Patents by Inventor Daniel Knox Mitchell

Daniel Knox Mitchell 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).

  • Publication number: 20240341341
    Abstract: A food or beverage comprising cells of at least one bacterium, the cells comprising a crude protein concentration of at least 60 wt % of a total dry weight of the cells and nucleic acid at a concentration of less than about 5 wt % of a total dry weight of the cells, wherein at least 50% of a total number of the cells are dead cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2024
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Inventors: BRYAN P. TRACY, AHARON M. EYAL, SASSON SOMEKH, SHAWN JONES, DANIEL KNOX MITCHELL, ALON KARPOL, KARTHEEK ANKELLA-ANDERSON, CARRISSA ANN WIEDEL
  • Publication number: 20240277020
    Abstract: Provided is food component comprising cells of at least one bacterium, said cells comprising a crude protein concentration of at least 60 wt % of a total dry weight of said cells and nucleic acid at a concentration of less than about 5 wt % of a total dry weight of said cells, wherein at least 50% of a total number of said cells are dead cells. Further provided are food and beverages comprising such food components and methods of manufacture thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2024
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Inventors: Bryan P. TRACY, Aharon M. Eyal, Sasson Somekh, Shawn Jones, Daniel Knox Mitchell, Alon Karpol, Kartheek Ankella-Anderson
  • Patent number: 11918019
    Abstract: Provided is food component comprising cells of at least one bacterium, said cells comprising a crude protein concentration of at least 60 wt % of a total dry weight of said cells and nucleic acid at a concentration of less than about 5 wt % of a total dry weight of said cells, wherein at least 50% of a total number of said cells are dead cells. Further provided are food and beverages comprising such food components and methods of manufacture thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: SUPERBREWED FOOD INC.
    Inventors: Bryan P. Tracy, Aharon M. Eyal, Sasson Somekh, Shawn Jones, Daniel Knox Mitchell, Alon Karpol, Kartheek Ankella-Anderson
  • Publication number: 20230320399
    Abstract: Provided is food component comprising cells of at least one bacterium, said cells comprising a crude protein concentration of at least 60 wt % of a total dry weight of said cells and nucleic acid at a concentration of less than about 5 wt % of a total dry weight of said cells, wherein at least 50% of a total number of said cells are dead cells. Further provided are food and beverages comprising such food components and methods of manufacture thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2021
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Bryan P. TRACY, Aharon M. Eyal, Sasson Somekh, Shawn Jones, Daniel Knox Mitchell, Alon Karpol, Kartheek Ankella-Anderson
  • Patent number: 11447799
    Abstract: Aqueous fermentation feedstock and method of producing same. The feedstock includes glucose and dextrose oligomers, wherein (i) glucose concentration is in a range between 10 gram/Liter (g/L) and 150 g/L; (ii) dextrose oligomers concentration is in a range between 50 g/L and 300 g/L; and optionally (iii) slurried particles of less than 0.5 micron; (iv) slurried particles of more than 0.5 micron, wherein a content of such suspended particles of more than 0.5 micron is less than 30 g/L; (v) ash at a concentration in a range between 20 g/L and 50 g/L; (vi) lactate at a concentration in a range between 0.5 g/L and 10 g/L; (vii) protein at a concentration in a range between 5 g/L and 50 g/L; (viii) corn oil at a concentration of less than 10 g/L; and/or (ix) glycerol at a concentration in a range between 1 g/L and 30 g/L.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: SUPERBREWED FOOD INC.
    Inventors: Bryan P. Tracy, John Randall Phillips, Daniel Knox Mitchell
  • Publication number: 20210386091
    Abstract: Provided is a composition comprising a) butyrate and b) a by-product of fermentation of a carbon source-containing feedstock with a Clostridia class bacterium which natively produces butyric acid. Further provided are a feed ingredient, an animal feed and an anti-icing product comprising the composition, methods of manufacturing and uses thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2021
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Inventors: Bryan P. TRACY, Daniel Knox MITCHELL, John Randall PHILLIPS, Alon KARPOL, Aharon M. EYAL
  • Patent number: 10988784
    Abstract: Methods for producing a bioproduct selected from acetone, isopropanol and a combination thereof with a microorganism in a fermentor are disclosed. The methods include separating cells of the microorganism from a fermentation broth to form separated cells and recycling at least a fraction of the separated cells to the fermentor to achieve one or more of the following: (1) cell concentration in said fermentor greater than 2 g/L; mass yield on a first feedstock greater than 32%; productivity greater than 0.12 g/L/h; and bioproduct titer greater than 10 g/L.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: WHITE DOG LABS, INC.
