Patents by Inventor Kenneth E. Mersman

Kenneth E. Mersman 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 PRODUCTION OF FURFURAL USING A WATER IMMISCIBLE ORGANIC SOLVENT
    Publication number: 20220259166
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to an efficient process for the production of a furan derivative from C5 and/or C6 sugars. The process utilizes a water immiscible organic solvent system comprising at least one alkyl phenol and at least one alkylated naphthalene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: KEITH W. HUTCHENSON, Torren Ryan Carlson, Jacob G. Dickinson, David William Drew, Paul Joseph Fagan, Francis G. Gallagher, Isabel Liberis, Kenneth E. Mersman, Gregg Sunshine