Patents by Inventor Mark Laser

Mark Laser 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).

  • Process for the treatment of lignocellulosic biomass
    Patent number: 8394611
    Abstract: A process for the treatment of biomass to render structural carbohydrates more accessible and/or digestible using concentrated ammonium hydroxide with or without anhydrous ammonia addition, is described. The process preferably uses steam to strip ammonia from the biomass for recycling. The process yields of monosaccharides from the structural carbohydrates are good, particularly as measured by the enzymatic hydrolysis of the structural carbohydrates. The monosaccharides are used as animal feeds and energy sources for ethanol production.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: Board of Trustees of Michigan State University
    Inventors: Bruce E. Dale, Lee R. Lynd, Mark Laser
  • Process for the Treatment of Lignocellulosic Biomass
    Publication number: 20090221042
    Abstract: A process for the treatment of biomass to render structural carbohydrates more accessible and/or digestible using concentrated ammonium hydroxide with or without anhydrous ammonia addition, is described. The process preferably uses steam to strip ammonia from the biomass for recycling. The process yields of monosaccharides from the structural carbohydrates are good, particularly as measured by the enzymatic hydrolysis of the structural carbohydrates. The monosaccharides are used as animal feeds and energy sources for ethanol production.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2007
    Publication date: September 3, 2009
    Inventors: Bruce E. Dale, Lee R. Lynd, Mark Laser