Patents & Awards
Patents
- 7,011,760: Carbon Nanotube-Containing Structures, Methods of Making, and Processes Using Same (Incorp.12744-E,12647-E, and E-1811)
Issue Date: 03/14/2006
Chris Aardahl, Ya-Huei Chin, Yufei Gao, Terri Stewart, and Yong Wang
- 7,008,969: Carbon Nanotube-Containing Catalysts, Methods of Making, and Reactions Catalyzed over Nanotube Catalysts
Issue Date: 03/07/2006
Ya-Huei Chin, Yufei Gao, and Yong Wang
- 6,994,829: Fluid Processing Device and Method
Issue Date: 02/07/2006
James Davis, and Greg Whyatt.
- 6,992,209: Methods of Forming Alpha, Beta-Unsaturated Acids and Esters (Incorporates 13545-B)
Issue Date: 01/31/2006
John Holladay, Michael Lilga
- 6,984,363: A Chemical Reactor For Gas Phase Reactant Catalytic Reactions
Issue Date: 01/10/2006
Gary Roberts, Yong Wang, and Robert Wegeng
- 6,982,328: Methods of Producing Compounds from Plant Material
Issue Date: 01/03/2006
Eric Alderson, James Franz, John Frye, Gary Neuenschwander, Rick Orth, Andrew Schmidt, Todd Werpy, and Alan Zacher
- 6,982,287: Catalyst Structure And Method Of Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis
Issue Date: 01/03/2006
Eddie Baker, Yufei Gao, and Yong Wang
- 6,974,496: Apparatus for Thermal Swing Adsorption and Thermally-Enhanced Pressure Swing Adsorption
Issue Date: 12/13/2005
Monte Drost, Dean Matson, Scot Rassat, Victoria Stenkamp, Ward TeGrotenhuis, Vish Viswanathan, and Robert Wegeng
- 6,969,506: Integrated Reactors, Methods of Making Same, and Methods of Conducting Simultaneous Exothermic and Endothermic Reactions (Incorporates 13006-B PROV and is a CIP of B-1479 CIP and B-1479) Was B-1479 CIP 2)
Issue Date: 11/29/2005
Gary Roberts
- 6,962,679: Processes and Apparatuses for Treating Halogen-Containing Gases (Incorporates 13003-B)
Issue Date: 11/08/2005
Chris Aardahl, Gary Josephson, Delbert Lessor, Kenneth Rappe, and Amit Sharma
- 6,958,310: A Catalyst and Method of Steam Reforming (DIV of B-1482 CIP)
Issue Date: 10/25/2005
Yong Wang.
- 6,900,361: Process for Lactose Conversion to Polyols
Issue Date: 05/31/2005
Douglas Elliott
- 6,875,247: Improved Conditions for Fluid Separations in Microchannels, Capillary-Driven Fluid Separations, and Laminated Devices Capable of Separating Fluids (incorp. 13291-E)
Issue Date: 04/05/2005
Victoria Stenkamp, and Ward TeGrotenhuis
- 6,869,462: Methods of Contacting Substances and Microsystem Contactors
Issue Date: 03/22/2005
Scot Rassat, Victoria Stenkamp, and Ward TeGrotenhuis.
- 6,841,085: Hydrogenolysis of 6-carbon sugars and Other Organic Compounds
Issue Date: 1/11/2005
Todd A. Werpy, John G. Frye, Jr., Alan H. Zacher, and Dennis J. Miller
- 6,831,274: Method and Apparatus for Multispray Emitter for Mass Spectrometry: Issue Date: 12/14/2004
Yuehe Lin, and Richard Smith
- 6,824,689: Carbon Nanotube-Containing Structures, Methods of Making, and Processes Using Same (Incorp.12744-E,12647-E, and E-1811)
Issue Date: 11/30/2004
Chris Aardahl, Ya-Huei Chin, Yufei Gao, Terri Stewart, and Yong Wang
- 6,824,592: Apparatus for Hydrogen Separation/Purification Using Rapidly Cycled Thermal Swing Sorption
Issue Date: 11/30/2004
Yong Wang
- 6,815,392: Catalyst of a Metal Heteropoly Acid Salt That Is Insoluble in a Polar Solvent on a Non-Metallic Porous Support and Method of Making
Issue Date: 11/9/2004
Charles Peden and Yong Wang
- 6,814,781: Methods for Separation/Purification Utilizing Rapidly Cycled Thermal Swing Sorption
Issue Date: 11/9/2004
Anna Lee Y. Tonkovich, Bruce F. Monzyk, Yong Wang, David P. VanderWiel, Steven T. Perry, Sean P Fitzgerald, Wayne W. Simmons, Jeffrey S. McDaniel, Albert E. Weller, Jr
- 6,780,475: Electrostatic Deposition of Particles Generated from Rapid Expansion of Supercritical Fluid Solutions (Ress)
Issue Date: 6/29/2004
John Fulton and George Deverman.
