Patents by Inventor Dennis L. Gierhart

Dennis L. Gierhart 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).

  • Multistage process for the preparation of fats and oils
    Patent number: 4485172
    Abstract: A process for the production of fats and oils, and particularly fats and oils rich in triglycerides, comprising cultivating microorganisms capable of synthesizing the desired fats and oils to promote growth in a growth medium formulated to contain carbon and nitrogen nutrients and then cultivating the microorganisms in a lipid accumulation medium formulated to include at least one fatty acid containing 10 to 20 carbon atoms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 1982
    Date of Patent: November 27, 1984
    Assignee: CPC International Inc.
    Inventor: Dennis L. Gierhart
  • Preparation of fats and oils
    Patent number: 4485173
    Abstract: A process for the production of fats and oils, and particularly fats and oils rich in triglycerides, comprising cultivating microorganisms capable of synthesizing the fats and oils in a medium containing an emulsion of at least one fatty acid having 10 to 20 carbon atoms, followed by separation of the fats and oils from the cultivated microorganisms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 1982
    Date of Patent: November 27, 1984
    Assignee: CPC International Inc.
    Inventor: Dennis L. Gierhart