Patents by Inventor Keith E. Cooksey

Keith E. Cooksey 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).

  • Bicarbonate trigger for inducing lipid accumulation in algal systems
    Patent number: 9096875
    Abstract: The present invention provides bicarbonate containing and/or bicarbonate-producing compositions and methods to induce lipid accumulation in an algae growth system, wherein the algae growth system is under light-dark cycling condition. By adding said compositions at a specific growth stage, said methods lead to much higher lipid accumulation and/or significantly reduced total time required for accumulating lipid in the algae growth system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: Montana State University
    Inventors: Robert Gardner, Brent Peyton, Keith E. Cooksey
  • BICARBONATE TRIGGER FOR INDUCING LIPID ACCUMULATION IN ALGAL SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20130295623
    Abstract: The present invention provides bicarbonate containing and/or bicarbonate-producing compositions and methods to induce lipid accumulation in an algae growth system, wherein the algae growth system is under light-dark cycling condition. By adding said compositions at a specific growth stage, said methods lead to much higher lipid accumulation and/or significantly reduced total time required for accumulating lipid in the algae growth system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2011
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Inventors: Robert Gardner, Brent Peyton, Keith E. Cooksey