- 6,762,149: Catalyst, Method of Making, and Reactions Using the Catalyst
Issue Date: 7/13/2004
Yufei Gao, Yong Wang, and Robert Wegeng
- 6,756,084: Electrostatic Deposition of Particles Generated from Rapid Expansion of Supercritical Fluid Solutions (Ress)
Issue Date: 6/29/2004
John Fulton and George Deverman.
- 6,750,258: Catalyst Structure and Method of Fischer-Tropsch Sythesis* (DIV of 12198-E C1 which is a CIP of B-1484)
Issue Date: 6/15/2004
Eddie Baker, Yufei Gao, and Yong Wang
- 6,746,515: Method and Apparatus for Thermal Swing Adsorption and Thermally-Enhanced Pressure Swing Adsorption
Issue Date: 4/29/2002
Monte Drost, Scot Rassat, Ward TeGrotenhuis, Vish Viswanathan, and Robert Wegeng.
- 6,734,137: Catalyst and Method of Steam Reforming
Issue Date: 5/11/2004
Yong Wang, Annalee Tonkovich, and David VanderWiel
- 6,713,519: Carbon Nanotube-containing Catalysts, Methods of Making, and Reactions Catalyzed Over Nanotube Catalysts
Issue Date: 3/30/2004
Yong Wang, Ya-Huei Chin, and Yufei Gao
- 6,706,893: Methods of Making Pyrrolidones
Issue Date: 3/16/2004
John Frye, Yong Wang, Todd Werpy, and Alan Zacher.
- 6,677,385: Hydrogenolysis of 5-Carbon Sugars, Sugar Alcohols, and Compositions for Reactions Involving Hydrogen
Issue Date: 1/13/2004
Todd Werpy, John Frye, Alan Zacher, and Dennis Miller.
- 6,670,483: Methods of Making Pyrrolidones
Issue Date: 12/30/2003
John Frye, Yong Wang, Todd Werpy, and Alan Zacher.
- 6,670,300: Textured Catalysts, Methods of Making Textured Catalysts, and Methods of Catalyzing Reactions Conducted in Hydrothermal Conditions
Issue Date: 12/30/2003
Todd Werpy, John Frye, Jr., Yong, and Alan Zacher
- 6,660,237: Catalyst Structure and Method of Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis*
Issue Date: 12/9/2003
Eddie Baker, Yufei Gao, and Yong Wang.
- 6,652,830: Catalysts, Reactors and Methods of Producing Hydrogen Via the Water-Gas Shift Reaction
Issue Date: 11/25/2003
Yong Wang and Annalee Tonkovich
- 6,632,951: Methods of Making Pyrrolidones
Issue Date: 10/14/2003
John Frye, Yong Wang, Todd Werpy, and Alan Zacher.
- 6,630,012: Method for Thermal Swing Adsorption and Thermally-enhanced Pressure Swing Adsorption
Issue Date: 10/7/2003
Robert S. Wegeng, Scot D. Rassat, Victoria S. Stenkamp, Ward E. TeGrotenhuis, Dean W. Matson, M. Kevin Drost, and Vilayanur V. Viswanathan.
