Patents by Inventor Laura E. Beckett

Laura E. Beckett 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).

  • BIO-BASED POLYMERS FOR THE PURIFICATION OF HIGH COMMERCIAL VALUE CHEMICALS EXTRACTED FROM PLANTS, FOOD WASTE, AND NON-FOOD BIOMASS
    Publication number: 20240228424
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a process for separating phenolic acids, comprising a step a) of contacting a feed containing at least two different phenolic acids (PA) with an extraction solvent to extract the at least two different PAs in a first PA containing liquid. The process also comprises a step b) of contacting the first PA containing liquid with a solid molecular imprinted polymer (MIP), such that the MIP captures a target PA from the at least two different PAs, to thereby form a first PA bound MIP dispersed in a second PA containing liquid, where the second PA containing liquid comprises at least one PA and none or a substantially lesser amount of the target PA originally present in the first PA containing liquid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2023
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Applicant: University of Delaware
    Inventors: Yagya Gupta, Laura E. Beckett, Sunitha Sadula, Dionisios G. Vlachos, LaShanda T. Korley
  • BIO-BASED POLYMERS FOR THE PURIFICATION OF HIGH COMMERCIAL VALUE CHEMICALS EXTRACTED FROM PLANTS, FOOD WASTE, AND NON-FOOD BIOMASS
    Publication number: 20240132438
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a process for separating phenolic acids, comprising a step a) of contacting a feed containing at least two different phenolic acids (PA) with an extraction solvent to extract the at least two different PAs in a first PA containing liquid. The process also comprises a step b) of contacting the first PA containing liquid with a solid molecular imprinted polymer (MIP), such that the MIP captures a target PA from the at least two different PAs, to thereby form a first PA bound MIP dispersed in a second PA containing liquid, where the second PA containing liquid comprises at least one PA and none or a substantially lesser amount of the target PA originally present in the first PA containing liquid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: University of Delaware
    Inventors: Yagya Gupta, Laura E. Beckett, Sunitha Sadula, Dionisios G. Vlachos, LaShanda T. Korley