Patents by Inventor Ming Qiao

Ming Qiao 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).

  • ORGANO-CATALYTIC BIOMASS DECONSTRUCTION
    Publication number: 20170081736
    Abstract: The present invention provides processes for catalytic deconstruction of biomass using a solvent produced in a bioreforming reaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventors: Ming Qiao, Randy D. Cortright, Elizabeth Woods
  • Solvolysis of biomass to produce aqueous and organic products
    Patent number: 9587178
    Abstract: The present invention provides processes for deconstructing biomass to produce aqueous and organic products using a solvent produced in a bioreforming reaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: Virent, Inc.
    Inventors: Ming Qiao, Elizabeth Woods, Paul Myren, Randy Cortright, Sean Connolly
  • SOLVOLYSIS OF BIOMASS USING SOLVENT FROM A BIOREFORMING PROCESS
    Publication number: 20170058370
    Abstract: The present invention provides processes for deconstructing biomass using a solvent produced in a bioreforming reaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: Ming Qiao, Randy D. Cortright, Dick A. Nagaki
  • CATALYTIC BIOMASS DECONSTRUCTION
    Publication number: 20160362756
    Abstract: The present invention provides processes for catalytically converting biomass to oxygenated compounds suitable for use in bioreforming processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2016
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventors: Ming Qiao, Randy D. Cortright, Dick A. Nagaki, Elizabeth Woods
  • Organo-catalytic biomass deconstruction
    Patent number: 9518305
    Abstract: The present invention provides processes for catalytic deconstruction of biomass using a solvent produced in a bioreforming reaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: Virent, Inc.
    Inventors: Ming Qiao, Randy D. Cortright, Elizabeth Woods
  • Solvolysis of biomass using solvent from a bioreforming process
    Patent number: 9493849
    Abstract: The present invention provides processes for deconstructing biomass using a solvent produced in a bioreforming reaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: VIRENT, INC.
    Inventors: Ming Qiao, Randy D. Cortright, Dick A. Nagaki
  • SOLVOLYSIS OF BIOMASS TO PRODUCE AQUEOUS AND ORGANIC PRODUCTS
    Publication number: 20160319203
    Abstract: The present invention provides processes for deconstructing biomass to produce aqueous and organic products using a solvent produced in a bioreforming reaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2016
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Inventors: Ming Qiao, Elizabeth Woods, Paul Myren, Randy Cortright, Sean Connolly
  • Solvolysis of biomass to produce aqueous and organic products
    Patent number: 9388528
    Abstract: The present invention provides processes for deconstructing biomass to produce aqueous and organic products using a solvent produced in a bioreforming reaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: VIRENT, INC.
    Inventors: Ming Qiao, Elizabeth Woods, Paul Myren, Randy Cortright, Sean Connolly
  • SOLVOLYSIS OF BIOMASS USING SOLVENT FROM A BIOREFORMING PROCESS
    Publication number: 20160102372
    Abstract: The present invention provides processes for deconstructing biomass using a solvent produced in a bioreforming reaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2015
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventors: Ming Qiao, Randy D. Cortright, Dick A. Nagaki
  • PRODUCTION OF CHEMICALS AND FUELS FROM BIOMASS
    Publication number: 20160096996
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods, reactor systems, and catalysts for converting in a continuous process biomass to fuels and chemicals. The invention includes methods of converting the water insoluble components of biomass, such as hemicellulose, cellulose and lignin, to volatile C2+O1-2 oxygenates, such as alcohols, ketones, cyclic ethers, esters, carboxylic acids, aldehydes, and mixtures thereof. In certain applications, the volatile C2+O1-2 oxygenates can be collected and used as a final chemical product, or used in downstream processes to produce liquid fuels, chemicals and other products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2015
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Inventors: Ming Qiao, Elizabeth Woods, Paul Myren, Randy Cortright, John Kania
  • ORGANO-CATALYTIC BIOMASS DECONSTRUCTION
    Publication number: 20160097108
    Abstract: The present invention provides processes for catalytic deconstruction of biomass using a solvent produced in a bioreforming reaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2015
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Inventors: Ming Qiao, Randy D. Cortright, Elizabeth Woods
  • SOLVOLYSIS OF BIOMASS TO PRODUCE AQUEOUS AND ORGANIC PRODUCTS
    Publication number: 20160024711
    Abstract: The present invention provides processes for deconstructing biomass to produce aqueous and organic products using a solvent produced in a bioreforming reaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2015
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventors: Ming Qiao, Elizabeth Woods, Paul Myren, Randy Cortright, Sean Connolly
  • Serial deconstruction of biomass
    Patent number: 9212316
    Abstract: The present invention provides processes for deconstructing biomass using water. The method generally includes loading a reactor with biomass and water, heating the reactor to a first deconstruction temperature and establishing a first deconstruction pressure, maintaining the reactor at the first deconstruction temperature and a first deconstruction pressure for a first deconstruction period, flushing the reactor with water, and repeating these steps one or more times after establishing a second deconstructing temperature and second deconstruction pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: Virent, Inc.
