Patents by Inventor Nicholas RORRER

Nicholas RORRER 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).

  • Bioderived monomers as replacements in petroleum based polymers and copolymers
    Patent number: 11555115
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a composition that includes a first repeat unit that includes where x is between 1 and 1,000, inclusively, and R1 includes at least one of a first hydrocarbon chain and/or a first hydrocarbon ring. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, R1 may further include at least one of an oxygen atom, a nitrogen atom, a sulfur atom, and/or a phosphorus atom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC
    Inventors: Caroline Bradshaw Hoyt, Nicholas Rorrer, Gregg Tyler Beckham
  • Conversion of dicarboxylic acids to monomers and plasticizers
    Patent number: 11459289
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a composition that includes a first repeat unit defined by where R includes a first hydrocarbon chain that includes at least one olefinic bond, R5 includes a second hydrocarbon chain, the second hydrocarbon chain may be saturated, and n may be between 2 and 1,000.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC
    Inventors: Nicholas Rorrer, Gregg Tyler Beckham, Caroline Bradshaw Hoyt
  • Bioderived biphenyl-containing compounds and their conversion to polymers and macromonomers
    Patent number: 11174343
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a composition that includes where A includes at least one of a carbon-carbon bond or a bridging group, R includes between 0 and 4 of a first hydrocarbon, and n is between 2 and 3,000. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the bridging group may include a linear hydrocarbon chain and/or a branched hydrocarbon chain. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the bridging group may include between 1 and 10 carbon atoms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC
    Inventors: Nicholas Rorrer, Gregg Tyler Beckham, Caroline Bradshaw Hoyt, Jared Jon Anderson
  • Polymers and methods of making the same
    Patent number: 10988572
    Abstract: An aspect of the present disclosure is a composition that includes where R1 includes at least one of a saturated hydrocarbon and/or an unsaturated hydrocarbon, R3 includes at least one of a saturated hydrocarbon and/or an unsaturated hydrocarbon, A includes at least one of a saturated hydrocarbon or an unsaturated hydrocarbon, 1?x?1000, and 1?y?1000.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC
    Inventors: Gregg Tyler Beckham, Nicholas Rorrer
  • CONVERSION OF DICARBOXYLIC ACIDS TO MONOMERS AND PLASTICIZERS
    Publication number: 20200377443
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a composition that includes a first repeat unit defined by where R includes a first hydrocarbon chain that includes at least one olefinic bond, R5 includes a second hydrocarbon chain, the second hydrocarbon chain may be saturated, and n may be between 2 and 1,000.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2020
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Inventors: Nicholas RORRER, Gregg Tyler BECKHAM, Caroline Bradshaw HOYT
  • Conversion of dicarboxylic acids to monomers and plasticizers
    Patent number: 10793506
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a composition that includes a first repeat unit defined by where R includes a first hydrocarbon chain that includes at least one olefinic bond, R5 includes a second hydrocarbon chain, the second hydrocarbon chain may be saturated, and n may be between 2 and 1,000.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC
    Inventors: Nicholas Rorrer, Gregg Tyler Beckham, Caroline Bradshaw Hoyt
  • BIODERIVED MONOMERS AS REPLACEMENTS IN PETROLEUM BASED POLYMERS AND COPOLYMERS
    Publication number: 20200263033
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a composition that includes a first repeat unit that includes where x is between 1 and 1,000, inclusively, and R1 includes at least one of a first hydrocarbon chain and/or a first hydrocarbon ring. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, R1 may further include at least one of an oxygen atom, a nitrogen atom, a sulfur atom, and/or a phosphorus atom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2020
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventors: Caroline Bradshaw HOYT, Nicholas RORRER, Gregg Tyler BECKHAM
  • BIODERIVED BIPHENYL-CONTAINING COMPOUNDS AND THEIR CONVERSION TO POLYMERS AND MACROMONOMERS
    Publication number: 20200262972
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a composition that includes where A includes at least one of a carbon-carbon bond or a bridging group, R includes between 0 and 4 of a first hydrocarbon, and n is between 2 and 3,000. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the bridging group may include a linear hydrocarbon chain and/or a branched hydrocarbon chain. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the bridging group may include between 1 and 10 carbon atoms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventors: Nicholas RORRER, Gregg Tyler BECKHAM, Caroline Bradshaw HOYT, Jared Jon ANDERSON
  • CONVERSION OF DICARBOXYLIC ACIDS TO MONOMERS AND PLASTICIZERS
    Publication number: 20200255368
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a composition that includes a first repeat unit defined by where R includes a first hydrocarbon chain that includes at least one olefinic bond, R5 includes a second hydrocarbon chain, the second hydrocarbon chain may be saturated, and n may be between 2 and 1,000.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2020
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Inventors: Nicholas RORRER, Gregg Tyler BECKHAM, Caroline Bradshaw Hoyt
  • Polymers from bio-derived dicarboxylic acids
    Patent number: 10662289
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a polymer that includes a first repeat unit having the structure where m is between 1 and 1,000, R1 includes a first organic group, and R2 includes a second organic group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC
    Inventors: Gregg Tyler Beckham, Nicholas Rorrer, Derek Richard Vardon
  • POLYMERS AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20190153152
    Abstract: An aspect of the present disclosure is a composition that includes where R1 includes at least one of a saturated hydrocarbon and/or an unsaturated hydrocarbon, R3 includes at least one of a saturated hydrocarbon and/or an unsaturated hydrocarbon, A includes at least one of a saturated hydrocarbon or an unsaturated hydrocarbon, 1?x?1000, and 1?y?1000.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: Gregg Tyler BECKHAM, Nicholas RORRER
  • Renewable resins and unsaturated polyesters and methods of making the same
    Patent number: 10280255
    Abstract: An aspect of the present disclosure is a bioderived polymer that includes a first repeat unit that includes where n is an integer between 1 and 1000, and R1 is a first hydrocarbon group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC
    Inventors: Gregg Tyler Beckham, Derek R. Vardon, Nicholas Rorrer, John R. Dorgan
  • POLYMERS FROM BIO-DERIVED DICARBOXYLIC ACIDS
    Publication number: 20180282481
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a polymer that includes a first repeat unit having the structure where m is between 1 and 1,000, R1 includes a first organic group, and R2 includes a second organic group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2018
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: Gregg Tyler BECKHAM, Nicholas RORRER, Derek Richard VARDON
  • RENEWABLE RESINS AND UNSATURATED POLYESTERS AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20170306085
    Abstract: An aspect of the present disclosure is a bioderived polymer that includes a first repeat unit that includes where n is an integer between 1 and 1000, and R1 is a first hydrocarbon group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2017
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Inventors: Gregg Tyler BECKHAM, Derek R. VARDON, Nicholas RORRER, John R. DORGAN