Patents by Inventor Randy Latayan Maglinao

Randy Latayan Maglinao 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).

  • Catalytic conversion of glycerol or acetol to alcohols
    Patent number: 8975453
    Abstract: The catalytic conversion of glycerol or acetol to alcohols, such as polyhydric alcohols like propylene glycol and simple alcohols like methanol and ethanol, without the addition of external hydrogen, is improved by the use of a transition metal alloy catalyst which, in the case of glycerol, is a nickel alloy catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: University of Idaho
    Inventors: Bingjun Brian He, Randy Latayan Maglinao
  • Catalytic Conversion of Glycerol or Acetol to Alcohols
    Publication number: 20130245330
    Abstract: The catalytic conversion of glycerol or acetol to alcohols, such as polyhydric alcohols like propylene glycol and simple alcohols like methanol and ethanol, without the addition of external hydrogen, is improved by the use of a transition metal alloy catalyst which, in the case of glycerol, is a nickel alloy catalyst.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicant: University of Idaho
    Inventors: Bingjun Brian He, Randy Latayan Maglinao