Patents by Inventor Stephen Albert MILLER

Stephen Albert MILLER 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).

  • Aromatic polyesters from biosuccinic acid
    Patent number: 11059942
    Abstract: Biosuccinic acid, obtained via sugar fermentation, is cyclodimerized and oxidized to yield building blocks for aromatic polyesters with high glass transition temperatures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: University of Florida Research Foundation, Incorporated
    Inventors: Stephen Albert Miller, Ha Thi Hoang Nguyen, Gabriel Nicholas Short
  • Biorenewable, water-degradable polymers and co-polymers
    Patent number: 10738151
    Abstract: Various embodiments relate to biorenewable and water-degradable co-polymers and methods of producing co-polymers that include a plurality of first monomeric units and a plurality of second monomeric units joined by a plurality of hydrolytically-sensitive ester linkages. Each of the plurality of first monomeric units may be derived from a first monomer. The first monomer may be the product of a reaction between itaconic acid and a first amino acid. Each of the plurality of second monomeric units may be derived from a second monomer. The second monomer may be the product of a reaction between itaconic acid and a second amino acid. The co-polymers may be a product of the reaction of the first monomer and the second monomer in the presence of a diol. The co-polymers may have a glass transition temperature of about 50° C. or greater.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Albert Miller, Pengxu Qi
  • AROMATIC POLYESTERS FROM BIOSUCCINIC ACID
    Publication number: 20200062895
    Abstract: Biosuccinic acid, obtained via sugar fermentation, is cyclodimerized and oxidized to yield building blocks for aromatic polyesters with high glass transition temperatures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2019
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: Stephen Albert MILLER, Ha Thi Hoang NGUYEN, Gabriel Nicholas SHORT
  • BIORENEWABLE, WATER-DEGRADABLE POLYMERS AND CO-POLYMERS
    Publication number: 20190023839
    Abstract: Various embodiments relate to biorenewable and water-degradable co-polymers and methods of producing co-polymers that include a plurality of first monomeric units and a plurality of second monomeric units joined by a plurality of hydrolytically-sensitive ester linkages. Each of the plurality of first monomeric units may be derived from a first monomer. The first monomer may be the product of a reaction between itaconic acid and a first amino acid. Each of the plurality of second monomeric units may be derived from a second monomer. The second monomer may be the product of a reaction between itaconic acid and a second amino acid. The co-polymers may be a product of the reaction of the first monomer and the second monomer in the presence of a diol. The co-polymers may have a glass transition temperature of about 50° C. or greater.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: Stephen Albert MILLER, Pengxu QI