Patents by Inventor Heinz Niggli

Heinz Niggli 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 OBTAINING LIPID FROM CELLS
    Publication number: 20140100380
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for obtaining lipid from a composition comprising cells and water, said process comprising contacting the composition with a desiccant, and recovering the lipid from the cells. The invention also relates to a lipid obtainable by this process. The process according to then invention enables lipid of high quality to be obtained with a high yield, and does not require a heating step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2013
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Applicant: DSM IP ASSETS B.V.
    Inventors: Hendrik Louis BIJL, Daniel VERKOEIJEN, Heinz NIGGLI
  • Process for obtaining lipid form cells
    Publication number: 20090227678
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for obtaining lipid from a composition comprising cells and water, said process comprising contacting the composition with a desiccant, and recovering the lipid from the cells. The invention also relates to a lipid obtainable by this process. The process according to then invention enables lipid of high quality to be obtained with a high yield, and does not require a heating step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2006
    Publication date: September 10, 2009
    Applicants: DSM IP Assets B.V., Martek Biosciences Corp.
    Inventors: Hendrik Louis Bijl, Daniel Verkoeijen, Heinz Niggli