Patents by Inventor John Andrew Bohlmann

John Andrew Bohlmann 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).

  • Levulinic acid from fungal biomass
    Patent number: 8962883
    Abstract: Systems and methods for producing levulinic acid from fungal biomass are disclosed. In one implementation, a method for distilling levulinic acid from a glucosamine-containing feedstock is disclosed that yields a relatively pure (e.g., 90% or greater) levulinic acid product from an otherwise problematic waste stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Cargill, Incorporated
    Inventors: Larry Todd Banner, John Andrew Bohlmann, Brian J. Brazeau, Tzyy-Jan Han, Paul Loucks, Shannon Nicole Shriver, Shuang Zhou
  • USE OF GLUCOSAMINE AS A MENTAL AND PHYSICAL STRESS RECOVERY ENHANCER AND A PERFORMANCE ENHANCER
    Publication number: 20100105634
    Abstract: The present invention provides a composition comprising glucosamine salts or derivatives for rapid enhancement of at least one of mental performance and physical performance of a subject. The composition enhances the mental performance and physical performance by reducing at least one kind of cellular stress effects in the body of the subject. In one embodiment mental performance is enhanced by improving memory recall of the subject. The composition according to an embodiment of the present invention is an ingestion product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2008
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Applicant: CARGILL, INCORPORATED
    Inventors: John Andrew Bohlmann, Elizabeth Ann Dierickx, Brent Daniel Rogers
  • N-acetyl-D-glucosamine and process for producing N-acetyl-D-glucosamine
    Patent number: 6693188
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to N-acetyl-D-glucosamine obtained from microbial biomass, and to methods of obtaining N-acetyl-D-glucosamine from microbial biomass. In particular, the present invention is directed to the use of fungal biomass to create N-acetyl-D-glucosamine. The N-acetyl-D-glucosamine is efficiently obtained at high purity by degrading chitin in the fungal biomass to create N-acetyl-D-glucosamine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2004
    Assignee: Cargill Incorporated
    Inventors: John Andrew Bohlmann, David O. Schisler, Ki-Oh Hwang, Joseph P. Henning, James R. Trinkle, Todd Bryan Anderson, James Donald Steinke, Andrea Vanderhoff
  • N-acetyl-D-glucosamine and process for producing N-acetyl-D-glucosamine
    Publication number: 20030073666
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to N-acetyl-D-glucosamine obtained from microbial biomass, and to methods of obtaining N-acetyl-D-glucosamine from microbial biomass. In particular, the present invention is directed to the use of fungal biomass to create N-acetyl-D-glucosamine. The N-acetyl-D-glucosamine is efficiently obtained at high purity by degrading chitin in the fungal biomass to create N-acetyl-D-glucosamine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2001
    Publication date: April 17, 2003
    Inventors: John Andrew Bohlmann, David O. Schisler, Ki-Oh Hwang, Joseph P. Henning, James R. Trinkle, Todd Bryan Anderson, James Donald Steinke, Andrea Vanderhoff