Patents by Inventor Chris Luigart

Chris Luigart 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).

  • Production and purification of esters of polyunsaturated fatty acids
    Patent number: 9796658
    Abstract: The present invention includes methods for producing and purifying esters of polyunsaturated fatty acids that include reacting a composition having triglycerides with polyunsaturated fatty acid residues in the presence of an alcohol and a base to produce an ester of a polyunsaturated fatty acid from the triglycerides. The composition can be a polyunsaturated fatty acid-containing composition that has not been conventionally processed. The reacted composition can be further processed by distillation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: DSM IP Assets B.V.
    Inventors: Krishna Raman, Jung Lee, Neil Leininger, Chris Luigart
  • PRODUCTION AND PURIFICATION OF ESTERS OF POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACIDS
    Publication number: 20140128465
    Abstract: The present invention includes methods for producing and purifying esters of polyunsaturated fatty acids that include reacting a composition having triglycerides with polyunsaturated fatty acid residues in the presence of an alcohol and a base to produce an ester of a polyunsaturated fatty acid from the triglycerides. The composition can be a polyunsaturated fatty acid-containing composition that has not been conventionally processed. The reacted composition can be further processed by distillation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2014
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Inventors: Krishna Raman, Jung Lee, Neil Leininger, Chris Luigart
  • Production and Purification of Esters of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids
    Publication number: 20110098356
    Abstract: The present invention includes methods for producing and purifying esters of polyunsaturated fatty acids that include reacting a composition having triglycerides with polyunsaturated fatty acid residues in the presence of an alcohol and a base to produce an ester of a polyunsaturated fatty acid from the triglycerides. The composition can be a polyunsaturated fatty acid-containing composition that has not been conventionally processed. The reacted composition can be further processed by distillation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2009
    Publication date: April 28, 2011
    Applicant: MARTEK BIOSCIENCES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Neil Leininger, Chris Luigart, Krishna Raman, Jung Lee
  • Production and Purification of Esters of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids
    Publication number: 20090023808
    Abstract: The present invention includes methods for producing and purifying esters of polyunsaturated fatty acids that include reacting a composition having triglycerides with polyunsaturated fatty acid residues in the presence of an alcohol and a base to produce an ester of a polyunsaturated fatty acid from the triglycerides. The composition can be a polyunsaturated fatty acid-containing composition that has not been conventionally processed. The reacted composition can be further processed by distillation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2008
    Publication date: January 22, 2009
    Applicant: MARTEK BIOSCIENCES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Krishna Raman, Jung Lee, Neil Leininger, Chris Luigart