Patents by Inventor Samuel J. Thompson

Samuel J. Thompson 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).

  • Process for selectively recovering a phenolic compound from feedstock comprising bio-crude and/or bio-oil
    Patent number: 10954181
    Abstract: A process for selectively recovering a phenolic compound from feedstock comprising bio-crude and/or bio-oil is described. The recovery efficiency of the selected phenolic compound is greater than 70 wt % and the purity of the recovered selected phenolic compound is higher than 80 wt %. The process comprises distilling the feedstock to isolate the selected phenolic compound in a first distillate fraction comprising the selected phenolic compound, concentrating the selected phenolic compound from the first distillate fraction in a concentrated mixture, and purifying the concentrated mixture to recover the selected phenolic compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: Research Triangle Institute
    Inventors: Ofei D. Mante, Mustapha Soukri, Samuel J. Thompson, David C. Dayton
  • PROCESS FOR SELECTIVELY RECOVERING A PHENOLIC COMPOUND FROM FEEDSTOCK COMPRISING BIO-CRUDE AND/OR BIO-OIL
    Publication number: 20200017778
    Abstract: A process for selectively recovering a phenolic compound from feedstock comprising bio-crude and/or bio-oil is described. The recovery efficiency of the selected phenolic compound is greater than 70 wt % and the purity of the recovered selected phenolic compound is higher than 80 wt %. The process comprises distilling the feedstock to isolate the selected phenolic compound in a first distillate fraction comprising the selected phenolic compound, concentrating the selected phenolic compound from the first distillate fraction in a concentrated mixture, and purifying the concentrated mixture to recover the selected phenolic compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2019
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: Ofei D. Mante, Mustapha Soukri, Samuel J. Thompson, David C. Dayton