Patents by Inventor Harlan L. MILLER, III

Harlan L. MILLER, III 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).

  • Photobioreactor, system and method of use
    Patent number: 9896652
    Abstract: Photobioreactors having a vertically-oriented enclosure with a thin panel shape, systems, and methods for using the same to culture productive organisms to accumulate biomass and/or make biofuels or other chemical products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: Algenol Biofuels Switzerland GmbH
    Inventors: Oliver Ashley, William M. Drake, II, Omatoyo Kofi Dalrymple, Edwin Malkiel, Robert Paul Woods, Jason Keith Ward, Kevin Sweeney, Harlan L. Miller, III
  • Photobioreactor, System And Method Of Use
    Publication number: 20160060586
    Abstract: Photobioreactors having a vertically-oriented enclosure with a thin panel shape, systems, and methods for using the same to culture productive organisms to accumulate biomass and/or make biofuels or other chemical products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2014
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Applicant: ALGENOL BIOFUELS SWITZERLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Oliver Ashley, William M. Drake, II, Omatoyo Kofi Dalrymple, Edwin Malkiel, Robert Paul Woods, Jason Keith Ward, Kevin Sweeney, Harlan L. Miller, III
  • Process for Inoculating a Bioreactor with Cyanobacteria
    Publication number: 20140273132
    Abstract: A process is described for the creation of an inoculum for an organism capable of photosynthesis of a target compound within a closed bioreactor, involving steps of transfer of a sterile growth medium under pressure without exposure to atmosphere. The process is useful for the creation of inocula for the growth of cyanobacteria to produce target chemical products, such as ethanol, in closed photobioreactors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Algenol Biofuels Inc.
    Inventors: Jessica BLANKS, Harlan L. MILLER, III