Patents by Inventor MARK VANDER HOFF

MARK VANDER HOFF 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).

  • Patent number: 12115500
    Abstract: The present invention provides for a method for separating starch from processing solutions containing starch containing plants or roots such as potatoes, sweet potatoes, wheat, corn, tapioca, yams, cassaya, sago, rice, pea, broad bean, horse bean, sorghum, konjac, rye, buckwheat and barley to provide commercially acceptable starch while reducing disposal of solid or liquid waste matter into landfills or water treatment facilities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: SMARTFLOW TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Jason Bell, Mark Vander Hoff, Todd Benson, Marc Pugh, Joseph Peters
  • Publication number: 20230302410
    Abstract: A filtration cassette including a multilaminate array of sheets including filter sheets alternating with permeate sheet members and retentate sheet members, and a cross-flow filter device comprising a multiplicity of stacked filtration cassettes of such type. The improvements associated with the filtration cassettes described herein include, but are not limited to, at least one of: reinforced inlet(s) providing for longevity and improved cleanability of the cassettes; spacer permeate screens to limit throughput restriction; stainless steel or otherwise stiffened permeate sheets to prevent movement and increase flux; and stainless steel permeate sheets that can be used with ultrasonic transmission to minimize fouling of the filter sheets and extend cleaning cycles. Advantageously, the filtration cassettes are more resistant to higher temperatures than the filtration cassettes of the prior art.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: Todd BENSON, Marc PUGH, Jason BELL, Mark VANDER HOFF, Kelly JOHNSON, Jonathan BARTH, Bradford EAST, Cameron Gunter, Max PRENDERGAST
  • Patent number: 11739030
    Abstract: The present invention relates to separation methods and systems for converting high concentrations of animal wastes into useful products, wherein the separation of the desired useful products is conducted with a cross-flow filtration system having the ability to the separate desired useful energy and/or products from both viscous and non-viscous medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: SMARTFLOW TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Mark Vander Hoff, Todd Benson, Marc Pugh, Jason Bell
  • Patent number: 11654397
    Abstract: A filtration cassette including a multilaminate array of sheets including filter sheets alternating with permeate sheet members and retentate sheet members, and a cross-flow filter device comprising a multiplicity of stacked filtration cassettes of such type. The improvements associated with the filtration cassettes described herein include, but are not limited to, at least one of: reinforced inlet(s) providing for longevity and improved cleanability of the cassettes; spacer permeate screens to limit throughput restriction; stainless steel or otherwise stiffened permeate sheets to prevent movement and increase flux; and stainless steel permeate sheets that can be used with ultrasonic transmission to minimize fouling of the filter sheets and extend cleaning cycles. Advantageously, the filtration cassettes are more resistant to higher temperatures than the filtration cassettes of the prior art.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Smartflow Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Todd Benson, Marc Pugh, Jason Bell, Mark Vander Hoff, Kelly Johnson, Jonathan Barth, Bradford East, Cameron Gunter, Max Prendergast
  • Patent number: 11565215
    Abstract: The present invention relates to modification to permeate channels and permeate materials in a cross-flow filtration system to improve performance in counter current filtration having both retentate channels and permeate channels wherein a solution is pumped through one of the channels and drawn through a membrane to one of the other channels to assist in positive pressure driven filtration by using the osmotic pressure, concentration, or preferential solubility difference between the retentate and permeate flow streams thereby increasing or altering the flux through the membrane separating the flow streams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: SMARTFLOW TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Mark Vander Hoff, Todd Benson, Marc Pugh
  • Publication number: 20210346845
    Abstract: The present invention provides for a method for separating starch from processing solutions containing starch containing plants or roots such as potatoes, sweet potatoes, wheat, corn, tapioca, yams, cassaya, sago, rice, pea, broad bean, horse bean, sorghum, konjac, rye, buckwheat and barley to provide commercially acceptable starch while reducing disposal of solid or liquid waste matter into landfills or water treatment facilities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2021
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Inventors: Jason Bell, Mark Vander Hoff, Todd Benson, Marc Pugh, Joseph Peters
  • Patent number: 11065581
