Patents by Inventor Karina ANTOUN

Karina ANTOUN 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).

  • Flame-retardant treatment of lignocellulosic materials, resulting flame-retarded lignocellulosic materials and uses thereof
    Patent number: 11964407
    Abstract: A flame retardant treatment of a lignocellulosic material, which includes: optionally steam exploding the lignocellulosic material, impregnating the optionally steam-exploded lignocellulosic material, in or with an aqueous solution, from 0.5% to 10% of phytic acid and from 1% to 30% of urea, based on the total weight of the aqueous solution, optionally drying of the impregnated lignocellulosic material, until the impregnated lignocellulosic material has a moisture content from 5% to 20% by weight, cooking the impregnated and optionally dried lignocellulosic material, the resulting flame-retarded lignocellulosic material including a phosphorous content originating from the phytic acid from 0.1% to 10% by weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignees: UNIVERSITE DE LORRAINE, INSTITUT MINES TELECOM, UNIVERSITE LIBANAISE
    Inventors: Nicolas Brosse, Romain Kapel, Rodolphe Sonnier, Roland El Hage, César Segovia, Karina Antoun, Maria Moussa
  • FLAME-RETARDANT TREATMENT OF LIGNOCELLULOSIC MATERIALS, RESULTING FLAME-RETARDED LIGNOCELLULOSIC MATERIALS AND USES THEREOF
    Publication number: 20230182342
    Abstract: A flame retardant treatment of a lignocellulosic material, which includes: optionally steam exploding the lignocellulosic material, impregnating the optionally steam-exploded lignocellulosic material, in or with an aqueous solution, from 0.5% to 10% of phytic acid and from 1% to 30% of urea, based on the total weight of the aqueous solution, optionally drying of the impregnated lignocellulosic material, until the impregnated lignocellulosic material has a moisture content from 5% to 20% by weight, cooking the impregnated and optionally dried lignocellulosic material, the resulting flame-retarded lignocellulosic material including a phosphorous content originating from the phytic acid from 0.1% to 10% by weight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2021
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Applicants: UNIVERSITE DE LORRAINE, INSTITUT MINES TELECOM, UNIVERSITE LIBANAISE
    Inventors: Nicolas BROSSE, Romain KAPEL, Rodolphe SONNIER, Roland EL HAGE, César SEGOVIA, Karina ANTOUN, Maria MOUSSA