Patents Examined by Renee Clayton
  • Processing biomass
    Patent number: 9321850
    Abstract: Methods are provided for reducing one or more dimensions of individual pieces of biomass; treating biomass, such as size-reduced biomass; changing a molecular structure of a biomass material; and, optionally, subjecting the biomass to a primary process to form a product. The methods include processing biomass materials using a screw extrusion process, and treating the biomass material with a screw extrusion process in size-reduction and treating steps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: XYLECO, INC.
    Inventor: Marshall Medoff