Patents by Inventor Marshall Medoff

Marshall Medoff 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: 10584445
    Abstract: Irradiated lignocellulosic or cellulosic materials are provided which contain carboxylic acid groups and/or other functional groups not present in a naturally occurring cellulosic or lignocellulosic material from which the irradiated material was obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: Xyleco, Inc.
    Inventor: Marshall Medoff
  • Patent number: 10584360
    Abstract: Systems and methods for cooling and processing materials are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: Xyleco, Inc.
    Inventor: Marshall Medoff
  • Publication number: 20200075288
    Abstract: Methods and systems are described for processing cellulosic and lignocellulosic materials and useful intermediates and products, such as energy and fuels. For example, irradiating methods and systems are described to aid in the processing of the cellulosic and lignocellulosic materials. The electron beam accelerator has multiple windows foils and these foils are cooled with cooling gas. In one configuration a secondary foil is integral to the electron beam accelerator and in another configuration the secondary foil is part of the enclosure for the biomass conveying system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: Marshall MEDOFF, Anthony PETERS, Thomas Craig MASTERMAN, Robert PARADIS, Kenny Kin-Chui IP
  • Publication number: 20200070120
    Abstract: Methods and systems are described for processing cellulosic and lignocellulosic materials into useful intermediates and products, such as energy and fuels. For example, conveying systems and methods, such as highly efficient vibratory conveyors, are described for the processing of the cellulosic and lignocellulosic materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: Marshall MEDOFF, Thomas Craig MASTERMAN, Robert PARADIS
  • Publication number: 20200061571
    Abstract: Biomass (e.g., plant biomass, animal biomass, and municipal waste biomass) is processed to produce useful products, such as fuels. For example, systems can use feedstock materials, such as cellulosic and/or lignocellulosic materials and/or starchy materials, to produce ethanol and/or butanol, e.g., by fermentation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2019
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventor: Marshall MEDOFF
  • Publication number: 20200038811
    Abstract: Biomass (e.g., plant biomass, animal biomass, and municipal waste biomass) is processed to produce useful intermediates and products, such as energy, fuels, foods or materials. For example, systems and methods are described that can be used to treat feedstock materials, such as cellulosic and/or lignocellulosic materials, in two or more vaults that can share a common wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventors: Marshall MEDOFF, Thomas Craig MASTERMAN, ROBERT PARADIS
  • Patent number: 10549241
    Abstract: Biomass (e.g., plant biomass, animal biomass, and municipal waste biomass) is processed to produce useful intermediates and products, such as energy, fuels, foods or materials. For example, systems and methods are described that can be used to treat feedstock materials, such as cellulosic and/or lignocellulosic materials, in two or more vaults that can share a common wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: Xyleco, Inc.
    Inventors: Marshall Medoff, Thomas Craig Masterman, Robert Paradis
  • Publication number: 20200029595
    Abstract: Described herein are products comprising a xylose (e.g., D-xylose or L-xylose and another sweetener such as glucose). Exemplary products include cosmetic products, oral care products, therapeutic products, nutraceutical products, diagnostic, beverages, animal food products, and human food products. Methods of making the xylose containing products from biomass is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventor: Marshall Medoff
  • Patent number: 10543460
    Abstract: Biomass (e.g., plant biomass, animal biomass, and municipal waste biomass) is processed to produce useful intermediates and products, such as energy, fuels, foods or materials. Systems, methods and equipment are described for upgrading process streams using electrodialysis or electrodialysis reversal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: XYLECO, INC.
    Inventors: Marshall Medoff, Thomas Craig Masterman, Maia Stapleton Mukherjee, Christopher Cooper
  • Publication number: 20200024622
    Abstract: Biomass (e.g., plant biomass, animal biomass, microbial, and municipal waste biomass) is processed to produce useful products, such as food products and amino acids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2019
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Inventor: Marshall Medoff
  • Publication number: 20200017894
    Abstract: The processes disclosed herein include saccharifying cellulosic and/or lignocellulosic biomass and fermenting the sugars to produce a sugar alcohol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2019
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: Marshall MEDOFF, Thomas Craig MASTERMAN, Jaewoong MOON, Aiichiro YOSHIDA
  • Patent number: 10533195
    Abstract: Biomass (e.g., plant biomass, animal biomass, and municipal waste biomass) is processed to produce useful products, such as fuels. For example, systems can use feedstock materials, such as cellulosic and/or lignocellulosic materials and/or starchy or sugary materials, to produce ethanol and/or butanol, e.g., by fermentation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: Xyleco, Inc.
