Patents by Inventor Nancy N. Nichols

Nancy N. Nichols 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).

  • Culture containing biomass acid hydrolysate and fungus
    Patent number: 7067303
    Abstract: Agricultural biomass hydrolysate is detoxified by culturing in the presence of the fungus Coniochaeta ligniaria (teleomorph) or its Lecythophora (anamorph) state. This organism is capable of significantly depleting the toxicant levels of furans, particularly furfural and 5-hydroxymethylfurfural. A new strain of the fungus has been isolated and deposited in the Agricultural Research Culture Collection (NRRL) in Peoria, Ill., as Accession No. NRRL 30616. The detoxified agricultural biomass hydrolysate is useful as a substrate for industrial fermentation processes, especially in saccharification treatments for bioethanol production.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2006
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
    Inventors: Nancy N. Nichols, Maria J. Lopez, Bruce S. Dien, Rodney J. Bothast