Patents by Inventor Brian J. Hoskins

Brian J. Hoskins 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).

  • Compositions and methods for conversion of lignocellulosic material to fermentable sugars and products produced therefrom
    Patent number: 8658407
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions and methods for the conversion of lignocellulosic material to fermentable sugars and to products produced therefrom (e.g., ethanol, foodstuffs, etc.). In particular, the invention provides lignocellulose-degrading compositions (e.g., generated via incubation of microbes with lignocellulosic priming feedstock in solid-state fermentation format) and methods of using the same (e.g., in saccharification and/or hydrolysis steps (e.g., on ethanologenic feedstock) and as food or feed additives).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Alltech, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark P. Lyons, Brian J. Hoskins
  • COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR CONVERSION OF LIGNOCELLULOSIC MATERIAL TO FERMENTABLE SUGARS AND PRODUCTS PRODUCED THEREFROM
    Publication number: 20100248320
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions and methods for the conversion of lignocellulosic material to fermentable sugars and to products produced therefrom (e.g., ethanol, foodstuffs, etc.). In particular, the invention provides lignocellulose-degrading compositions (e.g., generated via incubation of microbes with lignocellulosic priming feedstock in solid-state fermentation format) and methods of using the same (e.g., in saccharification and/or hydrolysis steps (e.g., on ethanologenic feedstock) and as food or feed additives).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2010
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Applicant: ALLTECH, INC.
    Inventors: Mark P. Lyons, Brian J. Hoskins