Patents by Inventor Anna Coragliotti
Anna Coragliotti 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).
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Publication number: 20230265237Abstract: The present specification generally relates to a method for the oxidative conditioning of a microbial cell wall, and its eventual lysis. In particular, the specification pertains to an oxidative lysis solution and methodology, wherein the selective lysis solution is capable of conditioning and lysing the cell wall of polyhydroxyalkanoate-producing microbes, while having a limited effect on the degradation of the polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) biopolymer solids contained therein, thereby allowing for the further high yield recovery, and purification of high molecular weight PHA biopolymer solids.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2021Publication date: August 24, 2023Inventors: Anna Coragliotti, Garrett Sell, Kenton Kimmel
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Patent number: 10493007Abstract: Provided herein are microalgal skin care compositions and methods of improving the health and appearance of skin. Also provided are methods of using polysaccharides for applications such as topical personal care products, cosmetics, and wrinkle reduction compositions. The invention also provides novel decolorized microalgal compositions useful for improving the health and appearance of skin. The invention also includes insoluble polysaccharide particles for application to human skin.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2018Date of Patent: December 3, 2019Assignee: Algenist Brands, LLCInventors: Harrison F. Dillon, Anwar Zaman, Anthony G. Day, Anna Coragliotti
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Patent number: 10278912Abstract: Provided herein are microalgal polysaccharide compositions and. Also provided are methods of using polysaccharides for applications such as topical personal care products, cosmetics, and wrinkle reduction compositions. The invention also provides novel microalgal compositions useful for improving the health and appearance of skin. The invention also includes insoluble polysaccharide particles for application to human skin.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2014Date of Patent: May 7, 2019Assignee: Algenist Holdings, Inc.Inventors: Anna Coragliotti, Scott Franklin, Anthony G. Day, Stephen M. Decker
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Publication number: 20180353393Abstract: Provided herein are microalgal skin care compositions and methods of improving the health and appearance of skin. Also provided are methods of using polysaccharides for applications such as topical personal care products, cosmetics, and wrinkle reduction compositions. The invention also provides novel decolorized microalgal compositions useful for improving the health and appearance of skin. The invention also includes insoluble polysaccharide particles for application to human skin.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2018Publication date: December 13, 2018Applicant: Algenist Holdings, Inc.Inventors: Harrison F. Dillon, Anwar Zaman, Anthony G. Day, Anna Coragliotti
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Patent number: 10138435Abstract: The invention provides methods of manufacturing alkanes from triglyceride oils produced through fermentation of oil-bearing microbes. The processes provided herein can utilize a variety of carbohydrate feedstocks including cane bagasse, sugar beet pulp, corn stover, glycerol, corn starch, sorghum, molasses, waste glycerol, and other renewable materials. These processes further comprise hydrotreating, hydrocracking, isomerization, distillation, and other petrochemical processes for use with oil-bearing microbes and products derived therefrom to manufacture fuels. Particular embodiments include the manufacture of ASTM D975 and ASTM D1655 compliant fuels. Genetically engineered microbes provided herein can be used in the manufacture of renewable diesel and renewable jet fuel.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2016Date of Patent: November 27, 2018Assignee: CORBION BIOTECH, INC.Inventors: Donald E. Trimbur, Chung-Soon Im, Harrison F. Dillon, Anthony G. Day, Scott Franklin, Anna Coragliotti
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Patent number: 9993399Abstract: Provided herein are microalgal skin care compositions and methods of improving the health and appearance of skin. Also provided are methods of using polysaccharides for applications such as topical personal care products, cosmetics, and wrinkle reduction compositions. The invention also provides novel decolorized microalgal compositions useful for improving the health and appearance of skin. The invention also includes insoluble polysaccharide particles for application to human skin.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2014Date of Patent: June 12, 2018Assignee: Algenist Holdings, Inc.Inventors: Harrison F. Dillon, Anwar Zaman, Anthony G. Day, Anna Coragliotti
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Publication number: 20170022436Abstract: The invention provides methods of manufacturing alkanes from triglyceride oils produced through fermentation of oil-bearing microbes. The processes provided herein can utilize a variety of carbohydrate feedstocks including cane bagasse, sugar beet pulp, corn stover, glycerol, corn starch, sorghum, molasses, waste glycerol, and other renewable materials. These processes further comprise hydrotreating, hydrocracking, isomerization, distillation, and other petrochemical processes for use with oil-bearing microbes and products derived therefrom to manufacture fuels. Particular embodiments include the manufacture of ASTM D975 and ASTM D1655 compliant fuels. Genetically engineered microbes provided herein can be used in the manufacture of renewable diesel and renewable jet fuel.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2016Publication date: January 26, 2017Applicant: TerraVia Holdings, Inc.Inventors: Donald E. Trimbur, Chung-Soon Im, Harrison F. Dillon, Anthony G. Day, Scott Franklin, Anna Coragliotti
