Patents by Inventor Makoto N. MASUNO

Makoto N. MASUNO 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).

  • UTILIZING A MULTIPHASE REACTOR FOR THE CONVERSION OF BIOMASS TO PRODUCE SUBSTITUTED FURANS
    Publication number: 20140100378
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods to produce substituted furans (e.g., halomethylfurfural, hydroxymethylfurfural, and furfural), by acid-catalyzed conversion of biomass using a gaseous acid in a multiphase reactor, such as a fluidized bed reactor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2012
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Applicant: MICROMIDAS, INC.
    Inventors: Makoto N. Masuno, John Bissell, Ryan L. Smith, Brian Higgins, Alex Benjamin Wood, Marc Foster
  • METHODS OF PRODUCING PARA-XYLENE AND TEREPHTHALIC ACID
    Publication number: 20130245316
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods to produce para-xylene, toluene, and other compounds from renewable sources (e.g., cellulose, hemicellulose, starch, sugar) and ethylene in the presence of a catalyst. For example, cellulose and/or hemicellulose may be converted into 2,5-dimethylfuran (DMF), which may be converted into para-xylene by cycloaddition of ethylene to DMF. Para-xylene can then be oxidized to form terephthalic acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicant: MICROMIDAS, INC.
    Inventors: Makoto N. MASUNO, Patrick B. SMITH, Dennis A. HUCUL, Adina DUMITRASCU, Katherine BRUNE, Ryan L. SMITH, John BISSELL, Marc FOSTER