Patents and Patent Applications

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This is the archived website for the Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation (CCEI), an Energy Frontier Research Center
funded by the U.S. Department of Energy. CCEI operated from 2009 to 2024 at the University of Delaware.

The Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation’s influence extended far beyond the laboratory with several of CCEI’s innovative technologies licensed for commercial use. The content provided below reflects the status of CCEI’s patents, applications, and other intellectual property as of December 2024.

Patents

U.S. PATENT
The Use of Phosphorus-Containing Solid Catalysts
Patent Inventors

Hong Je Cho
Wei Fan
Michael Tsapatsis
Paul J. Dauenhauer
Limin Ren
Raul Lobo

Issue Date
November 15, 2022
Patent No.
US11,498,062
U.S. PATENT
An Integrated Process for Direct Saccharification and Dehydration of Intact Biomass to Furfurals
Patent Inventors

Basudeb Saha
Sunitha Sadula
Dionisios Vlachos

Issue Date
September 9, 2022
Patent No.
US10,781,196
U.S. PATENT
Aromatic Surfactants
Patent Inventors

Christoph Krumm
Kristeen Joseph
Dae Sung Park
Mahesh Mahanthappa
Paul J. Dauenhauer

Issue Date
February 1, 2022
Patent No.
US11,236,057
U.S. PATENT
Methods of Forming Dienes from Tetrahydrofuran, Derivatives or Combinations Thereof
Patent Inventors

Paul Jakob Dauenhauer
Charlie S Spanjers
Limin Ren
Omar A Abdelrahman
Dae Sung Park
Michael Tsapatsis

Issue Date
February 16, 2021
Patent No.
US10,919,030
U.S. PATENT
Exfoliation of zeolites in functionalized polymers
Patent Inventors

Horst H. Winter
Wei Fan
Vijesh Tanna
Sanket Sabnis

Issue Date
October 6, 2020
Patent No.
US10,793,442
U.S. PATENT
An Integrated Process for Direct Saccharitication and Dehydration of Intact Biomass to Furfurals
Patent Inventors

Basudeb Saha
Sunitha Sadula
Dionisios Vlachos

Issue Date
September 22, 2020
Patent No.
US10,781,196
U.S. PATENT
Methods of Forming Aromatic and Linear Chain Containing Compounds
Patent Inventors

Dae Sung Park
Christoph Krumm
Maura Koehle
Kristeen Joseph
Dionisos G. Vlachos
Raul F. Lobo
Paul J. Dauenhauer

Issue Date
April 14, 2020
Patent No.
US10,618,881
U.S. PATENT
Zeolite Nanosheet Membrane
Patent Inventors

Michael Tsapatsis
Kumar Varoon Agrawal

Issue Date
June 26, 2018
Patent No.
US10,005,077
U.S. PATENT
Direct Carbon Fuel Cell and Stack Designs
Patent Inventors

Gorte, Raymond J.
Oh, Tae-sik

Issue Date
May 22, 2018
Patent No.
US9,979,039
U.S. PATENT
Production of Alpha-Hydroxy Carboxylic Acids and Esters From Higher Sugars Using Tandem Catalyst Systems
Patent Inventors

Orazov, Marat
Davis, Mark E

Issue Date
November 7, 2017
Patent No.
US9,809,528
U.S. PATENT
Conversion of Glucose to Sorbose
Patent Inventors

Gounder, Rajamani
Davis, Mark E

Issue Date
February 9, 2016
Patent No.
US9,255,120
U.S. PATENT
One-step synthesis of mesoporous pentasil zeolite with single-unit-cell lamellar structural features
Patent Inventors

Michael Tsapatsis
Xueyi Zhang

Issue Date
November 20, 2015
Patent No.
US9,180,413
U.S. PATENT
Rapid Synthesis of Beta Zeolites
Patent Inventors

Wei Fan
Chun-Chih Chang
Paul Dornath
Zhuopeng Wang

Issue Date
August 18, 2015
Patent No.
US9,108,190
U.S. PATENT
Production of Biofuels and Chemicals by Catalytic Fast Pyrolysis
Patent Inventors

Huber, G.W.
Vispute, T.
Jae, J.
Carlson, T.
Cheng, Y.
Tompsett, G.

