Patents Assigned to ExxonMobil Technology and Egineering Company
  • Photobioreactors, gas concentrators, and periodic surfaces
    Patent number: 11661572
    Abstract: A system for growing algae includes a photobioreactor comprising a tubular structure having inner and outer surfaces, an annular space defined between the inner and outer surfaces, an inlet to allow an algae slurry to enter the annular space, and a mechanism configured to produce radially-directed contractions and expansions in the tubular structure. At least one of the inner and outer surfaces is transparent to at least some wavelengths of light useful for growing algae within the algae slurry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Technology and Egineering Company
    Inventor: Narasimhan Sundaram