Patents by Inventor Thomas Carl Browne

Thomas Carl Browne 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).

  • Biomass fractionation process for bioproducts
    Patent number: 10801051
    Abstract: A fractionation process for producing value-added products from a lignocellulosic biomass, comprises: a) mechanically refining the lignocellulosic biomass under mild refining conditions to form a refined biomass pulp with enhanced susceptibility to separation of hemicellulose, cellulose and lignin, and enhanced digestibility of carbohydrates in hydrolysis b) separating hemicellulose and sulfur-free high-quality lignin from cellulose in the refined biomass, and, optionally c) producing various bioproducts from the above said process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: FPInnovations
    Inventors: Zhirun Yuan, Thomas Carl Browne, Xiao Zhang
  • BIOMASS FRACTIONATION PROCESS FOR BIOPRODUCTS
    Publication number: 20170159091
    Abstract: A fractionation process for producing value-added products from a lignocellulosic biomass, comprises: a) mechanically refining the lignocellulosic biomass under mild refining conditions to form a refined biomass pulp with enhanced susceptibility to separation of hemicellulose, cellulose and lignin, and enhanced digestibility of carbohydrates in hydrolysis b) separating hemicellulose and sulfur-free high-quality lignin from cellulose in the refined biomass, and, optionally c) producing various bioproducts from the above said process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2017
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventors: Zhirun YUAN, Thomas Carl BROWNE, Xiao ZHANG
  • Biomass fractionation process for bioproducts
    Patent number: 9580454
    Abstract: A fractionation process for producing value-added products from a lignocellulosic biomass, comprises: a) mechanically refining the lignocellulosic biomass under mild refining conditions to form a refined biomass pulp with enhanced susceptibility to separation of hemicellulose, cellulose and lignin, and enhanced digestibility of carbohydrates in hydrolysis b) separating hemicellulose and sulfur-free high-quality lignin from cellulose in the refined biomass, and, optionally c) producing various bioproducts from the above said process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: FPINNOVATIONS
    Inventors: Zhirun Yuan, Thomas Carl Browne, Xiao Zhang
  • Biomass fractionation process for bioproducts
    Publication number: 20110143411
    Abstract: A fractionation process for producing value-added products from a lignocellulosic biomass, comprises: a) mechanically refining the lignocellulosic biomass under mild refining conditions to form a refined biomass pulp with enhanced susceptibility to separation of hemicellulose, cellulose and lignin, and enhanced digestibility of carbohydrates in hydrolysis b) separating hemicellulose and sulfur-free high-quality lignin from cellulose in the refined biomass, and, optionally c) producing various bioproducts from the above said process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2010
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Inventors: Zhirun Yuan, Thomas Carl Browne, Xiao Zhang