Patents by Inventor Catherine Morse

Catherine Morse 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).

  • High productivity methane fermentation processes
    Patent number: 10934566
    Abstract: Processes are provided for enhancing the productivity of fermenters during the metabolic conversion of methane-containing gases to products containing polyhydroxyalkanoate, which products can be used to make, for instance, animal feed or biodegradable, polymeric articles. The processes involve one or both of attenuating the heat generated to grow a population of microorganisms and removal of heat during the fermentation by removal of carbon dioxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: MANGO MATERIALS, INC.
    Inventors: Robert F. Hickey, Margaret Catherine Morse, Allison J. Pieja
  • HIGH PRODUCTIVITY METHANE FERMENTATION PROCESSES
    Publication number: 20200181659
    Abstract: Processes are provided for enhancing the productivity of fermenters during the metabolic conversion of methane-containing gases to products containing polyhydroxyalkanoate, which products can be used to make, for instance, animal feed or biodegradable, polymeric articles. The processes involve one or both of attenuating the heat generated to grow a population of microorganisms and removal of heat during the fermentation by removal of carbon dioxide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2018
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: Robert F. Hickey, Margaret Catherine Morse, Allison J. Pieja
  • Polyhydroxyalkanoate copolymer compositions and methods of making the same
    Patent number: 10323261
    Abstract: A polyhydroxyalkanoate copolymer composition is provided. The composition comprises a plurality of polyhydroxyalkanoate copolymer molecules. The polyhydroxyalkanoate copolymer molecules (i) comprise 3-hydroxybutyrate monomers and 4-hydroxybutyrate monomers, (ii) have a monomeric molar percentage of 4-hydroxybutyrate monomers of 23.5 to 75%, and (iii) have a biobased content of ?80%. Also provided is a method of making a polyhydroxyalkanoate copolymer composition. The method comprises culturing an organism in the presence of one or more carbon raw materials under conditions under which (a) the one or more carbon raw materials are converted to 3-hydroxybutyryl-CoA and 4-hydroxybutyryl-CoA and (b) the 3-hydroxybutyryl-CoA and the 4-hydroxybutyryl-CoA are polymerized to form the polyhydroxyalkanoate copolymer molecules, thereby forming the composition. The organism has been genetically engineered to comprise particular enzymatic activities, and to not comprise other particular enzymatic activities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: CJ CHEILJEDANG CORPORATION
    Inventors: Thomas Martin Ramseier, Jeffrey A. Bickmeier, William R. Farmer, Catherine Morse, Himani Chinnapen, Oliver P. Peoples, Yossef Shabtai
  • POLYHYDROXYALKANOATE COPOLYMER COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20180057848
    Abstract: A polyhydroxyalkanoate copolymer composition is provided. The composition comprises a plurality of polyhydroxyalkanoate copolymer molecules. The polyhydroxyalkanoate copolymer molecules (i) comprise 3-hydroxybutyrate monomers and 4-hydroxybutyrate monomers, (ii) have a monomeric molar percentage of 4-hydroxybutyrate monomers of 23.5 to 75%, and (iii) have a biobased content of ?80%. Also provided is a method of making a polyhydroxyalkanoate copolymer composition. The method comprises culturing an organism in the presence of one or more carbon raw materials under conditions under which (a) the one or more carbon raw materials are converted to 3-hydroxybutyryl-CoA and 4-hydroxybutyryl-CoA and (b) the 3-hydroxybutyryl-CoA and the 4-hydroxybutyryl-CoA are polymerized to form the polyhydroxyalkanoate copolymer molecules, thereby forming the composition. The organism has been genetically engineered to comprise particular enzymatic activities, and to not comprise other particular enzymatic activities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Thomas Martin Ramseier, Jeffrey A. Bickmeier, William R. Farmer, Catherine Morse, Himani Chinnapen, Oliver P. Peoples, Yossef Shabtai
  • POLYHYDROXYALKANOATE COPOLYMER COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20150240273
    Abstract: A polyhydroxyalkanoate copolymer composition is provided. The composition comprises a plurality of polyhydroxyalkanoate copolymer molecules. The polyhydroxyalkanoate copolymer molecules (i) comprise 3-hydroxybutyrate monomers and 4-hydroxybutyrate monomers, (ii) have a monomeric molar percentage of 4-hydroxybutyrate monomers of 23.5 to 75%, and (iii) have a biobased content of ?80%. Also provided is a method of making a polyhydroxyalkanoate copolymer composition. The method comprises culturing an organism in the presence of one or more carbon raw materials under conditions under which (a) the one or more carbon raw materials are converted to 3-hydroxybutyryl-CoA and 4-hydroxybutyryl-CoA and (b) the 3-hydroxybutyryl-CoA and the 4-hydroxybutyryl-CoA are polymerized to form the polyhydroxyalkanoate copolymer molecules, thereby forming the composition. The organism has been genetically engineered to comprise particular enzymatic activities, and to not comprise other particular enzymatic activities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2013
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Applicant: Metabolix, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Martin Ramseier, Jeffrey A. Bickmeier, William R. Farmer, Catherine Morse, Himani Chinnapen, Oliver P. Peoples, Yossef Shabtai
  • Genetically Engineered Microorganisms for the Production of Poly-4-Hydroxybutyrate
    Publication number: 20150159184
    Abstract: Methods and genetically engineered hosts for the production of poly-4-hydroxybutrate and 4-carbon products are described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2013
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Inventors: Thomas M. Ramseier, Christopher W.J. McChalicher, William R. Farmer, Zhigang Zhang, Dong-Eun Chang, Jeff Bickmeier, Julie Beaulieu, Catherine Morse