Patents by Inventor Jin-Ping Lim

Jin-Ping Lim 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).

  • Publication number: 20250051650
    Abstract: Bioreactors and methods for growing a chemoautotrophic culture of a microorganism, such as a hydrogen-oxidizing or carbon monoxide-oxidizing microorganism, are provided. The bioreactors and methods provide for enhanced growth and productivity of microorganisms that use gaseous sources of carbon and energy and provide an environment for carbon fixing to produce organic molecules of interest and/or biomass. The present bioreactors and methods achieve enhanced growth with respect to cell density, culture duration and/or growth rate, while maintaining safe operating conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2024
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Inventors: John Reed, David Stout, Elisabeth Perea, Jin-Ping Lim, Jil Geller, Dan Robertson, Robert Wilson, Ripudaman Malhotra
  • Publication number: 20240254398
    Abstract: Bioreactors and methods for growing a chemoautotrophic culture of a microorganism, such as a hydrogen-oxidizing or carbon monoxide-oxidizing microorganism, are provided. The bioreactors and methods provide for enhanced growth and productivity of microorganisms that use gaseous sources of carbon and energy and provide an environment for carbon fixing to produce organic molecules of interest and/or biomass. The present bioreactors and methods achieve enhanced growth with respect to cell density, culture duration and/or growth rate, while maintaining safe operating conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2022
    Publication date: August 1, 2024
    Inventors: John Reed, David Stout, Elisabeth Perea, Jin-Ping Lim, Jil Geller, Dan Robertson, Robert Wilson, Ripudaman Malhotra
  • Publication number: 20200316552
    Abstract: Disclosed are modular chemical reaction systems and methods of using such chemical reaction systems. The disclosed systems can have a substrate layer and a plurality of modules selectively mounted to an outer surface of the substrate layer. The substrate layer can include flow connectors that cooperate with the modules to form a fluid flow pathway for performing at least one step of a chemical reaction. At least one of the modules can be a process module, such as a reactor or separator. The modules can also include at least one regulator module. The system can also include at least one analysis device that analyzes at least one characteristic of the chemical reaction as the reaction occurs. The system can also include processing circuitry that monitors and/or optimizes the chemical reaction based on feedback received from the analysis device or other system components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2018
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventors: Jin-Ping Lim, David Stout, Nathan Collins, Jason D. White, Jeremiah Malerich
  • Publication number: 20140275299
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for synthesizing low nitrogen concentration organic liquids from biomass, such as algae, the organic liquids being suitable for refining into fuels and other chemicals. The biomass together with a solvent that is immiscible with water at room temperature are subjected to a subcritical hydrothermal treatment to disrupt cell structure and transform the biomass into a gas phase, a bio-oil phase, an aqueous phase and a solid phase. The aqueous phase contains most of the nitrogen. The resulting multi-phasic mixture can be separated into four phases, including an aqueous phase and the organic liquid which consists of bio-oil dissolved in the solvent. Refined organic liquid can be recycled into the hydrothermal treatment as the solvent. The subcritical hydrothermal treatment can be performed at a generally low temperature and followed by a second hydrothermal treatment at a higher temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventors: William Brian Bedwell, Matthew Atwood, Jin-Ping Lim, Esperanza Alvarez, Jordi Perez Mariano