Patents by Inventor Michael Donavan Jochum, JR.

Michael Donavan Jochum, JR. 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).

  • Biomass production system and apparatus
    Patent number: 9534197
    Abstract: The present invention is a system for optimizing production of biomass. The system contains one or more growth modules under a shading element that diffuses light. Each of the growth modules has a plurality of vertical growth columns arranged on a bottom manifold. The biomass is grown within a liquid growth medium held within each of the vertical growth columns until it reaches a desired growth. The biomass is then harvested through gravitational flow of the biomass and the liquid growth medium out of the bottom of each growth column. The bottom manifold collects gravitational flow of the biomass and liquid growth media from each growth column and aggregates the output of each individual column into a collective output of the growth module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: ALGETERNAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Milton Hugh Morris, Katon Hughes Deal Morris, John Michael Harris, Michael Donavan Jochum, Jr.
  • Biomass Production System and Apparatus
    Publication number: 20110039326
    Abstract: The present invention is a system for optimizing production of biomass. The system contains one or more growth modules under a shading element that diffuses light. Each of the growth modules has a plurality of vertical growth columns arranged on a bottom manifold. The biomass is grown within a liquid growth medium held within each of the vertical growth columns until it reaches a desired growth. The biomass is then harvested through gravitational flow of the biomass and the liquid growth medium out of the bottom of each growth column. The bottom manifold collects gravitational flow of the biomass and liquid growth media from each growth column and aggregates the output of each individual column into a collective output of the growth module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2010
    Publication date: February 17, 2011
    Applicant: AlgEternal Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Milton Hugh Morris, Katon Hughes Deal Morris, John Michael Harris, Michael Donavan Jochum, JR.