Patents by Inventor Jenny L. Knoth

Jenny L. Knoth 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).

  • BLANKET FOR PYROLYSIS OR DRYING OF BIOMASS
    Publication number: 20140075835
    Abstract: The disclosed embodiments are operable to produce biochar from a biomass or to dry a biomass through controlled heating. While prior art technologies are stationary enclosures, the embodiments provided herein are based on a portable, flexible laminated blanket that is draped over a biomass (e.g., a wood slash pile). In this way, the blanket functions as a portable and reusable kiln for pyrolyzing biomass into biochar or drying biomass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2012
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: University of Washington through its Center for Commercialization
    Inventors: Kenneth B. Faires, Daniel T. Schwartz, Gregory M. Newbloom, Jeffrey J. Richards, Michael S. Noon, Jenny L. Knoth