    Abstract: The present invention provides for a method for separating starch from processing solutions containing starch containing plants or roots such as potatoes, sweet potatoes, wheat, corn, tapioca, yams, cassaya, sago, rice, pea, broad bean, horse bean, sorghum, konjac, rye, buckwheat and barley to provide commercially acceptable starch while reducing disposal of solid or liquid waste matter into landfills or water treatment facilities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: SMARTFLOW TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Jason Bell, Mark Vander Hoff, Todd Benson, Marc Pugh, Joseph Peters
  • Publication number: 20210205760
    Abstract: A filtration cassette including a multilaminate array of sheets including filter sheets alternating with permeate sheet members and retentate sheet members, and a cross-flow filter device comprising a multiplicity of stacked filtration cassettes of such type. The improvements associated with the filtration cassettes described herein include, but are not limited to, at least one of: reinforced inlet(s) providing for longevity and improved cleanability of the cassettes; spacer permeate screens to limit throughput restriction; stainless steel or otherwise stiffened permeate sheets to prevent movement and increase flux; and stainless steel permeate sheets that can be used with ultrasonic transmission to minimize fouling of the filter sheets and extend cleaning cycles. Advantageously, the filtration cassettes are more resistant to higher temperatures than the filtration cassettes of the prior art.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Inventors: Todd BENSON, Marc PUGH, Jason BELL, Mark VANDER HOFF, Kelly JOHNSON, Jonathan BARTH, Bradford EAST, Cameron Gunter, Max PRENDERGAST
  • Publication number: 20210155559
    Abstract: The present invention relates to separation methods and systems for converting high concentrations of animal wastes into useful products, wherein the separation of the desired useful products is conducted with a cross-flow filtration system having the ability to the separate desired useful energy and/or products from both viscous and non-viscous medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2021
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: Mark VANDER HOFF, Todd BENSON, Marc PUGH, Jason BELL
  • Patent number: 10987631
    Abstract: A filtration cassette including a multilaminate array of sheets including filter sheets alternating with permeate sheet members and retentate sheet members, and a cross-flow filter device comprising a multiplicity of stacked filtration cassettes of such type. The improvements associated with the filtration cassettes described herein include, but are not limited to, at least one of: reinforced inlet(s) providing for longevity and improved cleanability of the cassettes; spacer permeate screens to limit throughput restriction; stainless steel or otherwise stiffened permeate sheets to prevent movement and increase flux; and stainless steel permeate sheets that can be used with ultrasonic transmission to minimize fouling of the filter sheets and extend cleaning cycles. Advantageously, the filtration cassettes are more resistant to higher temperatures than the filtration cassettes of the prior art.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: SMARTFLOW TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Todd Benson, Marc Pugh, Jason Bell, Mark Vander Hoff, Kelly Johnson, Jonathan Barth, Bradford East, Cameron Gunter, Max Prendergast
  • Patent number: 10934222
    Abstract: The present invention relates to separation methods and systems for converting high concentrations of animal wastes into useful products, wherein the separation of the desired useful products is conducted with a cross-flow filtration system having the ability to the separate desired useful energy and/or products from both viscous and non-viscous medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: SMARTFLOW TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Mark Vander Hoff, Todd Benson, Marc Pugh, Jason Bell
  • Publication number: 20200338499
    Abstract: The present invention relates to modification to permeate channels and permeate materials in a cross-flow filtration system to improve performance in counter current filtration having both retentate channels and permeate channels wherein a solution is pumped through one of the channels and drawn through a membrane to one of the other channels to assist in positive pressure driven filtration by using the osmotic pressure, concentration, or preferential solubility difference between the retentate and permeate flow streams thereby increasing or altering the flux through the membrane separating the flow streams.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2020
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventors: Mark VANDER HOFF, Todd BENSON, Marc Pugh
  • Patent number: 10786784
