Patents by Inventor Zachary C. BAER

Zachary C. BAER 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).

  • Methods to produce fuels
    Patent number: 9790444
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to the catalytic conversion of alcohols into hydrocarbon ketones suitable for use as fuels. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to the catalytic conversion of a mixture of isopropanol-butanol-ethanol (IBE) or acetone-butanol-ethanol (ABE), into ketones suitable for use as fuels. The ABE or IBE mixtures may be obtained from the fermentation of biomass or sugars.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignees: The Regents of the University of California, BP Corporation North America Inc.
    Inventors: Zachary C. Baer, Harvey W. Blanch, Douglas S. Clark, Sanil Sreekumar, F. Dean Toste, Gorkem Gunbas, Konstantinos A. Goulas, Amit A. Gokhale, Joseph B. Binder
  • METHODS TO PRODUCE FUELS
    Publication number: 20160152907
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to the catalytic conversion of alcohols into hydrocarbon ketones suitable for use as fuels. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to the catalytic conversion of a mixture of isopropanol-butanol-ethanol (IBE) or acetone-butanol-ethanol (ABE), into ketones suitable for use as fuels. The ABE or IBE mixtures may be obtained from the fermentation of biomass or sugars.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2014
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Applicants: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BP CORPORATION NORTH AMERICA INC.
    Inventors: Zachary C. BAER, Harvey W. BLANCH, Douglas S. CLARK, Sanil SREEKUMAR, F. Dean TOSTE, Gorkem GUNBAS, Konstantinos A. GOULAS, Amit A. GOKHALE, Joseph B. BINDER