Patents by Inventor Brie-Anna Walker

Brie-Anna Walker 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: 20170191099
    Abstract: A system and method to treat biomass to make bioproducts such as biofuels and biochemical is disclosed. The systems are configured to treat a liquid component separated from biomass to yield sugars available to form a fermentation product or bio-product. The system and method comprises treatment and separation of process streams (e.g. liquids, solids, etc.) to produce bioproducts such as fuel and biochemical as well as to recover/reuse and utilize content of process streams. Lignin is separated from the bioproduct stream (e.g. a solids component) forming a recovered bioproducts; efficient removal of lignin facilitates productive operation of the system. The system disclosed is configured to recover and recycle acid (e.g. phosphoric acid) used as a concentrated acid in the process to pre-treat biomass (for bioprocessing). The acid used in the process is recycled and recovered in order to establish economically attractive biorefinery to make bio-products from biomass (e.g.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2016
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Applicant: Arbiom Inc.
    Inventors: William F. McDonald, Naga Vinod Kumar Bathula, Michael Bowyer, Brandon Kiser, Vaishnavi Srinivasan, Lisette Tenlep, Brie-Anna Walker