Patents by Inventor Gregory Loyde Hillyer

Gregory Loyde Hillyer 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).

  • Removal of fermentation inhibiting compounds from citrus waste using solvent extraction and production of ethanol from citrus waste
    Patent number: 9255280
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel processes for producing ethanol from citrus waste using suitable solvent extractions to reduce the presence of fermentation inhibiting compounds, such as limonene, from citrus waste. The extraction can be performed before or after the polysaccharides present in aqueous mixtures comprising citrus waste are converted into fermentable sugars.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: JJ FLORIDA PROPERTIES LLC
    Inventor: Gregory Loyde Hillyer
  • Ethanol production from citrus waste through limonene reduction
    Patent number: 8252566
    Abstract: The present invention relates to processes for producing ethanol from citrus waste wherein the level of fermentation-inhibiting compounds found in citrus waste or the complex polysaccharide or sugars derived therefrom is reduced using a pre-fermentation treatment step to lower the level of fermentation-inhibiting compounds to the fermentation feedstock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: JJ Florida Properties LLC
    Inventor: Gregory Loyde Hillyer
  • REMOVAL OF FERMENTATION INHIBITING COMPOUNDS FROM CITRUS WASTE USING SOLVENT EXTRACTION AND PRODUCTION OF ETHANOL FROM CITRUS WASTE
    Publication number: 20090291481
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel processes for producing ethanol from citrus waste using suitable solvent extractions to reduce the presence of fermentation inhibiting compounds, such as limonene, from citrus waste. The extraction can be performed before or after the polysaccharides present in aqueous mixtures comprising citrus waste are converted into fermentable sugars.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2009
    Publication date: November 26, 2009
    Applicant: Inventus Holdings, LLC
    Inventor: Gregory Loyde Hillyer
  • ETHANOL PRODUCTION FROM CITRUS WASTE THROUGH LIMONENE REDUCTION
    Publication number: 20090291482
    Abstract: The present invention relates to processes for producing ethanol from citrus waste wherein the level of fermentation-inhibiting compounds found in citrus waste or the complex polysaccharide or sugars derived therefrom is reduced using a pre-fermentation treatment step to lower the level of fermentation-inhibiting compounds to the fermentation feedstock.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2009
    Publication date: November 26, 2009
    Applicant: Inventus Holdings, LLC
    Inventor: Gregory Loyde Hillyer