Patents by Inventor Edward S. Cates

Edward S. Cates 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).

  • Patent number: 7915020
    Abstract: The presently disclosed subject matter provides improved processes for processing starch from plant sources, including processes for starch liquefaction, for simultaneous liquefaction and saccharification, and for the preparation of ethanol. These processes can be performed without a pH adjustment and at relatively low temperatures. The processes can involve the use of starch-containing plant material derived from plants that express starch-digesting enzymes. The presently disclosed subject matter further relates to improved processes for the preparation of other starch-derived products, including dried distiller grain (dried distiller grain) and dried distiller grain and solubles (dried distiller grain and solubles), and to the starch-derived products, themselves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: Syngenta Participations AG
    Inventors: Edward S. Cates, Jay Austin Dinwiddie, George Aux, Christopher Batie, Gregg Crabb
  • Patent number: 7914993
    Abstract: The presently disclosed subject matter provides improved processes for processing starch from plant sources, including processes for starch liquefaction, for simultaneous liquefaction and saccharification, and for the preparation of ethanol. These processes can be performed without a pH adjustment and at relatively low temperatures. The processes can involve the use of starch-containing plant material derived from plants that express starch-digesting enzymes. The presently disclosed subject matter further relates to improved processes for the preparation of other starch-derived products, including dried distiller grain (dried distiller grain) and dried distiller grain and solubles (dried distiller grain and solubles), and to the starch-derived products, themselves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: Syngenta Participations AG.
    Inventors: Christopher J. Batie, Greg Crabb, George W. Aux, Edward S. Cates, Jay Austin Dinwiddie, Aron Louis Silverstone, Rene Quadt, Carl A. Miller
  • Patent number: 7727726
    Abstract: The presently disclosed subject matter provides improved processes for processing starch from plant sources, including processes for starch liquefaction, for simultaneous liquefaction and saccharification, and for the preparation of ethanol. These processes can be performed without a pH adjustment and at relatively low temperatures. The processes can involve the use of starch-containing plant material derived from plants that express starch-digesting enzymes. The presently disclosed subject matter further relates to improved processes for the preparation of other starch-derived products, including dried distiller grain (dried distiller grain) and dried distiller grain and solubles (dried distiller grain and solubles), and to the starch-derived products, themselves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2010
    Assignee: Syngenta Participations AG
    Inventors: Edward S. Cates, Jay Austin Dinwiddie, George Aux, Christopher Batie, Gregg Crabb
  • Publication number: 20090047382
    Abstract: The presently disclosed subject matter provides improved processes for processing starch from plant sources, including processes for starch liquefaction, for simultaneous liquefaction and saccharification, and for the preparation of ethanol. These processes can be performed without a pH adjustment and at relatively low temperatures. The processes can involve the use of starch-containing plant material derived from plants that express starch-digesting enzymes. The presently disclosed subject matter further relates to improved processes for the preparation of other starch-derived products, including dried distiller grain (dried distiller grain) and dried distiller grain and solubles (dried distiller grain and solubles), and to the starch-derived products, themselves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2008
    Publication date: February 19, 2009
    Applicant: SYNGENTA PARTICIPATIONS AG
    Inventors: Edward S. Cates, Jay Austin Dinwiddie, George Aux, Christopher Batie, Gregg Crabb
  • Publication number: 20090047715
    Abstract: The presently disclosed subject matter provides improved processes for processing starch from plant sources, including processes for starch liquefaction, for simultaneous liquefaction and saccharification, and for the preparation of ethanol. These processes can be performed without a pH adjustment and at relatively low temperatures. The processes can involve the use of starch-containing plant material derived from plants that express starch-digesting enzymes. The presently disclosed subject matter further relates to improved processes for the preparation of other starch-derived products, including dried distiller grain (dried distiller grain) and dried distiller grain and solubles (dried distiller grain and solubles), and to the starch-derived products, themselves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2008
    Publication date: February 19, 2009
    Applicant: SYNGENTA PARTICIPATIONS AG
    Inventors: Edward S. Cates, Jay Austin Dinwiddie, George Aux, Christopher Batie, Gregg Crabb
  • Publication number: 20080299256
    Abstract: The presently disclosed subject matter provides improved processes for processing starch from plant sources, including processes for starch liquefaction, for simultaneous liquefaction and saccharification, and for the preparation of ethanol. These processes can be performed without a pH adjustment and at relatively low temperatures. The processes can involve the use of starch-containing plant material derived from plants that express starch-digesting enzymes. The presently disclosed subject matter further relates to improved processes for the preparation of other starch-derived products, including dried distiller grain (dried distiller grain) and dried distiller grain and solubles (dried distiller grain and solubles), and to the starch-derived products, themselves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2008
    Publication date: December 4, 2008
    Applicant: Syngenta Participations AG
    Inventors: Christopher J. Batie, Greg Crabb, George W. Aux, Edward S. Cates, Jay Austin Dinwiddie, Aron Louis Silverstone, Rene Quadt, Carl A. Miller