Patents by Inventor Jun Wei PHUA

Jun Wei PHUA 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).

  • Method for obtaining melanin from invertebrate biomass and the product obtained therefrom
    Patent number: 11981818
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for obtaining melanin from invertebrate biomass. The method may comprise rupturing the invertebrate biomass to form raw material; demineralizing the raw material to form a first solid fraction; deproteinating the first solid fraction to form a second solid fraction; liberating a melanin from the second solid fraction resulting in a supernatant comprising the melanin; extracting the supernatant; and precipitating the melanin. The present disclosure further provides a purified melanin obtained from invertebrate biomass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: INSECTTA PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Jun Wei Phua, Christoph Johann Heinrich Ottenheim
  • A METHOD FOR OBTAINING MELANIN FROM INVERTEBRATE BIOMASS AND THE PRODUCT OBTAINED THEREFROM
    Publication number: 20230127563
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for obtaining melanin from invertebrate biomass. The method may comprise rupturing the invertebrate biomass to form raw material; demineralizing the raw material to form a first solid fraction; deproteinating the first solid fraction to form a second solid fraction; liberating a melanin from the second solid fraction resulting in a supernatant comprising the melanin; extracting the supernatant; and precipitating the melanin. The present disclosure further provides a purified melanin obtained from invertebrate biomass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Inventors: Jun Wei PHUA, Christoph Johann Heinrich OTTENHEIM