Patents by Inventor Philip Eastin

Philip Eastin 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).

  • Chemical additives to improve oil separation in stillage process operations
    Patent number: 10513669
    Abstract: The invention provides methods and compositions for recovering oil from stillage. The method comprises the addition of a surfactant and a microparticle comprising hydrophilic silica to a grain to ethanol stillage. The methods and compositions of the present invention release oil trapped in solid aggregates, increasing the total amount of oil extracted from the stillage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: Ecolab USA Inc.
    Inventors: Lan Xiao, Xiaodong Huang, Xuejun Wang, Philip Eastin, Jason Van't Hul
  • Chemical Additives to Improve Oil Separation in Stillage Process Operations
    Publication number: 20180273878
    Abstract: The invention provides methods and compositions for recovering oil from stillage. The method comprises the addition of a surfactant and a microparticle comprising hydrophilic silica to a grain to ethanol stillage. The methods and compositions of the present invention release oil trapped in solid aggregates, increasing the total amount of oil extracted from the stillage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2018
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Applicant: Ecolab USA Inc.
    Inventors: Lan Xiao, Xiaodong Huang, Xuejun Wang, Philip Eastin, Jason Van't Hul
  • Chemical additives to improve oil separation in stillage process operations
    Patent number: 10005982
    Abstract: The invention provides methods and compositions for recovering oil from stillage. The method comprises the addition of a surfactant and a microparticle comprising hydrophilic silica to a grain to ethanol stillage. The methods and compositions of the present invention release oil trapped in solid aggregates, increasing the total amount of oil extracted from the stillage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: Ecolab USA Inc.
    Inventors: Lan Xiao, Xiaodong Huang, Xuejun Wang, Philip Eastin, Jason Van't Hul
  • Chemical Additives to Improve Oil Separation in Stillage Process Operations
    Publication number: 20170015938
    Abstract: The invention provides methods and compositions for recovering oil from stillage. The method comprises the addition of a surfactant and a microparticle comprising hydrophilic silica to a grain to ethanol stillage. The methods and compositions of the present invention release oil trapped in solid aggregates, increasing the total amount of oil extracted from the stillage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Applicant: Ecolab USA Inc.
    Inventors: Lan Xiao, Xiaodong Huang, Xuejun Wang, Philip Eastin, Jason Van't Hul