Patents by Inventor Peter W. Dodd

Peter W. Dodd 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).

  • Fermentation process and fermenter
    Patent number: 4782024
    Abstract: A "pressure-cycle" fermentation process and fermenter wherein an oxygen-enriched gas containing at least 30% by volume oxygen is supplied to the fermenter downcomer and the nutrient supply to the fermenter is such as to allow growth of the culture to continue in the downcomer. The process and fermenter may be used in the production of single cell protein using bacteria such as Methylophilus methylotrophus or yeasts such as Fusarium graminearum Schwabe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 1986
    Date of Patent: November 1, 1988
    Assignee: Imperial Chemical Industries PLC
    Inventors: Roger H. Scott, Peter W. Dodd