Patents by Inventor Dan L Brown

Dan L Brown 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).

  • System and method for extracting ethanol from a fermentation broth
    Patent number: 10752875
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a system and method for producing an organic compound using fermentation wherein multiple components of the system are recycled within the system. The system and method allow for extraction of a high concentration of the organic compound from the fermentation broth in a continuous system that allows recycling of the biomass, aqueous fermentation broth and extraction solvents. The system and method are particularly well adapted for producing and extracting ethanol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY
    Inventors: Charles A Abbas, Dan L Brown, Matt Dyer, Mark D Isder, Travis Nelson, Dan L Fanselow, Robert T Fitzsimons, Masayuki Nakamura, John F Reed, Brian Bone, Rhea J Sammons, Jerry Barnes, Jerod Fults
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EXTRACTING ETHANOL FROM A FERMENTATION BROTh
    Publication number: 20170159006
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a system and method for producing an organic compound using fermentation wherein multiple components of the system are recycled within the system. The system and method allow for extraction of a high concentration of the organic compound from the fermentation broth in a continuous system that allows recycling of the biomass, aqueous fermentation broth and extraction solvents. The system and method are particularly well adapted for producing and extracting ethanol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2015
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Applicant: Archer Daniels Midland Company
    Inventors: Charles A Abbas, Dan L Brown, Matt Dyer, Mark D Isder, Travis Nelson, Dan L Fanselow, Robert T Fitzsimons, Masayuki Nakamura, John F Reed, Brian Bone, Rhea J Sammons, Jerry Barnes, Jerod Fults