Patents by Inventor Dan Elefant

Dan Elefant 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).

  • Fractionation of Oil-Bearing Microbial Biomass
    Publication number: 20160010025
    Abstract: The invention generally relates to the production of hydrocarbon compositions, such as a lipid, in microorganisms. In particular, the invention provides methods for extracting, recovering, isolating and obtaining a lipid from a microorganism and compositions comprising the lipid. The invention also discloses methods for producing hydrocarbon compositions for use as biodiesel, renewable diesel, jet fuel, and other materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2015
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Inventors: Harrison F. Dillon, Dan Elefant, Anthony G. Day, Scott Franklin, Jon Wittenberg
  • Fractionation of oil-bearing microbial biomass
    Patent number: 9115332
    Abstract: The invention generally relates to the production of hydrocarbon compositions, such as a lipid, in microorganisms. In particular, the invention provides methods for extracting, recovering, isolating and obtaining a lipid from a microorganism and compositions comprising the lipid. The invention also discloses methods for producing hydrocarbon compositions for use as biodiesel, renewable diesel, jet fuel, and other materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: Solazyme, Inc.
    Inventors: Harrison F. Dillon, Dan Elefant, Anthony G. Day, Scott Franklin, Jon Wittenberg
  • Fractionation of Oil-Bearing Microbial Biomass
    Publication number: 20140093945
    Abstract: The invention generally relates to the production of hydrocarbon compositions, such as a lipid, in microorganisms. In particular, the invention provides methods for extracting, recovering, isolating and obtaining a lipid from a microorganism and compositions comprising the lipid. The invention also discloses methods for producing hydrocarbon compositions for use as biodiesel, renewable diesel, jet fuel, and other materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2013
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Applicant: Solazyme, Inc.
    Inventors: Harrison F. Dillon, Dan Elefant, Anthony G. Day, Scott Franklin, Jon Wittenberg
  • Fractionation of oil-bearing microbial biomass
    Patent number: 8580540
    Abstract: The invention generally relates to the production of hydrocarbon compositions, such as a lipid, in microorganisms. In particular, the invention provides methods for extracting, recovering, isolating and obtaining a lipid from a microorganism and compositions comprising the lipid. The invention also discloses methods for producing hydrocarbon compositions for use as biodiesel, renewable diesel, jet fuel, and other materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Solazyme, Inc.
    Inventors: Harrison F. Dillon, Dan Elefant, Anthony G. Day, Scott Franklin, Jon Wittenberg
  • FRACTIONATION OF OIL-BEARING MICROBIAL BIOMASS
    Publication number: 20120135479
    Abstract: The invention generally relates to the production of hydrocarbon compositions, such as a lipid, in microorganisms. In particular, the invention provides methods for extracting, recovering, isolating and obtaining a lipid from a microorganism and compositions comprising the lipid. The invention also discloses methods for producing hydrocarbon compositions for use as biodiesel, renewable diesel, jet fuel, and other materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2010
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Applicant: Solazyme, Inc.
    Inventors: Harrison F. Dillon, Dan Elefant, Anthony G. Day, Scott Franklin, Jon Wittenberg