- 6,616,909: Method and Apparatus for Obtaining Enhanced Production Rate of Thermal Chemical Reactions
Issue Date: 9/9/2003
Annalee Tonkovich, Yong Wang, Robert Wegeng, and Yufei Gao
- 6,607,678: Catalyst and Method of Steam Reforming
Issue Date: 8/19/2003
Yong Wang, Anna Lee Y. Tonkovich, and David P. Vanderwiel
- 6,603,021: Methods of Making Pyrrolidones
Issue Date: 8/5/2003
Todd Werpy, John G. Frye, Jr., Yong Wang, and Alan H. Zacher
- 6,570,043: Converting Sugars to Sugar Alcohols by Aqueous Phase Catalytic Hydrogenation
Issue Date: 5/27/2003
Douglas Elliott, Todd Werpy, Yong Wang,and John Frye
- 6,558,634: Catalyst Structure and Method of Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis
Issue Date: 5/6/2003
Yong Wang, David Vanderwiel, Annalee Tonkovich, Yufei Gao, and Eddie Baker
- 6,540,975: Method and Apparatus for Obtaining Enhanced Production Rate of Thermal Chemical Reactions
Issue Date: 4/1/2003
Anna Lee Tonkovich, Yong Wang, Robert Wegeng and Yufei Gao
- 6,508,862: B1 Apparatus and Methods for Separation/Purification Utilizing Rapidly Cycled Thermal Swing Sorption
Issue Date: 1/21/2003
Annalee Y. Tonkovich, Bruce F. Monzyk, Yong Wang, David P. VanderWiel, Steven T. Perry, Sean P. Fitzgerald, Wayne W. Simmons, Jeffrey S. McDaniel, and Albert E. Weller, Jr
- 6,503,298: Apparatus and Methods for Hydrogen Separation/Purification Utilizing Rapidly Cycled Thermal Swing Sorption
Issue Date: 1/7/2003
Bruce F. Monzyk, Anna Lee Y. Tonkovich, Yong Wang, David P. VanderWiel, Steven T. Perry, Sean P. Fitzgerald, Wayne W. Simmons, Jeffrey S. McDaniel, Albert E. Weller, Jr., and Chad M. Cucksey
- 6,491,880: Catalyst Structure and Method of Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis
Issue Date: 12/10/2002 - Yong Wang, David P. Vanderwiel, Annalee Y. Tonkovich, Yufei Gao, and Eddie G. Baker.
- 6,488,838: Chemical Reactor and Method for Gas Phase Reactant Catalytic Reactions
Issue Date: 12/3/2002
Annalee Y. Tonkovich, Yong Wang, Sean P. Fitzgerald, Jennifer L. Marco, Gary L. Roberts, David P Vanderwiel, and Robert S. Wegeng
- 6,479,428: Long Life Hydrocarbon Conversion Catalyst and Method of Making
Issue Date: 11/12/2002
Annalee Y. Tonkovich, Yong Wang, and Yufei Gao
- 6,472,344: Catalyst of a Metal Heteropoly Acid Salt That Is Insoluble in a Polar Solvent on a Non-metallic Porous Support and Method of Making
Issue Date: 10/29/2002
Yong Wang, Charles HF Peden, and Saemin Choi
- 6,451,864: Catalyst Structure and Method of Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis
Issue Date: 9/19/2002
Yong Wang, David P. Vanderwiel, Anna Lee Y. Tonkovich, Yufei Gao, and Eddie G. Baker
- 6,479,713: Hydrogenolysis of 5-Carbon Sugars, Sugar Alcohols, and Other Methods and Compositions for Reactions involving Hydrogen
Issue Date: 11/12/2002
Todd Werpy, John Frye, Alan Zacher, and Dennis Miller
- 6,440,895: Catalyst, Method of Making, and Reactions Using the Catalyst
Issue Date: 08/27/2002
Yufei Gao, Annalee Tonkovich, and Yong Wang
- 6,395,175: Method and Apparatus for Energy Efficient Self-Areation in Chemical, Biochemical, and WastewaterTreatment Processes
Issue Date: 5/28/2002
Johnway Gao, and Rodney Skeen.
