Patents by Inventor Henri Gerken

Henri Gerken 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: 11976261
    Abstract: A bioproduct manufacturing system is disclosed. The system comprises a hollow-fiber primary membrane gas absorber comprising a shell side and a lumen, wherein the primary membrane gas absorber is configured to receive a carbonate salt-based solvent on the shell side and a gas mixture comprising oxygen, nitrogen, and carbon dioxide in the lumen, at least one runway algal cassette reactor-photobioreactor, and a growth medium circulating between the primary membrane gas absorber and the at least one runway algal cassette reactor-photobioreactor. The at least one runway algal cassette reactor-photobioreactor comprises at least one growth chamber coupled to and in fluid communication with a headspace channel so as to define and interior volume, a first condenser coupled to and in fluid communication with the headspace channel, and a harvest line in fluid communication with the at least one growth chamber and coupled to a filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of Arizona State University
    Inventors: Pierre C. Wensel, Henri Gerken
  • Publication number: 20210238519
    Abstract: A bioproduct manufacturing system is disclosed. The system comprises a hollow-fiber primary membrane gas absorber comprising a shell side and a lumen, wherein the primary membrane gas absorber is configured to receive a carbonate salt-based solvent on the shell side and a gas mixture comprising oxygen, nitrogen, and carbon dioxide in the lumen, at least one runway algal cassette reactor-photobioreactor, and a growth medium circulating between the primary membrane gas absorber and the at least one runway algal cassette reactor-photobioreactor. The at least one runway algal cassette reactor-photobioreactor comprises at least one growth chamber coupled to and in fluid communication with a headspace channel so as to define and interior volume, a first condenser coupled to and in fluid communication with the headspace channel, and a harvest line in fluid communication with the at least one growth chamber and coupled to a filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2021
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: Pierre C. Wensel, Henri Gerken
  • Patent number: 8986977
    Abstract: Presented herein are methods of using cell wall degrading enzymes for recovery of internal lipid bodies from biomass sources such as algae. Also provided are algal cells that express at least one exogenous gene encoding a cell wall degrading enzyme and methods for recovering lipids from the cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC
    Inventors: Eric P. Knoshaug, Bryon S. Donohoe, Henri Gerken, Lieve Laurens, Stefanie Rose Van Wychen