    Inventor: Marshall Medoff
  • Publication number: 20200010440
    Abstract: Biomass feedstocks (e.g., plant biomass, animal biomass, and municipal waste biomass) are processed to produce useful products, such as fuels. For example, systems are described that can convert feedstock materials to a sugar solution, especially, xylose, which can then be chemically converted to furfural and furfural-derived products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: Marshall Medoff, Thomas Craig Masterman, Christopher Cooper, Jihan Khan
  • Patent number: 10519180
    Abstract: Biomass feedstocks (e.g., plant biomass, animal biomass, and municipal waste biomass) are processed to produce useful products, such as fuels. For example, systems are described that can use feedstock materials, such as cellulosic and/or lignocellulosic materials and/or starchy materials, to produce a product or intermediate, e.g., energy, a food, a fuel, or a material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: Xyleco, Inc.
    Inventors: Marshall Medoff, Thomas Craig Masterman
  • Patent number: 10518220
    Abstract: Biomass feedstocks (e.g., plant biomass, animal biomass, and municipal waste biomass) are processed to produce useful products, such as fuels. For example, novel systems, methods and equipment for conveying and/or cooling treated biomass are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: Xyleco, Inc.
    Inventors: Marshall Medoff, Thomas Craig Masterman, Robert Paradis
  • Patent number: 10510510
    Abstract: Methods and systems are described for processing cellulosic and lignocellulosic materials and useful intermediates and products, such as energy and fuels. For example, irradiating methods and systems are described to aid in the processing of the cellulosic and lignocellulosic materials. The electron beam accelerator has multiple windows foils and these foils are cooled with cooling gas. In one configuration a secondary foil is integral to the electron beam accelerator and in another configuration the secondary foil is part of the enclosure for the biomass conveying system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: Xyleco, Inc.
    Inventors: Marshall Medoff, Anthony Peters, Thomas Craig Masterman, Robert Paradis, Kenny Kin-Chui Ip
  • Patent number: 10508293
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods of increasing the efficiency of biomass saccharification. In particular, the methods include ways of avoiding feedback inhibition of enzymatic reactions during the production of useful products. The methods also include saccharifying recalcitrance-reduced lignocellulosic biomass and adding an isomerization agent to the saccharified biomass. The saccharified biomass can be further converted into products by a microorganism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: Xyleco, Inc.
    Inventors: Marshall Medoff, Thomas Craig Masterman, Michael W. Finn
  • Patent number: 10508291
    Abstract: Biomass (e.g., plant biomass, animal biomass, microbial, and municipal waste biomass) is processed to produce useful products, such as food products and amino acids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: XYLECO, INC.
    Inventor: Marshall Medoff
  • Patent number: 10500561
    Abstract: Methods and systems are described for processing cellulosic and lignocellulosic materials into useful intermediates and products, such as energy and fuels. For example, conveying systems and methods, such as highly efficient vibratory conveyors, are described for the processing of the cellulosic and lignocellulosic materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: XYLECO, INC.
    Inventors: Marshall Medoff, Thomas Craig Masterman, Robert Paradis
  • Patent number: 10501761
    Abstract: Biomass (e.g., plant biomass, animal biomass, and municipal waste biomass) is processed to produce useful intermediates and products, such as hydroxy-carboxylic acids and hydroxy-carboxylic acid derivatives. A method includes treating a reduced recalcitrance lignocellulosic or cellulosic material with one or more enzymes and/or organisms (such as lactobacillus, Pediococcus, Rhizopus, Enterococcus) to produce an alpha, beta, gamma and/or delta hydroxycarboxylic acid (such as lactic acid, glycolic acid); and converting the alpha, beta, gamma and/or delta hydroxy-carboxylic acid to the product (such as esters, polymers, and copolymers).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: Xyleco, Inc.
    Inventors: Marshall Medoff, Thomas Craig Masterman, Andrew Papoulis, Jaewoong Moon, Jihan Khan, Robert Paradis