Inventor
SIMMONS BLAKE A
US43 patents
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SANDIA CORP
15 patentsUS7678256B2Mar 16, 2010
Insulator-based DEP with impedance measurements for analyte detection
SANDIA CORP31 citations92
US7622596B1Nov 24, 2009
Thermally cleavable surfactants
SANDIA CORP16 citations92
US7608461B1Oct 27, 2009
Surface engineered nanoparticles for improved surface enhanced Raman scattering applications and method for preparing same
SANDIA CORP29 citations92
US7595349B1Sep 29, 2009
Thermally cleavable surfactants
SANDIA CORP11 citations92
US7378533B1May 27, 2008
Method for preparing thermally cleavable surfactants without deprotonation
SANDIA CORP12 citations92
US7351837B1Apr 1, 2008
Thermally cleavable surfactants without deprotonation
SANDIA CORP20 citations92
US7985868B1Jul 26, 2011
Hybrid metal organic scintillator materials system and particle detector
SANDIA CORP46 citations91
US7560028B1Jul 14, 2009
Complex admixtures of clathrate hydrates in a water desalination method
SANDIA CORP23 citations89
US7811439B1Oct 12, 2010
Concentration and separation of biological organisms by ultrafiltration and dielectrophoresis
SANDIA CORP16 citations81
US7390377B1Jun 24, 2008
Bonding thermoplastic polymers
SANDIA CORP16 citations80
US7666289B2Feb 23, 2010
Methods and devices for high-throughput dielectrophoretic concentration
SANDIA CORP18 citations79
US7358221B1Apr 15, 2008
Metathesis depolymerizable surfactants
SANDIA CORP8 citations73
US7556945B1Jul 7, 2009
Method for converting sucrose to β-D-glucose
SANDIA CORP5 citations72
US7264962B1Sep 4, 2007
Enzymatic cascade bioreactor
SANDIA CORP8 citations72
US7253008B2Aug 7, 2007
Reactive ion etched substrates and methods of making and using
SANDIA CORP7 citations67
UNIV CALIFORNIA
11 patentsUS9765044B2Sep 19, 2017
Synthesis of novel ionic liquids from lignin-derived compounds
UNIV CALIFORNIA18 citations89
US9862982B2Jan 9, 2018
Methods of hydrolyzing a cellulose using halophilic, thermostable and ionic liquids tolerant cellulases
UNIV CALIFORNIA10 citations82
US10112916B2Oct 30, 2018
HMF production from glucose in ionic liquid media
UNIV CALIFORNIA9 citations80
US11845940B2Dec 19, 2023
Genetically modified fungal cells and methods useful for producing prespatane
UNIV CALIFORNIA0 citations57
US12392085B2Aug 19, 2025
Use of in-situ ionic liquid (IL) and deep eutectic solvent (DES) synthesis using chemically synthesized or biomass-derived ions in the pretreatment of biomass
UNIV CALIFORNIA0 citations56
US12371855B2Jul 29, 2025
Use of ensiled biomass for increased efficiency of the pretreatment of biomass
UNIV CALIFORNIA0 citations56
US12241104B2Mar 4, 2025
Use of metal salts and deep eutectic solvents in a process to solubilize a biomass
UNIV CALIFORNIA0 citations56
US11414653B2Aug 16, 2022
Promoter useful for high expression of a heterologous gene of interest in Aspergillus niger
UNIV CALIFORNIA0 citations56
US12492155B2Dec 9, 2025
Use of polyamines in the pretreatment of biomass
UNIV CALIFORNIA0 citations52
US11884620B2Jan 30, 2024
Use of polyamines in the pretreatment of biomass
UNIV CALIFORNIA0 citations52
US10696954B2Jun 30, 2020
Hybrid peroxidases with enhanced activity and stability
UNIV CALIFORNIA0 citations40
NAT TECH & ENG SOLUTIONS SANDIA LLC
7 patentsUS10767027B1Sep 8, 2020
Magnetically-recoverable catalysts for depolymerization
NAT TECH & ENG SOLUTIONS SANDIA LLC10 citations84
US10837038B2Nov 17, 2020
Adjusting the pH of a pretreatment solution using carbon dioxide useful for integrating saccharification and fermentation
NAT TECH & ENG SOLUTIONS SANDIA LLC2 citations73
US11976311B2May 7, 2024
Method of adjusting the pH of a pretreatment solution using carbon dioxide useful for integrating saccharification and fermentation of a biomass
NAT TECH & ENG SOLUTIONS SANDIA LLC0 citations62
US11254637B2Feb 22, 2022
Conversion of lignin to ionic liquids
NAT TECH & ENG SOLUTIONS SANDIA LLC0 citations62
US10934568B2Mar 2, 2021
Conversion of sugars to ionic liquids
NAT TECH & ENG SOLUTIONS SANDIA LLC1 citations62
US12123038B2Oct 22, 2024
Protic or phosphate-based ionic liquids useful for lignocellulosic processing
NAT TECH & ENG SOLUTIONS SANDIA LLC0 citations61
US10703770B2Jul 7, 2020
Compositions and methods for the dissolution and depolymerization of lignin
NAT TECH & ENG SOLUTIONS SANDIA LLC1 citations61