Patents by Inventor Steven G. Calderone

Steven G. Calderone 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).

  • Patent number: 10227615
    Abstract: High conversion efficiency processes are disclosed for the anaerobic bioconversion of syngas to alcohol. The processes use bioreactors that have a non-uniform gas composition and a substantially uniform liquid composition such as deep tank bioreactors. By maintaining certain electron to carbon mole ratios in the syngas feed to the bioreactors and certain partial pressures of carbon dioxide in the off gas from the bioreactors, at least about 80 percent of the hydrogen and at least about 95 percent of the carbon monoxide in the feed can be consumed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: Synata Bio, Inc.
    Inventors: Rathin Datta, Steven G. Calderone, Jianxin Du, Robert Hickey, Richard E. Tobey
  • Patent number: 9677092
    Abstract: Integrated processes are disclosed for the anaerobic bioconversion of syngas to alcohol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: Synata Bio, Inc.
    Inventors: Rathin Datta, Steven G. Calderone, Jianxin Du, Robert Hickey
  • Publication number: 20170088864
    Abstract: High conversion efficiency processes are disclosed for the anaerobic bioconversion of syngas to alcohol. The processes use bioreactors that have a non-uniform gas composition and a substantially uniform liquid composition such as deep tank bioreactors. By maintaining certain electron to carbon mole ratios in the syngas feed to the bioreactors and certain partial pressures of carbon dioxide in the off gas from the bioreactors, at least about 80 percent of the hydrogen and at least about 95 percent of the carbon monoxide in the feed can be consumed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2016
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: RATHIN DATTA, STEVEN G. CALDERONE, JIANXIN DU, ROBERT HICKEY, RICHARD E. TOBEY
  • Patent number: 9528130
    Abstract: High conversion efficiency processes are disclosed for the anaerobic bioconversion of syngas to alcohol. The processes use bioreactors that have a non-uniform gas composition and a substantially uniform liquid composition such as deep tank bioreactors. By maintaining certain electron to carbon mole ratios in the syngas feed to the bioreactors and certain partial pressures of carbon dioxide in the off gas from the bioreactors, at least about 80 percent of the hydrogen and at least about 95 percent of the carbon monoxide in the feed can be consumed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: Synata Bio, Inc.
    Inventors: Rathin Datta, Steven G. Calderone, Jianxin Du, Robert Hickey, Richard E. Tobey
  • Patent number: 9447435
    Abstract: Integrated processes are disclosed for the anaerobic bioconversion of syngas to alcohol wherein a gas substrate of carbon monoxide, hydrogen and carbon dioxide is in contact with an aqueous menstruum that continuously contacts the gas substrate with said aqueous menstruum to produce alcohol and a depleted gas phase that is continuously withdrawn from the aqueous menstruum; continuously or intermittently and the gas substrate is made up of at least two gases having different compositions to provide an overall gas substrate having a ratio of electrons to carbon atoms in the range of about 5.2:1 to 6.8:1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: SYNATA BIO, INC.
    Inventors: Rathin Datta, Steven G. Calderone, Jianxin Du, Robert Hickey
  • Publication number: 20140227753
    Abstract: Integrated processes are disclosed for the anaerobic bioconversion of syngas to alcohol wherein a gas substrate of carbon monoxide, hydrogen and carbon dioxide is in contact with an aqueous menstruum that continuously contacts the gas substrate with said aqueous menstruum to produce alcohol and a depleted gas phase that is continuously withdrawn from the aqueous menstruum; continuously or intermittently and the gas substrate is made up of at least two gases having different compositions to provide an overall gas substrate having a ratio of electrons to carbon atoms in the range of about 5.2:1 to 6.8:1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2014
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Inventors: Rathin Datta, Steven G. Calderone, Jianxin Du, Robert Hickey
  • Publication number: 20140227751
    Abstract: Integrated processes are disclosed for the anaerobic bioconversion of syngas to alcohol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2014
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Inventors: Rathin Datta, Steven G. Calderone, Jianxin Du, Robert Hickey
  • Publication number: 20140227752
    Abstract: High conversion efficiency processes are disclosed for the anaerobic bioconversion of syngas to alcohol. The processes use bioreactors that have a non-uniform gas composition and a substantially uniform liquid composition such as deep tank bioreactors. By maintaining certain electron to carbon mole ratios in the syngas feed to the bioreactors and certain partial pressures of carbon dioxide in the off gas from the bioreactors, at least about 80 percent of the hydrogen and at least about 95 percent of the carbon monoxide in the feed can be consumed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2014
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Inventors: Rathin Datta, Steven G. Calderone, Jianxin Du, Robert Hickey, Richard E. Tobey
  • Publication number: 20080176298
    Abstract: A corn oil extraction process is disclosed. The process includes the recovery of corn oil and other co-products, including but not limited to steam, electric power and chemicals, from an ethanol production process and in particular, a process that involves dry corn milling methods. The process involves extraction of oil from milled corn and residues from the fermentation step, including thick stillage, distillers wet grain, distillers dry grain and distillers dry grains with solubles, by the application of an alkyl acetate, phase separation and recovery of the separated matter. A process of drying wet co-product using ethanol and carbon dioxide from the production facility is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2007
    Publication date: July 24, 2008
    Inventors: Sarabjit S. Randhava, Richard L. Kao, Steven G. Calderone, Ajaib S. Randhava
  • Publication number: 20030188475
    Abstract: A dynamic, compact, lightweight fuel processor that is capable of converting carbonaceous fuels to hydrogen rich gases suitable for all types of fuel cells or chemical processing applications. The fuel processor and process are based on the autothermal hydrodesulfurizing reforming reaction, followed by clean up of byproduct sulfur-containing gases and carbon monoxide that poison the fuel cell electrocatalyst. The fuel processor uses proprietary catalysts and hardware designs that enable the conversion in an energy efficient manner while maintaining desirable performance characteristics such as rapid start-stop and fast response to load change capabilities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2002
    Publication date: October 9, 2003
    Inventors: Shabbir Ahmed, Sheldon H. Lee, Steven G. Calderone, Richard L. Kao, Elias H. Camara, Steven A. Lottes, Michael Krumpelt, Todd L. Harvey