Patents by Inventor Mahendra Thunga

Mahendra Thunga 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).

  • COMPOSITIONS INCLUDING ESTERIFIED LIGNIN AND POLY (LACTIC ACID) AND CARBON FIBERS PRODUCED THEREFROM
    Publication number: 20160230009
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions comprising esterified lignin and poly(lactic acid). In various embodiments, the present invention provides fibers comprising the esterified lignin and poly(lactic acid) blend, carbon fibers made therefrom, and methods of making the fiber and the carbon fibers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2016
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Inventors: Mahendra Thunga, Keke Chen, Michael Richard Kessler
  • Process of making carbon fibers from compositions including esterified lignin and poly(lactic acid)
    Patent number: 9340425
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions comprising esterified lignin and poly(lactic acid). In various embodiments, the present invention provides fibers comprising the esterified lignin and poly(lactic acid) blend, carbon fibers made therefrom, and methods of making the fiber and the carbon fibers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Mahendra Thunga, Keke Chen, Michael Richard Kessler
  • COMPOSITIONS INCLUDING ESTERIFIED LIGNIN AND POLY(LACTIC ACID) AND CARBON FIBERS PRODUCED THEREFROM
    Publication number: 20140099505
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions comprising esterified lignin and poly(lactic acid). In various embodiments, the present invention provides fibers comprising the esterified lignin and poly(lactic acid) blend, carbon fibers made therefrom, and methods of making the fiber and the carbon fibers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2013
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Applicant: Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Mahendra Thunga, Keke Chen, Michael Richard Kessler