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^TM
2001 — MilliWave Viscometer
1999 — Centrate Ammonia Recovery Process
1999 — Compact Microchannel Fuel Vaporizer
1999 — MicroHeater
1998 — MICLEAN^TM/MICARE^TM Solvent Cleaning Systems
1998 — Self-Assembled Monolayers on Mesoporous Supports (SAMMS)
1997 — RubberCycle^TM
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^TM/MICARE^TM 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