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Patent number: 9434909Abstract: The invention provides methods of manufacturing alkanes from triglyceride oils produced through fermentation of oil-bearing microbes. The processes provided herein can utilize a variety of carbohydrate feedstocks including cane bagasse, sugar beet pulp, corn stover, glycerol, corn starch, sorghum, molasses, waste glycerol, and other renewable materials. These processes further comprise hydrotreating, hydrocracking, isomerization, distillation, and other petrochemical processes for use with oil-bearing microbes and products derived therefrom to manufacture fuels. Particular embodiments include the manufacture of ASTM D975 and ASTM D1655 compliant fuels. Genetically engineered microbes provided herein can be used in the manufacture of renewable diesel and renewable jet fuel.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2014Date of Patent: September 6, 2016Assignee: SOLAZYME, INC.Inventors: Donald E. Trimbur, Chung-Soon Im, Harrison F. Dillon, Anthony G. Day, Scott Franklin, Anna Coragliotti
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Publication number: 20150150776Abstract: Provided herein are microalgal polysaccharide compositions and. Also provided are methods of using polysaccharides for applications such as topical personal care products, cosmetics, and wrinkle reduction compositions. The invention also provides novel microalgal compositions useful for improving the health and appearance of skin. The invention also includes insoluble polysaccharide particles for application to human skin.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2014Publication date: June 4, 2015Inventors: ANNA CORAGLIOTTI, SCOTT FRANKLIN, ANTHONY G. DAY, STEPHEN M. DECKER
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Publication number: 20150140051Abstract: Provided herein are microalgal skin care compositions and methods of improving the health and appearance of skin. Also provided are methods of using polysaccharides for applications such as topical personal care products, cosmetics, and wrinkle reduction compositions. The invention also provides novel decolorized microalgal compositions useful for improving the health and appearance of skin. The invention also includes insoluble polysaccharide particles for application to human skin.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2014Publication date: May 21, 2015Inventors: Harrison F. Dillon, Anwar Zaman, Anthony G. Day, Anna Coragliotti
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Patent number: 8956852Abstract: The invention discloses novel methods of producing hydrocarbons through heterotrophic cultivation of Botryococcus braunii. Also provided are novel hydrocarbon compositions. A preferred species for engineering is the microalgae species Botryococcus braunii. Additional methods of cultivation include providing certain nutrient sources.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2012Date of Patent: February 17, 2015Assignee: Solazyme, Inc.Inventors: Chung-Soon Im, Diana Vincent, Rika Regentin, Anna Coragliotti
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Patent number: 8932652Abstract: Provided herein are microalgal skin care compositions and methods of improving the health and appearance of skin. Also provided are methods of using polysaccharides for applications such as topical personal care products, cosmetics, and wrinkle reduction compositions. The invention also provides novel decolorized microalgal compositions useful for improving the health and appearance of skin. The invention also includes insoluble polysaccharide particles for application to human skin.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2012Date of Patent: January 13, 2015Assignee: Solazyme, Inc.Inventors: Harrison F. Dillon, Anwar Zaman, Anthony G. Day, Anna Coragliotti
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Patent number: 8927522Abstract: Provided herein are microalgal polysaccharide compositions and. Also provided are methods of using polysaccharides for applications such as topical personal care products, cosmetics, and wrinkle reduction compositions. The invention also provides novel microalgal compositions useful for improving the health and appearance of skin. The invention also includes insoluble polysaccharide particles for application to human skin.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2010Date of Patent: January 6, 2015Assignee: Solazyme, Inc.Inventors: Anna Coragliotti, Scott Franklin, Anthony G. Day, Stephen M. Decker
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Patent number: 8889401Abstract: The invention provides methods of cultivating oil-bearing microbes using cellulosic material. Also provided are microorganisms containing one or more exogenous genes that facilitate the use of cellulosic materials as a feedstock. Also provided are microorganisms and methods for manufacturing non-alcohol-based fuels and fuel feedstocks through a process of converting cellulosic materials into oils.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2010Date of Patent: November 18, 2014Assignee: Solazyme, Inc.Inventors: Donald E. Trimbur, Chung-Soon Im, Harrison F. Dillon, Anthony G. Day, Scott Franklin, Anna Coragliotti
