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Blake A. Simmons
Also filed as: SIMMONS BLAKE · SIMMONS BLAKE A
61 granted patents·21 pending applications·590 citations·filing 2002–2025
99Inventor score
Files withUNIV CALIFORNIA24NAT TECH & ENG SOLUTIONS SANDIA LLC20SANDIA CORP18BRENNAN TIMOTHY CHARLES R2CUMMINGS ERIC B2
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82 records- 0196US10767027B1Magnetically-recoverable catalysts for depolymerizationNAT TECH & ENG SOLUTIONS SANDIA LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Sep 8, 2020·10 cites·20 claims
- 0296US7351837B1Thermally cleavable surfactants without deprotonationSANDIA CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 1, 2008·20 cites·10 claims
- 0395US7678256B2Insulator-based DEP with impedance measurements for analyte detectionSANDIA CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 16, 2010·31 cites·15 claims
- 0495US7622596B1Thermally cleavable surfactantsSANDIA CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Nov 24, 2009·16 cites·7 claims
- 0594US9862982B2Methods of hydrolyzing a cellulose using halophilic, thermostable and ionic liquids tolerant cellulasesUNIV CALIFORNIA·Filed 2016·Granted Jan 9, 2018·10 cites·18 claims
- 0694US7608461B1Surface engineered nanoparticles for improved surface enhanced Raman scattering applications and method for preparing sameSANDIA CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Oct 27, 2009·29 cites·6 claims
- 0794US7022861B1Thermally cleavable surfactantsSANDIA NAT LAB·Filed 2004·Granted Apr 4, 2006·33 cites·31 claims
- 0893US10208076B2Renewable aromatics from lignocellulosic ligninNAT TECH & ENG SOLUTIONS SANDIA LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Feb 19, 2019·8 cites·11 claims
- 0993US10112916B2HMF production from glucose in ionic liquid mediaUNIV CALIFORNIA·Filed 2015·Granted Oct 30, 2018·9 cites·8 claims
- 1093US7985868B1Hybrid metal organic scintillator materials system and particle detectorSANDIA CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Jul 26, 2011·46 cites·20 claims
- 1193US7595349B1Thermally cleavable surfactantsSANDIA CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Sep 29, 2009·11 cites·8 claims
- 1293US7378533B1Method for preparing thermally cleavable surfactants without deprotonationSANDIA CORP·Filed 2006·Granted May 27, 2008·12 cites·15 claims
- 1393US7351380B2Microfluidic structures and methods for integrating a functional component into a microfluidic deviceSANDIA CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Apr 1, 2008·55 cites·8 claims
- 1492US9803182B2Ionic liquid-tolerant cellulase enzymesUNIV CALIFORNIA·Filed 2015·Granted Oct 31, 2017·11 cites·15 claims
- 1592US9765044B2Synthesis of novel ionic liquids from lignin-derived compoundsUNIV CALIFORNIA·Filed 2014·Granted Sep 19, 2017·18 cites·12 claims
- 1691US10155735B2Synthesis of novel ionic liquids from lignin-derived compoundsTHE REGENTS OF THE UNVIERSITY OF CALIFORNIA·Filed 2017·Granted Dec 18, 2018·13 cites·13 claims
- 1791US7390377B1Bonding thermoplastic polymersSANDIA CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Jun 24, 2008·16 cites·10 claims
- 1890US10233292B2Renewable aromatics from lignocellulosic ligninSANDIA CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Mar 19, 2019·8 cites·12 claims
- 1989US9376728B2Useful halophilic, thermostable and ionic liquids tolerant cellulasesZHANG TAO·Filed 2012·Granted Jun 28, 2016·10 cites·7 claims
- 2088US10837038B2Adjusting the pH of a pretreatment solution using carbon dioxide useful for integrating saccharification and fermentationNAT TECH & ENG SOLUTIONS SANDIA LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 17, 2020·2 cites·17 claims
- 2188US7560028B1Complex admixtures of clathrate hydrates in a water desalination methodSANDIA CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Jul 14, 2009·23 cites·13 claims
- 2288US7358221B1Metathesis depolymerizable surfactantsSANDIA CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 15, 2008·8 cites·26 claims
- 2387US10378000B2Ionic liquid-tolerant cellulase enzymesUNIV CALIFORNIA·Filed 2017·Granted Aug 13, 2019·3 cites·10 claims
- 2487US6869015B2Tamper-indicating barcode and methodSANDIA NAT LAB·Filed 2002·Granted Mar 22, 2005·52 cites·28 claims
