Also provided are hemicellulose products and other conversion products thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: VIRDIA, INC.
    Inventors: Robert Jansen, Noa Lapidot, Bassem Hallac, James Alan Lawson, Lee Madsen, Brendon Stout, Adam Tyler Carden, Michael A Faison, Philip Travisano, Michael Zviely
  • Methods for preparing thermally stable lignin fractions
    Patent number: 9988412
    Abstract: The present invention relates to fractions of high purity lignin which are thermally stable, and to methods of producing said fractions from lignocellulosic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: VIRDIA, INC.
    Inventors: Robert Jansen, James Alan Lawson, Noa Lapidot, Bassem Hallac, Perry Rotem
  • INTEGRATED METHODS FOR TREATING LIGNOCELLULOSIC MATERIAL
    Publication number: 20180148804
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods of processing lignocellulosic material to obtain cellulose and cellulose sugars. Also provided are compositions of cellulose hydrolysates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2016
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Inventors: Robert Jansen, James Alan LAWSON, Noa LAPIDOT, Neta MATIS, Bassem HALLAC
  • Hydrogenation of oxygenated molecules from biomass refining
    Patent number: 9926252
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods, processes, and systems for utilizing the dehydrogenation of 2-butanol for hydrogen consuming reactions of biomass or biomass-derived molecules. The present invention relates to methods, processes, and systems for utilizing the dehydrogenation of 2-butanol for hydrogen consuming hydrogenation, hydrogenolysis, or hydrodeoxygenation reactions of biomass or biomass-derived molecules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: Virdia, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Jansen, Noa Lapidot, James Alan Lawson, Michael Zviely, Neta Matis, Lee Madsen, Bassem Hallac, Philip Travisano
  • METHODS FOR PREPARING THERMALLY STABLE LIGNIN FRACTIONS
    Publication number: 20180079766
    Abstract: The present invention relates to fractions of high purity lignin which are thermally stable, and to methods of producing said fractions from lignocellulosic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2017
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Inventors: Robert Jansen, James Alan Lawson, Noa Lapidot, Bassem Hallac, Perry Rotem
  • METHODS FOR EXTRACTING AND CONVERTING HEMICELLULOSE SUGARS
    Publication number: 20170369957
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems, methods, and processes for the production of sugars and conversion products from biomass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2016
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Inventors: Robert JANSEN, James Alan LAWSON, Adam Tyler CARDEN, Philip TRAVISANO, Brendon Christopher STOUT, Noa LAPIDOT
  • METHODS FOR TREATING LIGNOCELLULOSIC MATERIALS
    Publication number: 20170349958
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of processing lignocellulosic material to obtain hemicellulose sugars, cellulose sugars, lignin, cellulose and other high-value products. Also provided are hemicellulose sugars, cellulose sugars, lignin, cellulose, and other high-value products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2017
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventors: Robert Jansen, Philip Travisano, Lee Madsen, Neta Matis, James Alan Lawson, Noa Lapidot, Aharon Eyal, Timothy Allen Bauer, Ziv-Vladimir Belman, Bassem Hallac, Michael Zviely
  • Methods for treating lignocellulosic materials
    Patent number: 9783861
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of processing lignocellulosic material to obtain hemicellulose sugars, cellulose sugars, lignin, cellulose and other high-value products. Also provided are hemicellulose sugars, cellulose sugars, lignin, cellulose, and other high-value products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: Virdia, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Jansen, Philip Travisano, Lee Madsen, Neta Matis, James Alan Lawson, Noa Lapidot, Aharon M. Eyal, Timothy Allen Bauer, Ziv-Vladimir Belman, Bassem Hallac, Michael Zviely
  • METHODS FOR EXTRACTING AND CONVERTING HEMICELLULOSE SUGARS
    Publication number: 20170210721
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods of producing hemicellulose and conversion products thereof from a biomass. Also provided are hemicellulose products and other conversion products thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2014
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: Robert JANSEN, Noa LAPIDOT, Bassem HALLAC, James Alan LAWSON, Lee MADSEN, Brendon STOUT, Adam Tyler CARDEN, Michael A. FAISON, Philip TRAVISANO, Michael ZVIELY
  • Methods for preparing thermally stable lignin fractions
    Patent number: 9683005
    Abstract: The present invention relates to fractions of high purity lignin which are thermally stable, and to methods of producing said fractions from lignocellulosic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: Virdia, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Jansen, James Alan Lawson, Noa Lapidot, Bassem Hallac, Perry Rotem