Patents by Inventor Shao-Yuan Leu

Shao-Yuan Leu 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).

  • LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOMASS TREATMENT METHOD AND SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20200207925
    Abstract: There is provided a method and system of treating lignocellulose biomass for extraction of target chemical products therefrom. The method comprises pretreating the lignocellulose biomass with at least one diol in the presence of at least one acid, and optionally, water; and separating the pretreated mixture into solid and liquid products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Applicants: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Recyclegreen Project Limited
    Inventors: Chengyu DONG, Shao-Yuan LEU, Chi Shun YEUNG, Ho Yin TSE, Md Khairul ISLAM
  • Textile waste processing
    Patent number: 10611891
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods for processing cotton containing textile waste that include alkaline pretreatment at freezing temperatures and a regeneration process. The method enhances cellulose digestion of the cotton to glucose and produces a solution containing glucose. In some aspects of the disclosed methods, the conversion yield of cotton to glucose can be as high as 80% or even 90%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: The Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel Limited
    Inventors: Yunzi Hu, Carol Sze Ki Lin, Shao-Yuan Leu, Houde Jing, Chi Shun Yeung
  • Textile Waste Processing
    Publication number: 20190233610
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods for processing cotton containing textile waste that include alkaline pretreatment at freezing temperatures and a regeneration process. The method enhances cellulose digestion of the cotton to glucose and produces a solution containing glucose. In some aspects of the disclosed methods, the conversion yield of cotton to glucose can be as high as 80% or even 90%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2018
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Applicant: The Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel Limited
    Inventors: Yunzi HU, Carol Sze Ki LIN, Shao-Yuan LEU, Houde JING, Chi Shun YEUNG