Patents by Inventor Lieve Laurens

Lieve Laurens 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).

  • Phytol-based surfactants and methods therefor
    Publication number: 20230128213
    Abstract: Described herein are compositions and methods for the conversion of chlorophyll-derived phytol into useful and economically viable surfactants. The provided compositions utilize the hydrophobic phytol structure and added functional groups to increase hydrophilicity at one end of the molecule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2022
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Inventors: Tao DONG, Robert David ALLEN, Lieve LAURENS
  • Disruption of cell walls for enhanced lipid recovery
    Patent number: 8986977
    Abstract: Presented herein are methods of using cell wall degrading enzymes for recovery of internal lipid bodies from biomass sources such as algae. Also provided are algal cells that express at least one exogenous gene encoding a cell wall degrading enzyme and methods for recovering lipids from the cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC
    Inventors: Eric P. Knoshaug, Bryon S. Donohoe, Henri Gerken, Lieve Laurens, Stefanie Rose Van Wychen