- 6,355,864: Versatile rpL34 Promoter Elements and Use Thereof
Issue Date: 03/12/2002
Daniel Anderson, Ziyu Dai, Johnway Gao, and Brian Hooker
- 6,352,577: Microchannel Laminated Mass Exchanger And Method Of Making
Issue Date: 3/5/2002
Wendy Bennett, Monte Drost, Xiangdong Feng, Jun Liu, Peter Martin, Dean Matson, Joseph Perez, Donald Stewart, and Robert Wegeng
- 6,291,725: Catalysts and Process for Hydrogenolysis of Sugar Alcohols to Polyols
Issue Date: 9/18/2001
John Frye, Todd Werpy, and Alan Zacher
- 6,284,217: Method and Catalyst Structure for Steam Reforming of a Hydrocarbon
Issue Date: 9/4/2001
Annalee Tonkovich, David VanderWiel, and Yong Wang
- 6,264,726: A Method of Filtering a Target Compound from a First Solvent That Is Above Its Critical Density
Issue Date: 7/24/2001
Lawrence Bowman, John Fulton, Max Phelps, and Clement Yonker
- 6,235,797: Low-Temperature Catalysts for Aqueous Phase Processing
Issue Date: 5/22/2001
Douglas Elliott, John Frye, Yong Wang, and Todd Werpy
- 6,200,536: Active Microchannel Heat Exchanger (Incorp. E-1559)
Issue Date: 3/13/2001
Charles Call, Gary Roberts, Annalee Tonkovich, Yong Wang, and Robert Wegeng
- 6,192,596: Active Microchannel Fluid Processing Unit and Method of Making* (incorp. E-1716) (X-Ref. E-1240C2C1, E-1494, E-1561)
Issue Date: 2/27/2001
Wendy Bennett, Peter Martin, Dean Matson, Gary Roberts, Donald Stewart, Annalee Tonkovich, Yong Wang, and Robert Wegeng
- 6,152,975: Catalyst And Method for Aqueous Phase Reactions
Issue Date: 11/28/2000
Douglas Elliott, and Todd Hart
- 6,129,973: Microchannel Laminated Mass Exchanger And Method Of Making (incorp E-1494 & E-1561)
Issue Date: 10/10/2000
Wendy Bennett, Monte Drost, Xiangdong Feng, Jun Liu, Peter Martin, Dean Matson, Joseph Perez, Donald Stewart, and Robert Wegeng
- 6,126,723: Microcomponent Assembly for Efficient Contacting of Fluid
Issue Date: 10/3/2000
Charles Call, Monte Drost, Michele Friedrich, Dean Kurath, and Robert Wegeng
- 6,011,193: Munitions Treatment By Acid Digestion
Issue Date: 1/4/2000
Monte Elmore, Evan Jones, Craig Myler, Martin Toomajian, and Alan Zacher
- 6,010,554: Micro-Machined Virtual Impactor
Issue Date: 1/4/2000
Joseph Birmingham, Charles Call, Yin-Fong Su, and Robert Wegeng
- 5,977,013: Catalyst and Method for Aqueous Phase Reactions*
Issue Date: 11/2/1999
Douglas Elliott, and Todd Hart
- 5,883,266: Hydrogenated 5-Carbon Compound and Method of Making
Issue Date: 3/16/1999
Douglas Elliott, and John Frye
- 5,863,298: Method for Sizing and Desizing Yarns With Liquid And Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Solvent
Issue Date: 1/26/1999
Eddie Baker, Lawrence Bowman, John Fulton, Richard Hallen, Laura Silva, and Clement Yonker.
- 5,814,112: Nickel/Ruthenium Catalyst and Method for Aqueous Phase Reactions
Issue Date: 9/29/1998
Douglas Elliott, and L John Sealock
- 5,811,062: Microcomponent Chemical Process Sheet Architecture (Inc. E-1456 and E-1457)
Issue Date: 9/22/1998
Joseph Birmingham, Charles Call, Monte Drost, Michele Friedrich, Dean Kurath, Carolyn Mcdonald, and Robert Wegeng
- 5,786,505: Method And Reaction Pathway for Selectively Oxidizing Hydrocarbon Compounds
Issue Date: 7/28/1998
Donald Camaioni, and Michael Lilga
- 5,708,246: Method Of Photocatalytic Conversion Of C-H Organics
Issue Date: 1/13/1998
Donald Camaioni, and Michael Lilga
- 5,652,192: Catalyst Material And Method Of Making (Incorporates E-1196)
Issue Date: 7/29/1997
Roger Bean, Thomas Brewer, John Darab, John Fulton, John Linehan, Dean Matson, and Todd Werpy
- 5,630,854: Method for Catalytic Destruction of Organic Materials
Issue Date: 5/20/1997
Eddie Baker, Douglas Elliott, and L John Sealock
- 5,616,154: Method for the Catalytic Conversion of Organic Materials into a Product Gas
Issue Date: 4/1/1997
Eddie Baker, Douglas Elliott, and L John Sealock
- 5,611,214: Microcomponent Sheet Architecture* (Includes B-1238 & E-1239)
Issue Date: 3/18/1997
Monte Drost, Carolyn McDonald, and Robert Wegeng
- 5,597,851: A Method for the Addition of Vulcanized Waste Rubber to Virgin Rubber Products* (Cross Ref.E-1231)
Issue Date: 1/28/1997
Robert Romine, and Lesley Snowden-Swan
- 5,585,515: Method and Reaction Pathway for Selectively Oxidizing Hydrocarbon Compounds* (Incorporates B-1093)
Issue Date: 12/17/1996
Donald Camaioni, and Michael Lilga
- 5,252,473: Production of Esters of Lactic Acid, Esters of Acrylic Acid, Lactic Acid, and Acrylic Acid
Issue Date: 10/12/1993
David Eakin, Richard Hallen, Charles Rohrmann, and Paul Walkup.
