Patents by Inventor James H. P. Utley

James H. P. Utley 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).

  • Electrochemical treatment of lignins
    Patent number: 4786382
    Abstract: Lignin is cleaved electrolytically into smaller molecules than the starting lignin by passage of electric current through an aqueous alkaline solution of lignin at a temperature above 100.degree. C. while mixing. The yield is greater than 6%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 1987
    Date of Patent: November 22, 1988
    Assignee: The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food in Her Britannic Majesty's Goverment of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
    Inventors: James H. P. Utley, Carment Z. Smith