Issue Date
October 21, 2014
Patent No.
US8,864,984
U.S. PATENT
Isomerization of Sugars
Patent Inventors

Moliner-Marin, Manuel
Roman-Leshkov, Yuriy
Davis, Mark E.
Nikolla, Eranda

Issue Date
May 20, 2014
Patent No.
US8,729,256
U.S. PATENT
Catalytic Pyrolysis of Solid Biomass and Related Biofuels, Aromatic, and Olefin Compounds
Patent Inventors

Yu-Ting Cheng
G.W. Huber
T. Vispute
T. Carlson
J. Jae
G. Tompsett

Issue Date
October 2, 2012
Patent No.
US8,277,643

Patent Applications

U.S. PATENT
Hydrocracking of Polyolefins to Fuels and Lubricants With Hybrid Catalysts
Patent Inventors

Sibao Liu
Dionisios G. Vlachos

Filing Date
June 17, 2021
Patent App. No.
PCT/US2021/037751
U.S. PATENT
Hydrogen-Free, Low-Pressure Catalytic Depolymerization of Lignocellulosic Biomass
Patent Inventors

Elvis O. Ebikade
Eric R. Gottlieb
Robert M. O'Dea
Thomas H. Epps
Dionisios Vlachos

Filing Date
August 14, 2020
Patent App. No.
PCT/US2020/046384
U.S. PATENT
Dynamic Resonance of Heterogeneous Catalysis
Patent Inventors

Carl Daniel Frisbie
Paul J. Dauenhauer
Matthew Alexander Ardahg

Filing Date
February 28, 2020
Patent App. No.
PCT/US2020/020282
U.S. PATENT
Bio-Based Base Oils From Fatty Acids and Biomass
Patent Inventors

Basudeb Saha
Sibao Liu
Angela Norton
Dionisios Vlachos

Filing Date
November 26, 2019
Patent App. No.
PCT/US2019/063325
U.S. PATENT
Production of Furan Based Renewable Lubricants
Patent Inventors

Basudeb Saha
Sibao Liu
Dionisios Vlachos

Filing Date
August 17, 2018
Patent App. No.
PCT/US2018/046965
U.S. PATENT
Nanosizing Early Transition Metal Carbides Within Composite Membranes for Fuel Cell
Patent Inventors

Liang Wang
Suresh Advani
Ajay Prasad
Dionisios Vlachos
Weiqing Zheng

Filing Date
November 2, 2017
Patent App. No.
WO2017/189509
U.S. PATENT
Furan-Based Compositions and Methods of Making Thereof
Patent Inventors

Basudeb Saha
Sibao Liu
Dionisios Vlachos

Filing Date
August 17, 2017
Patent App. No.
PCT/US2018/046965
U.S. PATENT
Method for converting a hydrocarbonaceous material to a fluid hydrocarbon product comprising p-xylene
Patent Inventors

G.W. Huber
Yu-Ting Cheng
Wei Fan
Zhuopeng Wang

Filing Date
June 17, 2013
Patent App. No.
WO2013/185149
U.S. PATENT
Selective Production of P-xylene by Catalytic Fast Pyrolysis of Biomass
Patent Inventors

G.W. Huber
Yu-Ting Cheng
Wei Fan
Zhuopeng Wang

Filing Date
June 17, 2013
Patent App. No.
PCT/US2013/46077

Other Intellectual Property

U.S. PATENT
Chemical Recycling of Mixed Textile Waste
Patent Inventors

Dionisios Vlachos
Sunitha Sadula
Erha Andini

Filing Date
November 3, 2023
Patent App. No.
63/595,788
U.S. PATENT
Bio-Insecticides from Waste Biomass
Patent Inventors

Dionisios Vlachos
Sunitha Sadula
Tejas Goculdas

Filing Date
July 12, 2023
Patent App. No.
63/513,143
U.S. PATENT
One-Step Conversion of Non-Food Biomass to Monosaccharides and Native Lignin
Patent Inventors

Dionisios Vlachos
Basudeb Saha
Sunitha Sadula

Filing Date
August 8, 2020
Patent App. No.
63/016,442
U.S. PATENT
Synthesize of 4,4′-Dimethyliphenyl From 5,5′-Dimethyl-2,2′-Bifuran
Patent Inventors

