Patents by Inventor Alice Marie Havill

Alice Marie Havill has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Fermentation process
    Patent number: 10724059
    Abstract: This invention relates generally to method for producing products, particularly alcohols, by microbial fermentation. In particular, the invention relates to methods for increasing the efficiency of the fermentation, by providing a method for treating the used fermentation broth to produce a treated permeate which is then passed back to the bioreactor. The invention provides a method whereby at least one treatment step used to treat the permeated, produces a gaseous product which is then used in one or more stages of the fermentation process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: LANZATECH NEW ZEALAND LIMITED
    Inventors: Frank Benkwitz, Christophe Daniel Mihalcea, Alice Marie Havill
  • A FERMENTATION PROCESS
    Publication number: 20150337343
    Abstract: This invention relates generally to method for producing products, particularly alcohols, by microbial fermentation. In particular, the invention relates to methods for increasing the efficiency of the fermentation, by providing a method for treating the used fermentation broth to produce a treated permeate which is then passed back to the bioreactor. The invention provides a method whereby at least one treatment step used to treat the permeated, produces a gaseous product which is then used in one or more stages of the fermentation process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2012
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Applicant: Lanzatech New Zealand Limited
    Inventors: Frank Benkwitz, Christophe Daniel Mihalcea, Alice Marie Havill
  • FERMENTATION AND SIMULATED MOVING BED PROCESS
    Publication number: 20150167025
    Abstract: The invention provides an improved method for the production, separation and recovery of one or more fermentation products from a fermentation broth. Further, the invention provides a method for increasing efficiency of a fermentation reaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2015
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Inventors: Michael Anthony Schultz, Alice Marie Havill, Anil R. Oroskar
  • Fermentation and simulated moving bed process
    Patent number: 8980596
    Abstract: The invention provides an improved method for the production, separation and recovery of one or more fermentation products from a fermentation broth. Further, the invention provides a method for increasing efficiency of a fermentation reaction. In particular, the invention relates to a fermentation system which incorporates a simulated moving bed for separation of fermentation products from a fermentation broth, and a corresponding method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: LanzaTech New Zealand Limited
    Inventors: Michael Anthony Schultz, Alice Marie Havill, Anil R Oroskar
  • FERMENTATION AND SIMULATED MOVING BED PROCESS
    Publication number: 20130316412
    Abstract: The invention provides an improved method for the production, separation and recovery of one or more fermentation products from a fermentation broth. Further, the invention provides a method for increasing efficiency of a fermentation reaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2013
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: LanzaTech New Zealand Limited
    Inventors: Michael Anthony Schultz, Alice Marie Havill, Anil R. Oroskar