Patents by Inventor Myong Kon Ko

Myong Kon Ko 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).

  • Publication number: 20220098625
    Abstract: Methods of recovering cannabinoids from cell cultures include methods comprising steps of separating the cell culture at a temperature above the melting point of the cannabinoid to separate a light phase comprising liquid state cannabinoid from a heavy phase; and methods comprising treating the cell culture at a temperature below the melting point of the cannabinoid to separate a light phase from a heavy phase comprising solid state cannabinoid. Other methods include contacting the culture with a water-miscible solvent to form a water-miscible phase and an aqueous phase, separating the two phases and recovering the cannabinoid. Other methods include contacting the culture with a water-immiscible solvent to form a water-immiscible phase and an aqueous phase, separating the two phases, and recovering the cannabinoid. Other methods include washing the inner surface of a fermentation vessel with alkaline solution to recover cannabinoid attached to the vessel surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2020
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Lauri H. Suominen, Jefferson Lievense, Aiguo Liu, Jorge Jesus Martinez-Gonzalez, Myong Kon Ko, Wei Nan
  • Patent number: 8535750
    Abstract: There is disclosed a granular lecithin and the use in many applications, such as nutraceutical compositions. Also disclosed is a process for producing granular lecithins and compositions containing lecithins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: Cargill, Incorporated
    Inventors: Myong Kon Ko, Heidi Schmitt, Michael Schneider, John Van De Sype
  • Publication number: 20090074942
    Abstract: There is disclosed a granular lecithin and the use in many applications, such as nutraceutical compositions. Also disclosed is a process for producing granular lecithins and compositions containing lecithins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2006
    Publication date: March 19, 2009
    Applicant: CARGILL, INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Myong Kon Ko, Heidi Schmitt, Michael Schneider, John Van De Sype