Patents by Inventor MATTHEW V. HILLIARD

MATTHEW V. HILLIARD 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).

  • CULTURE SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USING SAME
    Publication number: 20220259533
    Abstract: Culture systems and methods of using same. The systems include a housing defining an inner space. The inner space includes a headspace and at least a portion of a reservoir. A surface for immobilizing cells is moveable between the headspace and the reservoir. The systems can be used for coculturing methanotrophs and phototrophs for processing biogas and wastewater, particularly from anaerobic digesters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Applicant: Auburn University
    Inventors: Qinghua He, Jin Wang, Matthew V. Hilliard
  • Culture systems and methods of using same
    Patent number: 11339360
    Abstract: Culture systems and methods of using same. The systems include a housing defining an inner space. The inner space includes a headspace and at least a portion of a reservoir. A surface for immobilizing cells is moveable between the headspace and the reservoir. The systems can be used for coculturing methanotrophs and phototrophs for processing biogas and wastewater, particularly from anaerobic digesters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: Auburn University
    Inventors: Qinghua He, Jin Wang, Matthew V. Hilliard
  • CULTURE SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USING SAME
    Publication number: 20210024861
    Abstract: Culture systems and methods of using same. The systems include a housing defining an inner space. The inner space includes a headspace and at least a portion of a reservoir. A surface for immobilizing cells is moveable between the headspace and the reservoir. The systems can be used for coculturing methanotrophs and phototrophs for processing biogas and wastewater, particularly from anaerobic digesters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2020
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Applicant: AUBURN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: QINGHUA HE, JIN WANG, MATTHEW V. HILLIARD