Patents by Inventor Marcelo Gonzalez Machin

Marcelo Gonzalez Machin 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).

  • Methods and systems for producing lipids from microalgae using cultured multi-species microalgae
    Patent number: 9074191
    Abstract: The present invention provides a system and method for culturing a microalgae biofamily to produce lipids. The method includes growing a microalgae biofamily comprises multiple microalgae species in a liquid medium at a first stress level. A portion of the microalgae are exposed to a second stress level and harvested. Lipids are extracted from the harvested portion. Also disclosed is a system for culturing a microalgae biofamily that comprises an enclosed pond containing microalgae in growth medium and having a sloped bottom, at least one photobioreactor positioned above the pond, and a pump circulating the microalgae-containing growth medium between the pond and the at least one photobioreactor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Inventor: Marcelo Gonzalez Machin
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PRODUCING LIPIDS FROM MICROALGAE USING CULTURED MULTI-SPECIES MICROALGAE
    Publication number: 20110294196
    Abstract: The present invention provides a system and method for culturing a microalgae biofamily to produce lipids. The method includes growing a microalgae biofamily comprises multiple microalgae species in a liquid medium at a first stress level. A portion of the microalgae are exposed to a second stress level and harvested. Lipids are extracted from the harvested portion. Also disclosed is a system for culturing a microalgae biofamily that comprises an enclosed pond containing microalgae in growth medium and having a sloped bottom, at least one photobioreactor positioned above the pond, and a pump circulating the microalgae-containing growth medium between the pond and the at least one photobioreactor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2010
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Inventor: Marcelo Gonzalez Machin