    Inventors: Bryan Patrick Tracy, Shawn William Jones, Daniel Knox Mitchell, Aharon M. Eyal, Karthikeyan Ramachandriya
  • Patent number: 10883123
    Abstract: An integrated wet-mill method for the production of ethanol and single cell protein. An integrated method for the production of ethanol and a single cell protein product is described including providing corn kernels, which kernels comprise germ, fiber, protein and starch and which method includes, among other things, steeping said corn kernels and separating said steeped kernels from a steep liquor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: White Dog Labs, Inc.
    Inventors: Bryan P. Tracy, Shawn William Jones, John Randall Phillips, Daniel Knox Mitchell, Aharon M. Eyal
  • Publication number: 20200407760
    Abstract: Aqueous fermentation feedstock and method of producing same. The feedstock includes glucose and dextrose oligomers, wherein (i) glucose concentration is in a range between 10 gram/Liter (g/L) and 150 g/L; (ii) dextrose oligomers concentration is in a range between 50 g/L and 300 g/L; and optionally (iii) slurried particles of less than 0.5 micron; (iv) slurried particles of more than 0.5 micron, wherein a content of such suspended particles of more than 0.5 micron is less than 30 g/L; (v) ash at a concentration in a range between 20 g/L and 50 g/L; (vi) lactate at a concentration in a range between 0.5 g/L and 10 g/L; (vii) protein at a concentration in a range between 5 g/L and 50 g/L; (viii) corn oil at a concentration of less than 10 g/L; and/or (ix) glycerol at a concentration in a range between 1 g/L and 30 g/L.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Bryan P. TRACY, John Randall PHILLIPS, Daniel Knox MITCHELL
  • Publication number: 20200063091
    Abstract: Single cell protein products and an integrated method for the production of ethanol and single cell protein. A single-cell protein product comprising on dry basis between 62% by weight and 75% by weight crude protein, at least 0.2% by weight butyric acid and at least three of, at least four of or all five of (i) between 5.5% by weight and 6.9% by weight lysine; (ii) between 2.1% by weight and 3.5% by weight methionine; (iii) between 3.1% by weight and 4.4% by weight threonine; (iv) between 2.0% by weight and 3.3% by weight tryptophan and (v) between 2.5% by weight and 4.5% by weight crude fat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2019
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: Bryan P. TRACY, Shawn William JONES, John Randall PHILLIPS, Daniel Knox MITCHELL, Aharon M. EYAL
  • Publication number: 20180355384
    Abstract: An integrated wet-mill method for the production of ethanol and single cell protein. An integrated method for the production of ethanol and a single cell protein product is described including providing corn kernels, which kernels comprise germ, fiber, protein and starch and which method includes, among other things, steeping said corn kernels and separating said steeped kernels from a steep liquor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2018
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Applicant: White Dog Labs, Inc.
    Inventors: Bryan P. TRACY, Shawn William JONES, John Randall PHILLIPS, Daniel Knox MITCHELL, Aharon M. EYAL
  • Publication number: 20180305720
    Abstract: Methods for producing a bioproduct selected from acetone, isopropanol and a combination thereof with a microorganism in a fermentor are disclosed. The methods include separating cells of the microorganism from a fermentation broth to form separated cells and recycling at least a fraction of the separated cells to the fermentor to achieve one or more of the following: (1) cell concentration in said fermentor greater than 2 g/L; mass yield on a first feedstock greater than 32%; productivity greater than 0.12 g/L/h; and bioproduct titer greater than 10 g/L.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2016
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Applicant: White Dog Labs, Inc.
    Inventors: Bryan Patrick TRACY, Shawn William JONES, Daniel Knox MITCHELL, Aharon M. EYAL, Karthikeyan RAMACHANDRIYA
  • Patent number: 8759070
    Abstract: The present invention relates a recombinant Clostridium expressing one or more heterologous Wood-Ljungdahl (WL) genes. In particular, the recombinant Clostridium produces a metabolite at an increased level. The present invention also relates to a method for producing a metabolite by the recombinant Clostridium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: University of Delaware
    Inventors: Eleftherios T. Papoutsakis, Mohab Ali Al-Hinai, Shawn William Jones, Dinesh Chanukya Indurthi, Daniel Knox Mitchell, Alan Fast
  • Publication number: 20120064587
    Abstract: The present invention relates a recombinant Clostridium expressing one or more heterologous Wood-Ljungdahl (WL) genes. In particular, the recombinant Clostridium produces a metabolite at an increased level. The present invention also relates to a method for producing a metabolite by the recombinant Clostridium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2011
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Applicant: University of Delaware
    Inventors: Eleftherios T. Papoutsakis, Mohab Ali Al-Hinai, Shawn William Jones, Dinesh Chanukya Indurthi, Daniel Knox Mitchell, Alan Fast