Patents by Inventor Micah Needham

Micah Needham 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: 11124736
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are processes for obtaining a microbial oil comprising one or more polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) from one or more microbial cells by lysing the cells to form a lysed cell composition and then recovering the oil from the lysed cell composition. Further disclosed herein is microbial oil comprising one or more PUFAs that is recovered from microbial cells by at least one process described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: DSM IP Assets B.V.
    Inventors: Brock Triplett, Micah Needham, Nasrin Tabayehnejad, Ginger Shank, Kirt Lyvell Matthews, John Hogan, Mark Barker, Neil Leininger
  • Publication number: 20170064984
    Abstract: The present invention relates to stable oil-in-water emulsions comprising a polyunsaturated fatty acid, an emulsifier, water, a metal chelating agent, and an antioxidant, and processes for preparing the stable oil-in-water emulsions. The stable oil-in-water emulsions are substantially free from coalescence, flocculation, Ostwald ripening, and creaming, for a period of at least five months at a temperature of about 4° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2016
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Inventors: Wei WANG-NOLAN, Brandley Martin HURST, Sin Wai LEE, Micah NEEDHAM, Gang SU, Jimbin MAI
  • Publication number: 20160319217
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are processes for obtaining a microbial oil comprising one or more polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) from one or more microbial cells by lysing the cells to form a lysed cell composition and then recovering the oil from the lysed cell composition. Further disclosed herein is microbial oil comprising one or more PUFAs that is recovered from microbial cells by at least one process described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Applicant: DSM IP ASSETS B.V.
    Inventors: Brock TRIPLETT, Micah NEEDHAM, Nasrin TABAYEHNEJAD, Ginger SHANK, Kirt Lyvell MATTHEWS, Sr., John HOGAN, Mark BARKER, Neil Francis LEININGER
  • Publication number: 20140154377
    Abstract: The present invention relates to stable oil-in-water emulsions comprising a polyunsaturated fatty acid, an emulsifier, water, a metal chelating agent, and an antioxidant, and processes for preparing the stable oil-in-water emulsions. The stable oil-in-water emulsions are substantially free from coalescence, flocculation, Ostwald ripening, and creaming, for a period of at least five months at a temperature of about 4° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2012
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: DSM IP ASSETS B.V.
    Inventors: Wei Wang-Nolan, Bradley Martin Hurst, Sin Wai Lee, Micah Needham, Gang Su, Jimbin Mai
  • Publication number: 20120251685
    Abstract: The present invention relates to stable oil-in-water emulsions comprising a polyunsaturated fatty acid, an emulsifier, water, a metal chelating agent, and an antioxidant, and processes for preparing the stable oil-in-water emulsions. The stable oil-in-water emulsions are substantially free from coalescence, flocculation, Ostwald ripening, and creaming, for a period of at least five months at a temperature of about 4° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2011
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Inventors: Wei WANG-NOLAN, Bradley Martin Hurst, Sin Wai Lee, Micah Needham, Gang Su, Jimbin Mai
  • Publication number: 20120083530
    Abstract: The present invention relates to thermally stable oil-in-water emulsions comprising an oil comprising a polyunsaturated fatty acid, water, an emulsifier, and a water-soluble stabilizer, and processes for preparing the thermally stable oil-in-water emulsions. The thermally stable oil-in-water emulsions remain flowable at a temperature of ?40° C., and are free from a variation in particle size after 9 months in storage at a temperature of ?40° C. to ?15° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2011
    Publication date: April 5, 2012
    Inventors: Jimbin MAI, Micah Needham, Gang Su, Wei Wang-Nolan, Chia-Ping Charles Hsu
  • Publication number: 20060286205
    Abstract: The present invention includes a palatable, stable composition comprising a biomass hydrolysate emulsion for incorporation, into, or used as, nutritional products, cosmetic products or pharmaceutical products. Preferred sources for biomass are microbial sources, plant sources and animal sources. The present invention also provides methods for making such compositions, specifically, a method for producing a product comprising a nutrient, particularly a long chain polyunsaturated fatty acid, comprising hydrolyzing a biomass comprising the nutrient and emulsifying the hydrolyzed biomass. Such compositions and methods are useful, for example, for increasing intake of nutrients such as omega-3 long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids having 18 or more carbons.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2006
    Publication date: December 21, 2006
    Applicant: Martek Biosciences Corporation
    Inventors: Jaouad Fichtali, Micah Needham, Henry Linsert