Patents by Inventor Shane Fleming

Shane Fleming 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).

  • Process for production of alcohols by microbial fermentation
    Patent number: 8658408
    Abstract: The invention provides method for producing butanediol and specifically 2,3-butanediol by anaerobic fermentation of a gaseous substrate comprising CO by a culture of at least one micro-organism. In accordance with particular methods of the invention, 2,3-butanediol is produced by anaerobic fermentation of substrates including carbohydrates and carbon monoxide. The invention further provides for the up-regulation of a native 2,3-butanediol dehydrogenase gene in the at least one micro-organism. The 2,3-butanediol can be further converted to compounds such as butene(s), butadiene and methyl ethyl ketone. These compounds can be further converted to chemical products such as 2-butanol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Lanza Tech New Zealand Limited
    Inventors: Sean Dennis Simpson, Loan Phuong Tran, Christophe Daniel Mihalcea, Jennifer Mon Yee Fung, FungMin Liew, Shane Fleming