- 5,118,447: Thermochemical Nitrate and Nitrite Destruction (Cross Ref. B-1070)
Issue Date: 6/2/1992
John Cox, Richard Hallen, and Michael Lilga
- 5,100,559: Treatment Methods for Breaking Certain Oil and Water Emulsions
Issue Date: 3/31/1992
Eddie Baker, Douglas Elliott, and L John Sealock
- 5,071,754: Production of Esters of Lactic Acid, Esters Of Acrylic Acid, Lactic Acid, And Acrylic Acid (Incorps. B-1052& B-1053)
Issue Date: 12/10/1991
David Eakin, Richard Hallen, Charles Rohrmann, and Paul Walkup
- 5,057,300: Bridged Transition-Metal Complexes and Uses Thereof for Hydrogen Separation, Storage, and Hydrogenation*
Issue Date: 10/15/1991
Richard Hallen and Michael Lilga
- 5,019,135: Method for the Catalytic Conversion of Lignocellulosic Materials*
Issue Date: 5/28/1991
Douglas Elliott and L John Sealock
- 4,971,703: Treatment Method for Emulsified Petroleum Wastes*
Issue Date: 11/20/1990
Eddie Baker, Douglas Elliott, and L John Sealock
- 4,952,713: Bridged Transition-Metal Complexes and Uses Thereof for Hydrogen Separation, Storage and Hydrogenation*
Issue Date: 8/28/1990
Richard Hallen, and Michael Lilga
- 4,865,625: Method of Producing Pyrolysis Gases from Carbon-Containing Materials
Issue Date: 9/12/1989
Lyle Mudge, Michael Brown, Wayne Wilcox, and Eddie Baker
Awards
Research and Development Magazine (R&D 100) Awards
- 2004 - D3: Degradable by Design Deicer™
- 2001 - MilliWave Viscometer
- 1999 - Centrate Ammonia Recovery Process
- 1999 - Compact Microchannel Fuel Vaporizer
- 1999 - MicroHeater
- 1998 - MICLEAN™/MICARE™ Solvent Cleaning Systems
- 1998 - Self-Assembled Monolayers on Mesoporous Supports (SAMMS)
- 1997 - RubberCycle™
- 1997 - Production of Chemicals from Biologically Derived Succinic Acid (BDSA)
- 1996 - Catalyzed Electrochemical Oxidation (CEO)
- 1993 - Ultrafine Powder Formation by Continuous Hydrothermal Synthesis (Rapid Thermal Decomposition of Precursors in Solutions Process)
- 1992 - Base-Catalyzed Destruction (BCD) Process
- 1991 - Conversion of Fermentable Carbohydrates to Acrylate Esters-Lactic Acid and Lower Alkyl Acrylates Production
- 1991 - Petroleum Sludge Treatment Process
- 1991 - Waste Acid Detoxification and Reclamation (WADR) System
- 1990 - Pyroflux Glass Melting Process
- 1989 - Thermochemical Environmental Energy System (TEES)®
- 1988 - Hydrogen Gas Recovery
- 1988 - Sludge-to-Oil Reactor System (STORS)
Federal Laboratory Consortium (FLC) Awards for Excellence in Technology Transfer
- 2003 - Engine Exhaust Aftertreatment System Based on Non-Thermal Plasma-Assisted Catalysis
- 2001 - Yttrium-90 for Cancer Treatment
- 2000 - Plasma Enhanced Melter for Waste Conversion Process
- 1998 - MICLEAN™/MICARE™ Solvent Cleaning Systems
- 1996 - Catalyzed Electrochemical Oxidation (CEO)
- 1996 - Waste Acid Detoxification and Reclamation (WADR) System
- 1991 - In Situ Vitrification (ISV)
- 1990 - Conversion of Fermentable Carbohydrates to Acrylate Esters-Lactic Acid and Lower Alkyl Acrylates Production
- 1989 - Thermochemical Environmental Energy System (TEES)®
- 1988 - Sludge-to-Oil Reactor System (STORS)
Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award
- 1999 - Catalytic process for upgrading levulinic acid to produce methyltetrahydrofuron
Chemical and Biological Process Development