Patents by Inventor Marcelo Augusto dos Santos

Marcelo Augusto dos Santos 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).

  • Continuous process and apparatus for enzymatic treatment of lipids
    Patent number: 8409853
    Abstract: A method and system for the enzymatic treatment of a lipid containing feedstock comprises contacting the feedstock with a processing aid, then causing the feedstock to pass at a substantially constant flow rate through a treatment system comprising a plurality of enzyme-containing fixed bed reactors connected to one another in series. The fixed bed reactors can be individually serviceable, the flow rate of the feedstock remaining substantially constant through the system when one of the fixed bed reactors is taken offline for servicing. In the most preferred embodiment, the processing aid is a substantially moisture-free silica. The processing aid can be placed in one or more of the fixed bed reactors, disposed above the enzyme in the reactor, or it can be in a pre-treatment system which can comprise one or more reactors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: Bunge Oils, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher L. G. Dayton, Marcelo Augusto dos Santos
  • Continuous process and apparatus for enzymatic treatment of lipids
    Patent number: 8361763
    Abstract: A method and system for the enzymatic treatment of a lipid containing feedstock comprises contacting the feedstock with a processing aid, then causing the feedstock to pass at a substantially constant flow rate through a treatment system comprising a plurality of enzyme-containing fixed bed reactors connected to one another in series. The fixed bed reactors can be individually serviceable, the flow rate of the feedstock remaining substantially constant through the system when one of the fixed bed reactors is taken off line for servicing. In the most preferred embodiment, the processing aid is a substantially moisture-free silica. The processing aid can be placed in one or more of the fixed bed reactors, disposed above the enzyme in the reactor, or it can be in a pre-treatment system which can comprise one or more reactors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Bunge Oils, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher L. G. Dayton, Marcelo Augusto dos Santos
  • CONTINUOUS PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR ENZYMATIC TREATMENT OF LIPIDS
    Publication number: 20090317902
    Abstract: A method and system for the enzymatic treatment of a lipid containing feedstock comprises contacting the feedstock with a processing aid, then causing the feedstock to pass at a substantially constant flow rate through a treatment system comprising a plurality of enzyme-containing fixed bed reactors connected to one another in series. The fixed bed reactors can be individually serviceable, the flow rate of the feedstock remaining substantially constant through the system when one of the fixed bed reactors is taken offline for servicing. In the most preferred embodiment, the processing aid is a substantially moisture-free silica. The processing aid can be placed in one or more of the fixed bed reactors, disposed above the enzyme in the reactor, or it can be in a pre-treatment system which can comprise one or more reactors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2009
    Publication date: December 24, 2009
    Inventors: Christopher L.G. Dayton, Marcelo Augusto dos Santos
  • Continuous Process and Apparatus for Enzymatic Treatment of Lipids
    Publication number: 20080138867
    Abstract: A method and system for the enzymatic treatment of a lipid containing feedstock comprises contacting the feedstock with a processing aid, then causing the feedstock to pass at a substantially constant flow rate through a treatment system comprising a plurality of enzyme-containing fixed bed reactors connected to one another in series. The fixed bed reactors can be individually serviceable, the flow rate of the feedstock remaining substantially constant through the system when one of the fixed bed reactors is taken off line for servicing. In the most preferred embodiment, the processing aid is a substantially moisture-free silica. The processing aid can be placed in one or more of the fixed bed reactors, disposed above the enzyme in the reactor, or it can be in a pre-treatment system which can comprise one or more reactors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2006
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Inventors: Christopher L.G. Dayton, Marcelo Augusto dos Santos