Patents by Inventor Chanlan Chun

Chanlan Chun 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).

  • THERMOPHILIC METHANOGENIC CONSORTIUM FOR CONVERSION OF CELLULOSIC BIOMASS TO BIOENERGY
    Publication number: 20110306089
    Abstract: A system for the efficient conversion of plant biomass to methane is provided, where the conversion includes use of a thermophilic methanogenic consortium containing a cellulolytic thermophile, an acetate-oxidizing thermophile and a thermophilic methanogen, the combination of which hydrolyzes hexoses and pentoses, oxidizes acetate and provides a hydrogen sink, to convert plant biomass to the theoretical limit of bioenergy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2011
    Publication date: December 15, 2011
    Inventors: Kevin R. Sowers, Harold D. May, Chanlan Chun, Chrisopher William Marshall