Patents by Inventor Alexander Sitek

Alexander Sitek 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).

  • Publication number: 20230061833
    Abstract: The present invention provides a mixture comprising: a) a first liquid composition comprising a culture of microalgae, the microalgae comprising whole pasteurized Chlorella cells; and b) a second liquid composition comprising a culture of microalgae, the microalgae comprising lysed pasteurized Chlorella cells; wherein a combination of the first liquid composition and the second liquid composition exhibits synergy. Also provided is a method of treating a plant, a plant part, or the locus surrounding the plant to enhance plant growth, the method comprising applying an effective amount of the mixture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Chiliang Chen, Edgard Jauregui, Alexander Sitek, Stephen Ventre, Karl Wyant
  • Patent number: 11518721
    Abstract: The present invention provides a mixture comprising: a) a first liquid composition comprising a culture of microalgae, the microalgae comprising whole pasteurized Chlorella cells; and b) a second liquid composition comprising a culture of microalgae, the microalgae comprising lysed pasteurized Chlorella cells; wherein a combination of the first liquid composition and the second liquid composition exhibits synergy. Also provided is a method of treating a plant, a plant part, or the locus surrounding the plant to enhance plant growth, the method comprising applying an effective amount of the mixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: HELIAE DEVELOPMENT, LLC
    Inventors: Chiliang Chen, Edgard Jauregui, Alexander Sitek, Stephen Ventre, Karl Wyant
  • Publication number: 20210380499
    Abstract: The present invention provides a mixture comprising: a) a first liquid composition comprising a culture of microalgae, the microalgae comprising whole pasteurized Chlorella cells; and b) a second liquid composition comprising a culture of microalgae, the microalgae comprising lysed pasteurized Chlorella cells; wherein a combination of the first liquid composition and the second liquid composition exhibits synergy. Also provided is a method of treating a plant, a plant part, or the locus surrounding the plant to enhance plant growth, the method comprising applying an effective amount of the mixture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Inventors: Chiliang Chen, Edgard Jauregui, Alexander Sitek, Stephen Ventre, Karl Wyant, Paul Lim
  • Patent number: 10876087
    Abstract: Embodiments of a modular tubular bioreactor system for culturing an aqueous culture of microorganisms are described herein. The tubular bioreactor may comprise culture tubes configured in a vertically spaced and horizontally staggered arrangement to optimize the application of light to the culture in phototrophic and mixotrophic cultivation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: Heliae Development LLC
    Inventors: Alexander Sitek, Cameron Wyatt, Richard Mazur, James Riley, Jason Licamele, Thomas Kulaga, Timothy Sullivan
  • Publication number: 20190218504
    Abstract: Methods of growing organisms in the Thraustochytriaceae family using a supply of at least one of acetate and acetic acid as an organic carbon source are described. Embodiments include using acetate or acetic acid in combination with other organic carbon sources and with a pH auxostat system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2017
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Inventors: Eneko Ganuza Taberna, Charles Sellers, April Cobos, Alexander Sitek, Jon Hansen, Michael LaMont
  • Publication number: 20180320121
    Abstract: Embodiments of a modular tubular bioreactor system for culturing an aqueous culture of microorganisms are described herein. The tubular bioreactor may comprise culture tubes configured in a vertically spaced and horizontally staggered arrangement to optimize the application of light to the culture in phototrophic and mixotrophic cultivation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2018
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Inventors: Alexander Sitek, Cameron Wyatt, Richard Mazur, James Riley, Jason Licamele, Thomas Kulaga, Timonthy Sullivan
  • Patent number: 10053659
    Abstract: Embodiments of a modular tubular bioreactor system for culturing an aqueous culture of microorganisms are described herein. The tubular bioreactor may comprise culture tubes configured in a vertically spaced and horizontally staggered arrangement to optimize the application of light to the culture in phototrophic and mixotrophic cultivation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: Heliae Development LLC
    Inventors: Cameron Wyatt, Richard Mazur, James Riley, Thomas Kulaga, Alexander Sitek, Jason Licamele, Timothy Sullivan
  • Publication number: 20150329810
    Abstract: Embodiments of a modular tubular bioreactor system for culturing an aqueous culture of microorganisms are described herein. The tubular bioreactor may comprise culture tubes configured in a vertically spaced and horizontally staggered arrangement to optimize the application of light to the culture in phototrophic and mixotrophic cultivation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2015
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Inventors: Cameron Wyatt, Richard Mazur, James Riley, Thomas Kulaga, Alexander Sitek, Jason Licamele, Timothy Sullivan
  • Patent number: 8617891
    Abstract: Systems and methods for the removal of contaminants from a liquid culture microalgae and/or cyanobacteria comprise an inlet tube, a pump, a gas injector, a vertical chamber, and/or a collection container that promotes the production of foam in the microalgae culture, wherein the foam contains the contaminants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Heliae Development, LLC
    Inventors: Jason Licamele, Anna Lee Y. Tonkovich, Alexander Sitek, Scott Kuhlman
  • Patent number: 8546133
    Abstract: Systems and methods for the removal of contaminants from a liquid culture microalgae and/or cyanobacteria comprise an inlet tube, a pump, a gas injector, a vertical chamber, and/or a collection container that promotes the production of foam in the microalgae culture, wherein the foam contains the contaminants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Heliae Development LLC
    Inventors: Jason Licamele, Anna Lee Y. Tonkovich, Aniket Kale, Alexander Sitek, Scott Kuhlman
  • Patent number: 8501475
    Abstract: Systems and methods for the removal of contaminants from a liquid culture microalgae and/or cyanobacteria comprise an let tube, a pump, a gas injector, a vertical chamber, and/or a collection container that promotes the production of foam in the microalgae culture, wherein the foam contains the contaminants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Heliae Development LLC
    Inventors: Jason Licamele, Anna Lee Y. Tonkovich, Alexander Sitek, Scott Kuhlman
  • Publication number: 20130164836
    Abstract: Systems and methods for the removal of contaminants from a liquid culture microalgae and/or cyanobacteria comprise an inlet tube, a pump, a gas injector, a vertical chamber, and/or a collection container that promotes the production of foam in the microalgae culture, wherein the foam contains the contaminants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2012
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Inventors: Jason Licamele, Anna Lee Y. Tonkovich, Aniket Kale, Alexander Sitek, Scott Kuhlman
  • Publication number: 20130164796
    Abstract: Systems and methods for the removal of contaminants from a liquid culture microalgae and/or cyanobacteria comprise an let tube, a pump, a gas injector, a vertical chamber, and/or a collection container that promotes the production of foam in the microalgae culture, wherein the foam contains the contaminants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2012
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Inventors: Jason Licamele, Anna Lee Y. Tonkovich, Alexander Sitek, Scott Kuhlman