Patents by Inventor James Obern

James Obern 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).

  • Methods and systems for the production of hydrocarbon products
    Patent number: 8809015
    Abstract: Methods and systems for the production of hydrocarbon products, including providing a substrate comprising CO to a bioreactor containing a culture of one or more micro-organisms; and fermenting the culture in the bioreactor to produce one or more hydrocarbon products. The substrate comprising CO is derived from an industrial process selected from the group comprising steam reforming processes, refinery processes, steam cracking processes, and reverse water gas shift processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: LanzaTech New Zealand Limited
    Inventors: Michael Anthony Schultz, James Obern, Sean Dennis Simpson
  • Methods and Systems for the Production of Hydrocarbon Products
    Publication number: 20130210096
    Abstract: Methods and systems for the production of hydrocarbon products, including providing a substrate comprising CO to a bioreactor containing a culture of one or more micro-organisms; and fermenting the culture in the bioreactor to produce one or more hydrocarbon products. The substrate comprising CO is derived from an industrial process selected from the group comprising steam reforming processes, refinery processes, steam cracking processes, and reverse water gas shift processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2011
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Applicant: LANZATECH NEW ZEALAND LIMITED
    Inventors: Michael Anthony Schultz, James Obern, Sean Dennis Simpson
  • Methods and Systems for the Production of Hydrocarbon Products
    Publication number: 20130203143
    Abstract: Methods and systems for the production of hydrocarbon products, including providing a substrate comprising CO to a bioreactor containing a culture of one or more micro-organisms; and fermenting the culture in the bioreactor to produce one or more hydrocarbon products. The substrate comprising CO is derived from a CO2 reforming process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2011
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Applicant: Lanza Tech New Zealand Limited
    Inventors: Michael Anthony Schultz, James Obern