Raul Lobo
Yannick Kurz

Filing Date
April 9, 2020
Patent App. No.
63/007,448
U.S. PATENT
Production of Antioxidants, Furfurals and Biochar From Food Waste
Patent Inventors

Dionisios Vlachos
Elvis Ebikade

Filing Date
June 18, 2019
Patent App. No.
62/862,840
U.S. PATENT
Lignin-Based Pressure Sensitive Adhesives
Patent Inventors

Thomas H. Epps, III
Shu Wang
Basudeb Saha
Li Shuai
Dionisios Vlachos

Filing Date
January 9, 2018
Patent App. No.
62/615,040
U.S. PATENT
Hydrophobic Graphene Oxide Sponge (GOS) For Efficient Oil Separation and C-C Coupling Reaction
Patent Inventors

Dionisios Vlachos
Basudeb Saha
Saikat Dutta

Filing Date
March 2, 2017
Patent App. No.
62/465,864
U.S. PATENT
Phosphorus-Containing Solid Catalysts and Methods of Use Thereof
Patent Inventors

Wei Fan
Hong Je Cho
Michael Tsapatsis
Paul J. Dauenhauer
Raul Lobo

Filing Date
October 28, 2016
Patent App. No.
62/414,302
U.S. PATENT
Precursor to Terephthalic Acid
Patent Inventors

Raul Lobo
Dionisios Vlachos
Erisa Saraci

Filing Date
August 17, 2016
Patent App. No.
62/375,915
U.S. PATENT
A Process for Production of C-C Coupled Long Carbon Fuel Precursors Using Improved Graphene Oxide
Patent Inventors

Dionisios Vlachos
Basudeb Saha
Saikat Dutta

Filing Date
August 17, 2016
Patent App. No.
62/375,995
U.S. PATENT
Lewis Acid Catalyst for the Friedel-Crafts Addition of Anhydrides to Furans
Patent Inventors

Raul Lobo
Maura Koehle
Lindsay Kelly

Filing Date
July 1, 2015
Patent App. No.
62/187,279
U.S. PATENT
Lewis Acid Catalyst for the Diels-Alder Cycloaddition and Dehydration of Furans and Alkenes
Patent Inventors

Raul Lobo
Maura Koehle
Lindsay Kelly

Filing Date
July 1, 2015
Patent App. No.
62/187,279
U.S. PATENT
Improved Production of Water-Soluble Oligomers
Patent Inventors

Wei Fan
Paul J. Dauenhauer
Paul Dornath

Filing Date
April 24, 2015
Patent App. No.
62/152,107
U.S. PATENT
Furan-Modified Solid Acid Catalysts
Patent Inventors

Paul J. Dauenhauer
Chrisoph Krumm

Filing Date
November 25, 2014
Patent App. No.
62/084,401
U.S. PATENT
Selective Production of Renewable Benzoic Acid by Tandem Diels-Alder and Dehydration Reaction Using Novel Zeolite Hf-Beta
Patent Inventors

Raul Lobo
Eyas Mahmoud

Filing Date
May 9, 2014
Patent App. No.
61/990,879
U.S. PATENT
Calibration-free Quantitative Carbon Detector (QCD) for Gas Chromatography
Patent Inventors

Paul J. Dauenhauer
Andrew R. Teixeira
Saurabh Maduskar
Alex D. Paulson
Chrisoph Krumm

Filing Date
April 4, 2014
Patent App. No.
61/975,334
U.S. PATENT
Renewable Phthalic Anhydride From Biomass-Derived Furan and Maleic Anhydride
Patent Inventors

Raul Lobo
Eyas Mahmoud
Donald Watson

Filing Date
November 18, 2013
Patent App. No.
61/905,320
U.S. PATENT
Production Of Para-Xylene By Catalytically Reacting 2,5-Dimethylfuran And Ethylene In A Solvent
Patent Inventors

Paul J. Dauenhauer
Christopher L. Williams
Wei Fan
Chun-Chih Chang
Dionisios Vlachos
Raul Lobo

Filing Date
April 1, 2013
Patent App. No.
61/807,099