Patents by Inventor Mark DeANDREA

Mark DeANDREA 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 REDUCING ODOR IN EXTRUDED LIGNIN AND EXTRUDED LIGNIN WITH REDUCED ODOR
    Publication number: 20190292329
    Abstract: Methods of reducing odiferous compounds in lignin, and reduced-odor lignin produced by the present methods. A solvent, for example a polar solvent such as ethanol, may be mixed with lignin in an extruder to remove odiferous compounds such as mercaptans and phenolic compounds. The polar solvent can then be boiled or evaporated out of the mixture to extract the odiferous compounds from the lignin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2019
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventors: Mark DEANDREA, Michel Jean
  • Lignin Compositions and Methods for Use in Fermentation and Animal Feed
    Publication number: 20170298392
    Abstract: This disclosure includes methods utilizing lignin or modified lignin compositions to reduce undesirable effects of unwanted microbial growth in fermentation media or animal feed, including lignin or modified lignin compositions that may be used in or for such methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2017
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventors: Mark DeANDREA, Wilton Dale MITCHELL, Neelakantam NARENDRANATH