Patents by Inventor Jason Charles QUINN

Jason Charles QUINN 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).

  • Systems and methods for delivery of gases to algal cultures
    Patent number: 9453193
    Abstract: Photobioreactors according to embodiments of the present invention deliver nutrient gas intermittently to the photobioreactor media. In some embodiments, one or more gases are delivered according to a duty cycle or timing pattern. According to some embodiments, algae is grown in a photobioreactor using intermittent introduction of carbon dioxide. In other embodiments, carbon dioxide is supplied to algae grown in a photobioreactor in whole or in part from a head space above the media of the photobioreactor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignees: COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION, SOLIX ALGREDIENTS, INC.
    Inventors: Guy Robert Babbitt, Michael Ryan Buehner, David Jacob Rausen, Richard Charles Schoonover, Christopher Wayne Turner, Kristina Weyer-Geigel, Bryan Dennis Willson, Peter Michael Young, David Eli Sherman, Jason Charles Quinn
  • Systems and methods for harvesting algae from photobioreactors
    Patent number: 8734805
    Abstract: A method for harvesting algae according to embodiments of the present invention includes filling a reservoir at least partially with a liquid, submerging a bag at least partially in the liquid, the bag containing media, the media comprising algae, the bag comprising a first end, a second end, a harvesting port located closer to the first end than to the second end, and a gas port, delivering gas into the bag through the gas port, and raising the second end of the bag by accumulating the gas at the second end to flow the media toward the harvesting port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignees: Solix Biosystems, Inc., Colorado State University Research Foundation
    Inventors: Peter F. Hentges, Thomas Carroll Barlow, Jeff Tyler Penoyer, David Scott Gorham, Jason Charles Quinn, Peter Allen Letvin, Christopher Wayne Turner, Guy Robert Babbitt, Nicholas Paul Echter, James William Howland
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DELIVERY OF GASES TO ALGAL CULTURES
    Publication number: 20120107792
    Abstract: Photobioreactors according to embodiments of the present invention deliver nutrient gas intermittently to the photobioreactor media. In some embodiments, one or more gases are delivered according to a duty cycle or timing pattern. According to some embodiments, algae is grown in a photobioreactor using intermittent introduction of carbon dioxide. In other embodiments, carbon dioxide is supplied to algae grown in a photobioreactor in whole or in part from a head space above the media of the photobioreactor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2010
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Inventors: Guy Robert Babbitt, Michael Ryan Buehner, David Jacob Rausen, Richard Charles Schoonover, Christopher Wayne Turner, Kristina Weyer-Geigel, Bryan Dennis Willson, Peter Michael Young, David Eli Sherman, Jason Charles Quinn
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HARVESTING ALGAE FROM PHOTOBIOREACTORS
    Publication number: 20110120070
    Abstract: A method for harvesting algae according to embodiments of the present invention includes filling a reservoir at least partially with a liquid, submerging a bag at least partially in the liquid, the bag containing media, the media comprising algae, the bag comprising a first end, a second end, a harvesting port located closer to the first end than to the second end, and a gas port, delivering gas into the bag through the gas port, and raising the second end of the bag by accumulating the gas at the second end to flow the media toward the harvesting port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2010
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Inventors: Peter F. HENTGES, Thomas Carroll BARLOW, Jeff Tyler PENOYER, David Scott GORHAM, Jason Charles QUINN, Peter Allen LETVIN, Christopher Wayne TURNER, Guy Robert BABBITT, Nicholas Paul ECHTER, James William HOWLAND