- 2586US7811439B1Concentration and separation of biological organisms by ultrafiltration and dielectrophoresisSANDIA CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Oct 12, 2010·16 cites·11 claims
- 2686US7666289B2Methods and devices for high-throughput dielectrophoretic concentrationSANDIA CORP·Filed 2008·Granted Feb 23, 2010·18 cites·16 claims
- 2786US7264962B1Enzymatic cascade bioreactorSANDIA CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Sep 4, 2007·8 cites·22 claims
- 2885US9624482B2Thermophilic cellobiohydrolaseSAPRA RAJAT·Filed 2010·Granted Apr 18, 2017·10 cites·30 claims
- 2985US9157130B2Recovery of sugars from ionic liquid biomass liquor by solvent extractionBRENNAN TIMOTHY CHARLES R·Filed 2012·Granted Oct 13, 2015·8 cites·36 claims
- 3084US8257571B1Dielectrophoresis device and method having nonuniform arrays for manipulating particlesCUMMINGS ERIC B·Filed 2008·Granted Sep 4, 2012·9 cites·8 claims
- 3183US9322042B2Thermostable cellulases, and mutants thereof, capable of hydrolyzing cellulose in ionic liquidSAPRA RAJAT·Filed 2010·Granted Apr 26, 2016·10 cites·15 claims
- 3282US8257568B1Method for concentration and separation of biological organisms by ultrafiltration and dielectrophoresisSIMMONS BLAKE A·Filed 2010·Granted Sep 4, 2012·9 cites·11 claims
- 3382US7556945B1Method for converting sucrose to β-D-glucoseSANDIA CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Jul 7, 2009·5 cites·13 claims
- 3481US10934568B2Conversion of sugars to ionic liquidsNAT TECH & ENG SOLUTIONS SANDIA LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Mar 2, 2021·1 cites·14 claims
- 3581US9725749B2Glycoside hydrolases having multiple hydrolase activitiesCHEN ZHIWEI·Filed 2012·Granted Aug 8, 2017·10 cites·8 claims
- 3680US11118197B2High gravity, fed-batch ionic liquid based process for deconstructing biomassNAT TECH & ENG SOLUTIONS SANDIA LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Sep 14, 2021·1 cites·18 claims
- 3779US10934321B2Renewable aromatics from lignocellulosic ligninNAT TECH & ENG SOLUTIONS SANDIA LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Mar 2, 2021·1 cites·13 claims
- 3879US10907184B2Ammonium based ionic liquids useful for lignocellulosic processingNAT TECH & ENG SOLUTIONS SANDIA LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Feb 2, 2021·1 cites·15 claims
- 3979US8808588B1Methods for integrating a functional component into a microfluidic deviceSIMMONS BLAKE·Filed 2008·Granted Aug 19, 2014·11 cites·16 claims
- 4077US2025369183A1Use of in-situ ionic liquid (il) and deep eutectic solvent (des) synthesis using chemically synthesized or biomass-derived ions in the pretreatment of biomassUNIV CALIFORNIA·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 4175US12492155B2Use of polyamines in the pretreatment of biomassUNIV CALIFORNIA·Filed 2023·Granted Dec 9, 2025·0 cites·11 claims
- 4274US10703770B2Compositions and methods for the dissolution and depolymerization of ligninNAT TECH & ENG SOLUTIONS SANDIA LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Jul 7, 2020·1 cites·15 claims
- 4374US2024318189A1Genetically modified fungal cells and methods useful for producing prespataneUNIV CALIFORNIA·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 4473US2025188247A1Dissolution and depolymerization of plasticsUNIV CALIFORNIA·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 4572US12305213B2High gravity, fed-batch ionic liquid based process for deconstructing biomassNAT TECH & ENG SOLUTIONS SANDIA LLC·Filed 2021·Granted May 20, 2025·0 cites·7 claims
- 4672US12012429B2Renewable aromatics from lignocellulosic ligninNAT TECH & ENG SOLUTIONS SANDIA LLC·Filed 2021·Granted Jun 18, 2024·0 cites·13 claims
- 4772US10683519B1Biochemical upgrading of high-protein biomass and grain productsSANDIA CORP·Filed 2017·Granted Jun 16, 2020·1 cites·17 claims
- 4871US12049654B2Ammonium based ionic liquids useful for lignocellulosic processingNAT TECH & ENG SOLUTIONS SANDIA LLC·Filed 2021·Granted Jul 30, 2024·0 cites·15 claims
- 4971US10358685B2Sugar extraction and ionic liquid recycling using alkaline solutionsUNIV CALIFORNIA·Filed 2013·Granted Jul 23, 2019·1 cites·25 claims
- 5068US11884620B2Use of polyamines in the pretreatment of biomassUNIV CALIFORNIA·Filed 2021·Granted Jan 30, 2024·0 cites·5 claims
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