Patents by Inventor Melanie Rose Mormile

Melanie Rose Mormile 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).

  • Conversion of glycerol to 1,3-propanediol under haloalkaline conditions
    Patent number: 9328360
    Abstract: A method of producing 1,3-propanediol. The method comprises fermenting a haloalkaliphilic species of Halanaerobium with a source of glycerol into 1,3-propanediol, at a pH of greater than about 10 and at a salt concentration of greater than about 5% w/v. Furthermore, with supplementation of vitamin B12, the yield of 1,3-propanediol to glycerol can be increased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: The Curators of the University of Missouri
    Inventors: Melanie Rose Mormile, Daniel William Roush, Dwayne Alexander Elias, Oliver Clifford Sitton
  • CONVERSION OF GLYCEROL TO 1,3-PROPANEDIOL UNDER HALOALKALINE CONDITIONS
    Publication number: 20150072388
    Abstract: A method of producing 1,3-propanediol. The method comprises fermenting a haloalkaliphilic species of Halanaerobium with a source of glycerol into 1,3-propanediol, at a pH of greater than about 10 and at a salt concentration of greater than about 5% w/v. Furthermore, with supplementation of vitamin B12, the yield of 1,3-propanediol to glycerol can be increased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2014
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Inventors: Melanie Rose Mormile, Daniel William Roush, Dwayne Alexander Elias, Oliver Clifford Sitton
  • Fossil fuel-free process of lignocellulosic pretreatment with biological hydrogen production
    Patent number: 8148133
    Abstract: The invention provides an isolated haloalkaliphilic microorganism designated as strain sapolanicus belonging to the genus Halanaerobium, which is capable of producing hydrogen from biomass. Methods of producing biohydrogen comprising the fermentation of the microorganism with alkaline pretreated biomass are also provided. Fermentation is preferably carried out without neutralization of the pretreated biomass and at a pH of greater than or equal to about 10.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: The Curators of the University of Missouri
    Inventors: Dwayne Alexander Elias, Melanie Rose Mormile, Matthew Brett Begemann, Judy Davis Wall
  • FOSSIL FUEL-FREE PROCESS OF LIGNOCELLULOSIC PRETREATMENT WITH BIOLOGICAL HYDROGEN PRODUCTION
    Publication number: 20110250667
    Abstract: The invention provides an isolated haloalkaliphilic microorganism designated as strain sapolanicus belonging to the genus Halanaerobium, which is capable of producing hydrogen from biomass. Methods of producing biohydrogen comprising the fermentation of the microorganism with alkaline pretreated biomass are also provided. Fermentation is preferably carried out without neutralization of the pretreated biomass and at a pH of greater than or equal to about 10.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2011
    Publication date: October 13, 2011
    Applicant: THE CURATORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI
    Inventors: Dwayne Alexander Elias, Melanie Rose Mormile, Matthew Brett Begemann, Judy Davis Wall
  • Fossil fuel-free process of lignocellulosic pretreatment with biological hydrogen production
    Patent number: 8034592
    Abstract: The invention provides an isolated haloalkaliphilic microorganism designated as strain sapolanicus belonging to the genus Halanaerobium, which is capable of producing hydrogen from biomass. Methods of producing biohydrogen comprising the fermentation of the microorganism with alkaline pretreated biomass are also provided. Fermentation is preferably carried out without neutralization of the pretreated biomass and at a pH of greater than or equal to about 10.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: The Curators of the University of Missouri
    Inventors: Dwayne Alexander Elias, Melanie Rose Mormile, Matthew Brett Begemann, Judy Davis Wall
  • FOSSIL FUEL-FREE PROCESS OF LIGNOCELLULOSIC PRETREATMENT WITH BIOLOGICAL HYDROGEN PRODUCTION
    Publication number: 20110136196
    Abstract: The invention provides an isolated haloalkaliphilic microorganism designated as strain sapolanicus belonging to the genus Halanaerobium, which is capable of producing hydrogen from biomass. Methods of producing biohydrogen comprising the fermentation of the microorganism with alkaline pretreated biomass are also provided. Fermentation is preferably carried out without neutralization of the pretreated biomass and at a pH of greater than or equal to about 10.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2009
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Inventors: Dwayne Alexander Elias, Melanie Rose Mormile, Matthew Brett Begemann, Judy Davis Wall