    Inventors: Ming Qiao, Elizabeth Woods, Paul Myren, Randy Cortright
  • Methods for biomass deconstruction and purification
    Patent number: 9212315
    Abstract: The present invention provides processes for deconstructing and purifying biomass using water. The method includes the steps of loading a reactor with biomass and water, establishing and maintaining a deconstruction temperature and pressure for a deconstruction period, flushing the reactor with water, and repeating these steps to produce a solid phase and a biomass hydrolysate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: Virent, Inc.
    Inventors: Ming Qiao, Elizabeth Woods, Paul Myren, Randy Cortright
  • Solvolysis of biomass using solvent from a bioreforming process
    Patent number: 9212314
    Abstract: The present invention provides processes for deconstructing biomass using a solvent produced in a bioreforming reaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: Virent, Inc.
    Inventors: Ming Qiao, Randy D. Cortright, Dick A. Nagaki
  • Organo-catalytic biomass deconstruction
    Patent number: 9212104
    Abstract: The present invention provides processes for catalytic deconstruction of biomass using a solvent produced in a bioreforming reaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: Virent, Inc.
    Inventors: Ming Qiao, Randy D. Cortright, Elizabeth Woods
  • Apparatus and method for converting biomass to feedstock for biofuel and biochemical manufacturing processes
    Patent number: 9212328
    Abstract: The present invention includes improved systems and methods for producing biomass-derived feedstocks for biofuel and biochemical manufacturing processes. The systems and methods use components that are capable of transferring relatively high concentrations of solid biomass utilizing pressure variations between vessels, and allows for the recovery and recycling of heterogeneous catalyst materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: Virent, Inc.
    Inventors: John Kania, Ming Qiao, Elizabeth M. Woods, Randy D. Cortright, Paul Myren
  • Production of chemicals and fuels from biomass
    Patent number: 9212320
    Abstract: Described are methods, reactor systems, and catalysts for converting biomass to fuels and chemicals in a batch and/or continuous process. The process generally involves the conversion of water insoluble components of biomass, such as hemicellulose, cellulose and lignin, to volatile C2+O1-2 oxygenates, such as alcohols, ketones, cyclic ethers, esters, carboxylic acids, aldehydes, and mixtures thereof. In certain applications, the volatile C2+O1-2 oxygenates can be collected and used as a final chemical product, or used in downstream processes to produce liquid fuels, chemicals and other products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: Virent, Inc.
    Inventors: Elizabeth M. Woods, Ming Qiao, Paul Myren, Randy D. Cortright, John Kania
  • Solvolysis of biomass to produce aqueous and organic products
    Patent number: 9157031
    Abstract: The present invention provides processes for deconstructing biomass to produce aqueous and organic products using a solvent produced in a bioreforming reaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: Virent, Inc.
    Inventors: Ming Qiao, Elizabeth Woods, Paul Myren, Randy Cortright, Sean Connolly
  • Solvolysis of biomass and stabilization of biomass hydrolysate
    Patent number: 9157030
    Abstract: The present invention provides processes for deconstructing biomass using a solvent produced in a bioreforming reaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: Virent, Inc.
    Inventors: Ming Qiao, Elizabeth Woods, Paul Myren, Randy Cortright