Patents by Inventor Marianne Rodgers

Marianne Rodgers 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).

  • Methods of producing liquid hydrocarbon fuels from solid plastic wastes
    Patent number: 9200207
    Abstract: A method of producing liquid hydrocarbon fuels for solid waste plastic by reacting the waste plastic with a metal hydride and a supported catalyst which is mixed and then gasified to produce liquid hydrocarbons is described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: University of Central Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Cunping Huang, Amit Gujar, Marianne Rodgers
  • POLYMER MEMBRANES WITH RARE EARTH OR TRANSITION METAL MODIFIERS
    Publication number: 20150188175
    Abstract: A coated polymer membrane includes a polymer composite including a polymer material, a rare earth or transition metal compound modifier within at least a portion of a thickness of the polymer material. A median particles size of the compound modifier is between 20 nm and 150 nm. A precious metal group (PMG) metal or PMG metal alloy is coating both sides of the polymer composite.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2013
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Inventors: Benjamin P. Pearman, Marianne Rodgers, Nahid Mohajeri, Robert Paul Brooker, Darlene K. Slattery
  • Methods of Producing Liquid Hydrocarbon Fuels from Solid Plastic Wastes
    Publication number: 20120310023
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods of producing high quality liquid fuels from solid plastic waste, high quality liquid fuels, and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2012
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Applicant: University of Central Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Cunping Huang, Amit Gujar, Marianne Rodgers