Patents by Inventor Chih-Fen Lu

Chih-Fen Lu 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).

  • Methods Of Producing Carboxylic Acids And/Or Alcohols
    Publication number: 20140106421
    Abstract: Carboxylic acids and/or alcohols are produced by a fermentation process comprising: growing an immobilized microorganism capable of producing carboxylic acids and/or alcohols in an aqueous medium and in the presence of an organic medium, and recovering the carboxylic acids and/or alcohols from the organic medium; wherein a mesh is placed at an interface of the organic medium and the aqueous medium; and further wherein the organic medium comprises at least one organic solvent and at least one extractant chosen from tri-alkylphosphine oxides and tri-alkylamines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Inventors: Hsiu-Yin YIN, Yun-Huin LIN, Chih-Fen Lu, Ying-Ching Su, Jheng-Jin Luo, Hom-Ti Lee