Patents by Inventor Lea Dulatas

Lea Dulatas 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).

  • Conversion of saponifiable lipids into fatty esters
    Patent number: 8569530
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to processes and methods for converting lipids comprising fatty acids into fatty esters. According to various embodiments of the invention, the saponifiable lipids are reacted with a base to form alkali soaps. The alkali soaps are then reacted with an acid to form fatty esters. Both the base reaction and the acid reaction may occur in the presence of one or more alcohols. Following the acid reaction, a solvent may be added to effect a separation of the fatty esters, which may then be recovered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Aurora Algae, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey G. Hippler, Andy Thompson, Lea Dulatas, Louis A. Kapicak
  • Conversion of Saponifiable Lipids into Fatty Esters
    Publication number: 20110313181
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to processes and methods for converting lipids comprising fatty acids into fatty esters. According to various embodiments of the invention, the saponifiable lipids are reacted with a base to form alkali soaps. The alkali soaps are then reacted with an acid to form fatty esters. Both the base reaction and the acid reaction may occur in the presence of one or more alcohols. Following the acid reaction, a solvent may be added to effect a separation of the fatty esters, which may then be recovered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2011
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Inventors: Andy Thompson, Jeffrey Hippler, Lea Dulatas, Louis A. Kapicak