Patents by Inventor Matthew W. Hutton

Matthew W. Hutton 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 extracting lipids from microalgae
    Patent number: 8563759
    Abstract: A process for extracting lipids from microalgae; the process involves pretreating a quantity of non-homogenized microalgae with an aliphatic alcohol for a predetermined period of time. The pretreatment liberates a substantial portion of lipids from the microalgae without requiring energy intensive cell membrane disruptive technologies. The liberated lipids are then treated with a transesterification reagent to form fatty acid methyl esters. The fatty acid methyl esters are separated from the resulting mixture and may be further purified to remove remaining solvents or other impurities. The fatty acid methyl esters produced by the process are suitable as a green energy biodiesel product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Cal Poly Corporation
    Inventors: Matthew W Hutton, Corinne R Lehr
  • Process for Extracting Lipids from Microalgae
    Publication number: 20120083617
    Abstract: A process for extracting lipids from microalgae; the process involves pretreating a quantity of non-homogenized microalgae with an aliphatic alcohol for a predetermined period of time. The pretreatment liberates a substantial portion of lipids from the microalgae without requiring energy intensive cell membrane disruptive technologies. The liberated lipids are then treated with a transesterification reagent to form fatty acid methyl esters. The fatty acid methyl esters are separated from the resulting mixture and may be further purified to remove remaining solvents or other impurities. The fatty acid methyl esters produced by the process are suitable as a green energy biodiesel product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2010
    Publication date: April 5, 2012
    Applicant: Cal Poly Corporation
    Inventors: Matthew W. Hutton, Corinne R. Lehr