Patents by Inventor Salvatore Saitta

Salvatore Saitta 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).

  • Method for processing biomass
    Patent number: 8946494
    Abstract: A method for processing biomass to produce biofuel includes decomposing lignocellulosic material into byproduct polymers that include lignin, decomposing the lignin into targeted chemical fragments, and chemically converting the targeted chemical fragments into a biofuel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas Henry Vanderspurt, Timothy D. Davis, Sean C. Emerson, Ying She, Rhonda R. Willigan, Salvatore Saitta, Tianli Zhu
  • METHOD FOR PROCESSING BIOMASS
    Publication number: 20130055627
    Abstract: A method for processing biomass to produce biofuel includes decomposing lignocellulosic material into byproduct polymers that include lignin, decomposing the lignin into targeted chemical fragments, and chemically converting the targeted chemical fragments into a biofuel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2011
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Inventors: Thomas Henry Vanderspurt, Timothy D. Davis, Sean C. Emerson, Ying She, Rhonda R. Willigan, Salvatore Saitta, Tianli Zhu