Patents by Inventor Patrick L. Mills

Patrick L. Mills 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).

  • Apparatus for fast pyrolysis reactions and methods thereof
    Patent number: 12013357
    Abstract: The present disclosure an improved apparatus for fast pyrolysis and methods associated with the apparatus. For instance, the present disclosure provides methods for analyzing intermediate products formed via a fast pyrolysis reaction utilizing one or more pulses of pyrolysis vapor through a valve in the apparatus. The described methods provide improved identification of products formed in the fast pyrolysis reaction by using millisecond time resolution for qualitative and/or quantitative analysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: THE TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM
    Inventors: Patrick L. Mills, Arvind Nanduri
  • APPARATUS FOR FAST PYROLYSIS REACTIONS AND METHODS THEREOF
    Publication number: 20210356414
    Abstract: The present disclosure an improved apparatus for fast pyrolysis and methods associated with the apparatus. For instance, the present disclosure provides methods for analyzing intermediate products formed via a fast pyrolysis reaction utilizing one or more pulses of pyrolysis vapor through a valve in the apparatus. The described methods provide improved identification of products formed in the fast pyrolysis reaction by using millisecond time resolution for qualitative and/or quantitative analysis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2021
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventors: Patrick L. MILLS, Arvind NANDURI
  • Glycolaldehyde process
    Patent number: 4503260
    Abstract: Hemi-formals are reacted with hydrogen and carbon monoxide in the presence of certain rhodium catalysts to form glycol aldehyde.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 1983
    Date of Patent: March 5, 1985
    Assignee: Monsanto Company
    Inventors: Steven R. Auvil, Patrick L. Mills