Patents by Inventor Rachel Jane Brenc

Rachel Jane Brenc 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: 20230132925
    Abstract: The systems and methods disclosed herein provide for the efficient generation of fine bubbles. In particular, systems and methods for use in bioreactors are disclosed herein providing a superior means to produce useful fermentation products by the biological fermentation of fine bubble waste substrates injected into a liquid broth containing a microorganism culture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2021
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: Rachel Jane Brenc, Robert John Conrado, Joss Anton Coombes, Elham Ebrahimiaqda, Allan Haiming Gao, Brian Nelson Horton, Xueliang Li, Mayur Sathe, Curtis Paul Studebaker
  • Patent number: 10968465
    Abstract: The invention provides a process for reducing bio-catalytic oxidation of a product in a post-production stream. More particularly the invention provides a process for reducing bio-catalytic oxidation of an alcohol in a product stream, the product stream comprising an alcohol product, dissolved carbon dioxide, and at least one enzyme capable of oxidizing the alcohol. The invention finds applicability in fermentation processes, wherein a C1-fixing microorganism utilizes a C1-containing substrate to produce a fermentation product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: LANZATECH, INC.
    Inventors: Michael James Harry Mawdsley, Michael Emerson Martin, Kathleen Frances Smart, Rachel Jane Brenc
  • Patent number: 10252183
    Abstract: Improvements in biological conversion processes and associated apparatuses are disclosed for the generation of useful end products such as ethanol, through metabolic pathways of C1-fixing bacteria that utilize, as a nutrient, a C1-carbon source from a C1-containing substrate such as an industrial waste gas. Particular aspects of the disclosure relate to the downstream recovery of ethanol and/or isopropanol from bleed and permeate streams and more particularly to performing such recovery with improved efficiency that can advantageously reduce capital (e.g., equipment) and/or operating (e.g., utility) costs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: LANZATECH NEW ZEALAND LIMITED
    Inventors: Michael Anthony Schultz, Thomas Ewald Raiser, Rachel Jane Brenc
  • Publication number: 20180355383
    Abstract: The invention provides a process for reducing bio-catalytic oxidation of a product in a post-production stream. More particularly the invention provides a process for reducing bio-catalytic oxidation of an alcohol in a product stream, the product stream comprising an alcohol product, dissolved carbon dioxide, and at least one enzyme capable of oxidizing the alcohol. The invention finds applicability in fermentation processes, wherein a C1-fixing microorganism utilizes a C1-containing substrate to produce a fermentation product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2018
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Inventors: Michael James Henry Mawdsley, Michael Emerson Martin, Kathleen Francis Smart, Rachel Jane Brenc
  • Publication number: 20170226538
    Abstract: Improvements in biological conversion processes and associated apparatuses are disclosed for the generation of useful end products such as ethanol, through metabolic pathways of C1-fixing bacteria that utilize, as a nutrient, a C1-carbon source from a C1-containing substrate such as an industrial waste gas. Particular aspects of the disclosure relate to the downstream recovery of ethanol and/or isopropanol from bleed and permeate streams and more particularly to performing such recovery with improved efficiency that can advantageously reduce capital (e.g., equipment) and/or operating (e.g., utility) costs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2017
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Inventors: Michael Anthony Schultz, Thomas Ewald Raiser, Rachel Jane Brenc