Patents Assigned to Newlight Technologies, Inc.
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Patent number: 11965203Abstract: Embodiments of the invention relate generally to methods to generate microorganisms and/or microorganism cultures that exhibit the ability to produce polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) from carbon sources at high efficiencies. In several embodiments, preferential expression of, or preferential growth of microorganisms utilizing certain metabolic pathways, enables the high efficiency PHA production from carbon-containing gases or materials. Several embodiments relate to the microorganism cultures, and/or microorganisms isolated therefrom.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2021Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: Newlight Technologies, Inc.Inventor: Markus D. Herrema
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Patent number: 11732280Abstract: Embodiments of the invention relate generally to methods to generate microorganisms and/or microorganism cultures that exhibit the ability to produce polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) from carbon sources at high efficiencies. In several embodiments, preferential expression of, or preferential growth of microorganisms utilizing certain metabolic pathways, enables the high efficiency PHA production from carbon-containing gases or materials. Several embodiments relate to the microorganism cultures, and/or microorganisms isolated therefrom.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2021Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: Newlight Technologies, Inc.Inventor: Markus D. Herrema
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Patent number: 11459590Abstract: Several embodiments of the invention relate generally to a system and methods for the treatment of gaseous emissions comprising methane and one or more non-methane compounds that can influence the metabolism of methane-oxidizing microorganisms. In several embodiments, there is provided a system and methods for the treatment of methane emissions through the use of methanotrophic microorganisms to generate functionally consistent and harvestable products. Certain embodiments of the invention are particularly advantageous because they reduce environmentally-destructive methane emissions and produce harvestable end-products.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2019Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignee: Newlight Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Markus Donald Herrema, Kenton Kimmel
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Patent number: 11053521Abstract: Embodiments of the invention relate generally to methods to generate microorganisms and/or microorganism cultures that exhibit the ability to produce polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) from carbon sources at high efficiencies. In several embodiments, preferential expression of, or preferential growth of microorganisms utilizing certain metabolic pathways, enables the high efficiency PHA production from carbon-containing gases or materials. Several embodiments relate to the microorganism cultures, and/or microorganisms isolated therefrom.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2019Date of Patent: July 6, 2021Assignee: Newlight Technologies, Inc.Inventor: Markus D. Herrema
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Patent number: 10941426Abstract: Embodiments of the invention relate to the microbial production of polyhydroxyalkanoic acids, or polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA), from substrates which cannot be used as a source of carbon and/or energy for microbial growth or PHA synthesis and which have microbial and environmental toxicity. According to one embodiment of the invention, a process for the production of PHA is provided wherein an enzyme such as methane monooxygenase is used to convert volatile organic compounds into PHA through the use of microorganisms that are unable to use volatile organic compounds as a source of carbon for growth or PHA production.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2019Date of Patent: March 9, 2021Assignee: Newlight Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Markus Donald Herrema, Kenton Kimmel
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Patent number: 10538792Abstract: Several embodiments of the invention relate generally to a system and methods for the treatment of gaseous emissions comprising methane and one or more non-methane compounds that can influence the metabolism of methane-oxidizing microorganisms. In several embodiments, there is provided a system and methods for the treatment of methane emissions through the use of methanotrophic microorganisms to generate functionally consistent and harvestable products. Certain embodiments of the invention are particularly advantageous because they reduce environmentally-destructive methane emissions and produce harvestable end-products.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2017Date of Patent: January 21, 2020Assignee: NEWLIGHT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Markus Donald Herrema, Kenton Kimmel
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Patent number: 10494652Abstract: Embodiments of the invention relate to the microbial production of polyhydroxyalkanoic acids, or polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA), from substrates which cannot be used as a source of carbon and/or energy for microbial growth or PHA synthesis and which have microbial and environmental toxicity. According to one embodiment of the invention, a process for the production of PHA is provided wherein an enzyme such as methane monooxygenase is used to convert volatile organic compounds into PHA through the use of microorganisms that are unable to use volatile organic compounds as a source of carbon for growth or PHA production.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2017Date of Patent: December 3, 2019Assignee: Newlight Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Markus Donald Herrema, Kenton Kimmel
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Patent number: 10450592Abstract: Embodiments of the invention relate generally to methods to generate microorganisms and/or microorganism cultures that exhibit the ability to produce polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) from carbon sources at high efficiencies. In several embodiments, preferential expression of, or preferential growth of microorganisms utilizing certain metabolic pathways, enables the high efficiency PHA production from carbon-containing gases or materials. Several embodiments relate to the microorganism cultures, and/or microorganisms isolated therefrom.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2017Date of Patent: October 22, 2019Assignee: NEWLIGHT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventor: Markus D. Herrema
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Patent number: 10378030Abstract: Embodiments of the invention relate generally to processes for the production and processing of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) from carbon sources. In several embodiments, PHAs are produced at high efficiencies from carbon-containing gases or materials.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2015Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: NEWLIGHT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventor: Markus Herrema
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Patent number: 9868967Abstract: Embodiments of the invention relate to the microbial production of polyhydroxyalkanoic acids, or polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA), from substrates which cannot be used as a source of carbon and/or energy for microbial growth or PHA synthesis and which have microbial and environmental toxicity. According to one embodiment of the invention, a process for the production of PHA is provided wherein an enzyme such as methane monooxygenase is used to convert volatile organic compounds into PHA through the use of microorganisms that are unable to use volatile organic compounds as a source of carbon for growth or PHA production.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2016Date of Patent: January 16, 2018Assignee: Newlight Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Markus Herrema, Kenton Kimmel
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Patent number: 9850508Abstract: Several embodiments of the invention relate generally to a system and methods for the treatment of gaseous emissions comprising methane and one or more non-methane compounds that can influence the metabolism of methane-oxidizing microorganisms. In several embodiments, there is provided a system and methods for the treatment of methane emissions through the use of methanotrophic microorganisms to generate functionally consistent and harvestable products. Certain embodiments of the invention are particularly advantageous because they reduce environmentally-destructive methane emissions and produce harvestable end-products.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2014Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignee: Newlight Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Markus Donald Herrema, Kenton Kimmel
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Patent number: 9725744Abstract: Embodiments of the invention relate generally to methods to generate microorganisms and/or microorganism cultures that exhibit the ability to produce polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) from carbon sources at high efficiencies. In several embodiments, preferential expression of, or preferential growth of microorganisms utilizing certain metabolic pathways, enables the high efficiency PHA production from carbon-containing gases or materials. Several embodiments relate to the microorganism cultures, and/or microorganisms isolated therefrom.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2015Date of Patent: August 8, 2017Assignee: Newlight Technologies, Inc.Inventor: Markus D. Herrema