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Patent number: 8889402Abstract: The invention provides methods of cultivating oil-bearing microbes using xylose alone or in combination with other depolymerized cellulosic material. Also provided are microorganisms comprising an exogenous gene encoding a polysaccharide degrading enzyme, such as a cellulase, a hemicellulase, a pectinase, or a driselase. Some methods of microbial fermentation are provided that comprise the use of xylose and depolymerized cellulosic materials for the production of oil-bearing microorgansims.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2011Date of Patent: November 18, 2014Assignee: Solazyme, Inc.Inventors: Donald E. Trimbur, Chung-Soon Im, Harrison F. Dillon, Anthony G. Day, Scott Franklin, Anna Coragliotti
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Patent number: 8802422Abstract: The invention provides methods of manufacturing alkanes from triglyceride oils produced through fermentation of oil-bearing microbes. The processes provided herein can utilize a variety of carbohydrate feedstocks including cane bagasse, sugar beet pulp, corn stover, glycerol, corn starch, sorghum, molasses, waste glycerol, and other renewable materials. These processes further comprise hydrotreating, hydrocracking, isomerization, distillation, and other petrochemical processes for use with oil-bearing microbes and products derived therefrom to manufacture fuels. Particular embodiments include the manufacture of ASTM D975 and ASTM D1655 compliant fuels. Genetically engineered microbes provided herein can be used in the manufacture of renewable diesel and renewable jet fuel.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2008Date of Patent: August 12, 2014Assignee: Solazyme, Inc.Inventors: Donald E. Trimbur, Chung-Soon Im, Harrison F. Dillon, Anthony G. Day, Scott Franklin, Anna Coragliotti
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Patent number: 8790914Abstract: The invention provides methods of cultivating oil-bearing microbes using cellulosic material. Also provided are microorganisms that manufacture non-alcohol-based fuels and fuel feedstocks through a process of converting cellulosic materials into oils. Also provided are compositions comprising depolymerized cellulosic materials and oil-bearing microbes. Some methods of microbial fermentation are provided that comprise combining depolymerized cellulosic materials with other non-cellulosic feedstocks to enhance the economics of renewable fuel manufacturing. Particular advantages of the processes provided herein include production of oils rather than alcohols through cellulosic processes. Additional advantages include methods for manufacturing high nutrition oils from non-edible feedstocks such as wood chips, switchgrass, and bagasse.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2008Date of Patent: July 29, 2014Assignee: Solazyme, Inc.Inventors: Donald E. Trimbur, Chung-Soon Im, Harrison F. Dillon, Anthony G. Day, Scott Franklin, Anna Coragliotti
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Publication number: 20140170716Abstract: The invention provides methods of manufacturing alkanes from triglyceride oils produced through fermentation of oil-bearing microbes. The processes provided herein can utilize a variety of carbohydrate feedstocks including cane bagasse, sugar beet pulp, corn stover, glycerol, corn starch, sorghum, molasses, waste glycerol, and other renewable materials. These processes further comprise hydrotreating, hydrocracking, isomerization, distillation, and other petrochemical processes for use with oil-bearing microbes and products derived therefrom to manufacture fuels. Particular embodiments include the manufacture of ASTM D975 and ASTM D1655 compliant fuels. Genetically engineered microbes provided herein can be used in the manufacture of renewable diesel and renewable jet fuel.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2014Publication date: June 19, 2014Applicant: Solazyme, Inc.Inventors: Donald E. Trimbur, Chung-Soon Im, Harrison F. Dillon, Anthony G. Day, Scott Franklin, Anna Coragliotti
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Patent number: 8697402Abstract: The invention provides methods of manufacturing biodiesel and other oil-based compounds using glycerol and combinations of glycerol and other feedstocks as an energy source in fermentation of oil-bearing microorganisms. Methods disclosed herein include processes for manufacturing high nutrition edible oils from non-food feedstock materials such as waste products from industrial waste transesterification processes. Also included are methods of increasing oil yields by temporally separating glycerol and other feedstocks during cultivation processes. Also provided herein are oil-bearing microbes containing exogenous oil production genes and methods of cultivating such microbes on glycerol and other feedstocks.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2008Date of Patent: April 15, 2014Assignee: Solazyme, Inc.Inventors: Donald E. Trimbur, Chung-Soon Im, Harrison F. Dillon, Anthony G. Day, Scott Franklin, Anna Coragliotti
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Patent number: 8647397Abstract: The invention provides methods of modifying the lipids produced by microbial organisms through genetic engineering. The invention also provides genetically engineered microbes and methods of fermenting microbes for oil production. Also provided are oils, fuels, oleochemicals, chemical precursors, and other compounds manufactured by such modified microorganisms. Exemplary oil-bearing organisms include organisms containing one or more exogenous genes encoding a fatty acyl-ACP thioesterase, fatty acyl-CoA/aldehyde reductase, fatty acyl-CoA reductase, fatty aldehyde reductase, fatty aldehyde decarbonylase, and/or an acyl carrier protein.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2012Date of Patent: February 11, 2014Assignee: Solazyme, Inc.Inventors: Donald E. Trimbur, Chung-Soon Im, Harrison F. Dillon, Anthony G. Day, Scott Franklin, Anna Coragliotti