    Abstract: The present invention relates to modification to permeate channels and permeate materials in a cross-flow filtration system to improve performance in counter current filtration having both retentate channels and permeate channels wherein a solution is pumped through one of the channels and drawn through a membrane to one of the other channels to assist in positive pressure driven filtration by using the osmotic pressure, concentration, or preferential solubility difference between the retentate and permeate flow streams thereby increasing or altering the flux through the membrane separating the flow streams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: SmartFlow Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Vander Hoff, Todd Benson, Marc Pugh
  • Publication number: 20190314765
    Abstract: A filtration cassette including a multilaminate array of sheets including filter sheets alternating with permeate sheet members and retentate sheet members, and a cross-flow filter device comprising a multiplicity of stacked filtration cassettes of such type. The improvements associated with the filtration cassettes described herein include, but are not limited to, at least one of: reinforced inlet(s) providing for longevity and improved cleanability of the cassettes; spacer permeate screens to limit throughput restriction; stainless steel or otherwise stiffened permeate sheets to prevent movement and increase flux; and stainless steel permeate sheets that can be used with ultrasonic transmission to minimize fouling of the filter sheets and extend cleaning cycles. Advantageously, the filtration cassettes are more resistant to higher temperatures than the filtration cassettes of the prior art.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Todd BENSON, Marc PUGH, Jason BELL, Mark VANDER HOFF, Kelly JOHNSON, Jonathan BARTH, Bradford EAST, Cameron Gunter, Max PRENDERGAST
  • Publication number: 20190224625
    Abstract: The present invention provides for a method for separating starch from processing solutions containing starch containing plants or roots such as potatoes, sweet potatoes, wheat, corn, tapioca, yams, cassaya, sago, rice, pea, broad bean, horse bean, sorghum, konjac, rye, buckwheat and barley to provide commercially acceptable starch while reducing disposal of solid or liquid waste matter into landfills or water treatment facilities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: Jason Bell, Mark Vander Hoff, Todd Benson, Marc Pugh, Joseph Peters
  • Patent number: 10220349
    Abstract: The present invention provides for a method for separating starch from processing solutions containing starch containing plants or roots such as potatoes, sweet potatoes, wheat, corn, tapioca, yams, cassaya, sago, rice, pea, broad bean, horse bean, sorghum, konjac, rye, buckwheat and barley to provide commercially acceptable starch while reducing disposal of solid or liquid waste matter into landfills or water treatment facilities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: SMARTFLOW TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Jason Bell, Mark Vander Hoff, Todd Benson, Marc Pugh, Joseph Peters
  • Publication number: 20180290936
    Abstract: The present invention relates to separation methods and systems for converting high concentrations of animal wastes into useful products, wherein the separation of the desired useful products is conducted with a cross-flow filtration system having the ability to the separate desired useful energy and/or products from both viscous and non-viscous medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2018
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Inventors: Mark VANDER HOFF, Todd BENSON, Marc PUGH, Jason BELL
  • Patent number: 10005697
    Abstract: The present invention relates to separation methods and systems for converting high concentrations of animal wastes into useful products, wherein the separation of the desired useful products is conducted with a cross-flow filtration system having the ability to the separate desired useful energy and/or products from both viscous and non-viscous medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: SMARTFLOW TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Mark Vander Hoff, Todd Benson, Marc Pugh, Jason Bell
  • Publication number: 20170304774
    Abstract: The present invention provides for a method for separating starch from processing solutions containing starch containing plants or roots such as potatoes, sweet potatoes, wheat, corn, tapioca, yams, cassaya, sago, rice, pea, broad bean, horse bean, sorghum, konjac, rye, buckwheat and barley to provide commercially acceptable starch while reducing disposal of solid or liquid waste matter into landfills or water treatment facilities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2015
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Inventors: JASON BELL, MARK VANDER HOFF, TODD BENSON, MARC PUGH, JOSEPH PETERS
  • Patent number: 9783750
    Abstract: The present invention provides for a method for treatment of fats, oils and grease (FOG) for separation of target products and/or the efficient production of biodiesel while reducing disposal of solid or liquid waste matter into landfills or water treatment facilities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: SMARTFLOW TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Mark Vander Hoff, Todd Benson, Jason Bell, Marc Pugh