Patents by Inventor Venkataramana R. Pidatala

Venkataramana R. Pidatala 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).

  • Use of polyamines in the pretreatment of biomass
    Patent number: 11884620
    Abstract: The present invention provides for a method to deconstruct a biomass: the method comprising: (a) introducing a solvent comprising a polyamine, or a mixture of polyamines, to a biomass to dissolve at least part of solid biomass in the solvent, wherein the polyamine is a Brønsted or Lewis base, and/or the polyamine is a hydrogen bond donor and/or acceptor; (b) optionally introducing an enzyme and/or a microbe to the solubilized biomass mixture such that the enzyme and/or microbe produces a sugar from the solubilized biomass mixture; (c) optionally separating the sugar from the solubilized biomass mixture; and (d) optionally separating the lignan from the solubilized biomass mixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignees: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS OF SANDIA, LLC
    Inventors: Ezinne Achinivu, Mood Mohan, Hemant Choudhary, Lalitendu Das, Venkataramana R. Pidatala, Harsha D. Magurudeniya, Kaixuan Huang, John M. Gladden, Blake A. Simmons
  • USE OF POLYAMINES IN THE PRETREATMENT OF BIOMASS
    Publication number: 20220194877
    Abstract: The present invention provides for a method to deconstruct a biomass: the method comprising: (a) introducing a solvent comprising a polyamine, or a mixture of polyamines, to a biomass to dissolve at least part of solid biomass in the solvent, wherein the polyamine is a Bronsted or Lewis base, and/or the polyamine is a hydrogen bond donor and/or acceptor; (b) optionally introducing an enzyme and/or a microbe to the solubilized biomass mixture such that the enzyme and/or microbe produces a sugar from the solubilized biomass mixture; (c) optionally separating the sugar from the solubilized biomass mixture; and (d) optionally separating the lignan from the solubilized biomass mixture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2021
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Ezinne Achinivu, Mood Mohan, Hemant Choudhary, Lalitendu Das, Venkataramana R. Pidatala, Harsha D. Magurudeniya, Kaixuan Huang, John M. Gladden, Blake A. Simmons