Patents by Inventor Mélanie Cappe

Mélanie Cappe 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).

  • Method for the protein enrichment of microalgal biomass
    Patent number: 11473050
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the protein enrichment of a heterotrophically cultured microalga, the microalga being of the genus Chlorella, even more particularly Chlorella protothecoides, characterized in that it comprises: a first step directed toward limiting the ammonium supply so as to obtain a microalgal biomass with a protein content of less than 50% expressed as N.6.25, preferably less than 30%, more preferentially between 20 and 25%; a second step in which the ammonium supply in the fermentation medium is increased so as to obtain a protein content of greater than 50%, preferably greater than 60%, more preferentially greater than 65%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Corbion Biotech, Inc.
    Inventors: Marie Le Ruyet, Laurent Segueilha, Mélanie Cappe, Sylvain Delaroche
  • METHOD FOR THE PROTEIN ENRICHMENT OF MICROALGAL BIOMASS
    Publication number: 20190345435
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the protein enrichment of a heterotrophically cultured microalga, the microalga being of the genus Chlorella, even more particularly Chlorella protothecoides, characterized in that it comprises: a first step directed toward limiting the ammonium supply so as to obtain a microalgal biomass with a protein content of less than 50% expressed as N.6.25, preferably less than 30%, more preferentially between 20 and 25%; a second step in which the ammonium supply in the fermentation medium is increased so as to obtain a protein content of greater than 50%, preferably greater than 60%, more preferentially greater than 65%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2016
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Inventors: Marie Le Ruyet, Laurent Segueilha, Mélanie Cappe, Sylvain Delaroche