Patents by Inventor Kirk Davin Rector

Kirk Davin Rector 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 decomposing lignin in biomass
    Patent number: 8871051
    Abstract: A mild inexpensive process for treating lignocellulosic biomass involves oxidative delignification of wood using an aqueous solution prepared by dissolving a catalytic amount of manganese (III) acetate into water and adding hydrogen peroxide. Within 4 days and without agitation, the solution was used to convert poplar wood sections into a fine powder-like delignified, cellulose rich materials that included individual wood cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Los Alamos National Security, LLC
    Inventors: Kirk Davin Rector, Marcel Lucas, Gregory Lawrence Wagner, David Bryan Kimball, Susan Kloek Hanson
  • PROCESS FOR DECOMPOSING LIGNIN IN BIOMASS
    Publication number: 20130248128
    Abstract: A mild inexpensive process for treating lignocellulosic biomass involves oxidative delignification of wood using an aqueous solution prepared by dissolving a catalytic amount of manganese (III) acetate into water and adding hydrogen peroxide. Within 4 days and without agitation, the solution was used to convert poplar wood sections into a fine powder-like delignified, cellulose rich materials that included individual wood cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2012
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC
    Inventors: Kirk Davin Rector, Marcel Lucas, Gregory Lawrence Wagner, David Bryan Kimball, Susan Kloek Hanson