Patents by Inventor George Meichel

George Meichel 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).

  • Process For Inoculating Closed Photobioreactors With Cyanobacteria
    Publication number: 20160024458
    Abstract: Methods of inoculum scale-up of cyanobacteria to commercial-scale closed photobioreactors for the production of a target molecule such as ethanol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2014
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Applicant: ALGENOL BIOFUELS INC.
    Inventors: Laura BELICKA, Jessica BLANKS, Hayley FLORES, Isaac HOLOWELL, Frank JOCHEM, George MEICHEL, Harlan MILLER, III, Jesse Phillips-Kress, Brendan SCOTT, Christophe VASSEUR
  • Magnetically coupled system for mixing
    Patent number: 9139805
    Abstract: The invention provides a mixing system comprising a magnetically coupled drive system and a foil for cultivating algae, or cyanobacteria, in an open or enclosed vessel. The invention provides effective mixing, low energy usage, low capital expenditure, and ease of drive system component maintenance while maintaining the integrity of a sealed mixing vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: Algenol Biotech LLC
    Inventors: Harlan Miller, III, George Meichel, Edward Legere, Edwin Malkiel, Robert Paul Woods, Oliver Ashley, Joseph Katz, Jason Ward, Paul Petersen
  • Staged inoculation of multiple cyanobacterial photobioreactors
    Patent number: 9121012
    Abstract: A method of rapid simultaneous inoculation of cyanobacteria to multiple commercial-scale closed photobioreactors for the production of a target molecule such as ethanol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: Algenol Biotech LLC
    Inventors: Brendan Scott, George Meichel, Jesse Phillips-Kress, Jessica Blanks
  • System for Staged Inoculation of Multiple Cyanobacterial Photobioreactors for Commercial Scale Generation of Cyanobacteria Cultures
    Publication number: 20140273175
    Abstract: A method of rapid simultaneous inoculation of cyanobacteria to multiple commercial-scale closed photobioreactors for the production of a target molecule such as ethanol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Algenol Biofuels Inc.
    Inventors: Brendan SCOTT, George MEICHEL, Jesse PHILLIPS-KRESS, Jessica BLANKS
  • Magnetically coupled system for mixing
    Patent number: 8684592
    Abstract: The invention provides a mixing system comprising a magnetically coupled drive system and a foil for cultivating algae, or cyanobacteria, in an open or enclosed vessel. The invention provides effective mixing, low energy usage, low capital expenditure, and ease of drive system component maintenance while maintaining the integrity of a sealed mixing vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Algenol Biofuels Inc.
    Inventors: Harlan Miller, III, George Meichel, Edward Legere, Edwin Malkiel, Robert Paul Woods, Oliver Ashley, Joseph Katz, Jason Ward, Paul Petersen
  • Magnetically coupled system for mixing
    Patent number: 8398296
    Abstract: The invention provides a mixing system comprising a magnetically coupled drive system and a foil for cultivating algae, or cyanobacteria, in an open or enclosed vessel. The invention provides effective mixing, low energy usage, low capital expenditure, and ease of drive system component maintenance while maintaining the integrity of a sealed mixing vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Algenol Biofuels Inc.
    Inventors: Harlan Miller, III, George Meichel, Edward Legere, Edwin Malkiel, Robert Paul Woods, Oliver Ashley, Joseph Katz, Jason Ward, Paul Petersen
  • Magnetically Coupled System For Mixing
    Publication number: 20120220027
    Abstract: The invention provides a mixing system comprising a magnetically coupled drive system and a foil for cultivating algae, or cyanobacteria, in an open or enclosed vessel. The invention provides effective mixing, low energy usage, low capital expenditure, and ease of drive system component maintenance while maintaining the integrity of a sealed mixing vessel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2012
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Applicant: ALGENOL BIOFUELS INC.
    Inventors: Harlan Miller, III, George Meichel, Edward Legere, Edwin Malkiel, R. Paul Woods, Oliver Ashley, Joseph Katz, Jason Ward, Paul Petersen