Patents by Inventor Brent Peyton

Brent Peyton 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: 9096875
    Abstract: The present invention provides bicarbonate containing and/or bicarbonate-producing compositions and methods to induce lipid accumulation in an algae growth system, wherein the algae growth system is under light-dark cycling condition. By adding said compositions at a specific growth stage, said methods lead to much higher lipid accumulation and/or significantly reduced total time required for accumulating lipid in the algae growth system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: Montana State University
    Inventors: Robert Gardner, Brent Peyton, Keith E. Cooksey
  • Publication number: 20130295623
    Abstract: The present invention provides bicarbonate containing and/or bicarbonate-producing compositions and methods to induce lipid accumulation in an algae growth system, wherein the algae growth system is under light-dark cycling condition. By adding said compositions at a specific growth stage, said methods lead to much higher lipid accumulation and/or significantly reduced total time required for accumulating lipid in the algae growth system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2011
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Inventors: Robert Gardner, Brent Peyton, Keith E. Cooksey
  • Publication number: 20070017823
    Abstract: A method of detecting a metal in a sample comprising a plurality of metal is disclosed. The method comprises providing the sample comprising a metal to be detected. The sample is added to a reagent solution comprising an enzyme and a substrate, where the enzyme is inhibited by the metal to be detected. An array of chelating agents is used to eliminate the inhibitory effects of additional metals in the sample. An enzymatic activity in the sample is determined and compared to an enzymatic activity in a control solution to detect the metal to be detected. A method of determining a concentration of the metal in the sample is also disclosed. A method of detecting a valence state of a metal is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2004
    Publication date: January 25, 2007
    Inventors: Abigail Aiken, Brent Peyton, William Apel, James Petersen