Patents by Inventor Rainer Ponzel

Rainer Ponzel 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).

  • BIOREACTORS APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20140099685
    Abstract: The present invention provides a bioreactor having a reactor chamber and one or more support chambers. The reactor chamber can have one or more flexible walls for enclosing microorganisms and culture medium. The reactor chamber provides an enclosure for microorganism and culture medium. The support chamber can also have one or more flexible walls. When inflated to a predetermined amount, the support chamber causes the microorganisms and culture medium to distribute to a substantially even depth across the reactor chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2012
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Inventors: Max B. Tuttman, Stuart A. Jacobson, Rainer Ponzel, John E. Longan
  • Solar biofactory, photobioreactors, passive thermal regulation systems and methods for producing products
    Patent number: 8304209
    Abstract: The invention described herein relates to photobioreactors, methods, assembly and use of such apparatus for culturing light-capturing organisms in a cost-effective manner. Various embodiments provide for a passive thermal regulation system employing selected microorganisms in a photobioreactor apparatus and methods for biological production of various fuel and chemical products from these organisms. Additional embodiments provide a solar biofactory system capable of culturing light capturing organisms to an areal productivity of 3.3 g/m2/hr. Further embodiments are directed to a photobioreactor capable of culturing light capturing organisms to an OD730 of about 14 g/L DCW. Such embodiments incorporate passive thermal regulation and systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Joule Unlimited Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Johan van Walsem, Frederick Morgan, Stuart A. Jacobson, Rainer Ponzel, James R. McIntire, Scott A. Michonski, Andrew Posner
  • Solar Biofactory, Photobioreactors, Passive Thermal Regulation Systems and Methods for Producing Products
    Publication number: 20110151507
    Abstract: The invention described herein relates to photobioreactors, methods, assembly and use of such apparatus for culturing light-capturing organisms in a cost-effective manner. Various embodiments provide for a passive thermal regulation system employing selected microorganisms in a photobioreactor apparatus and methods for biological production of various fuel and chemical products from these organisms. Additional embodiments provide a solar biofactory system capable of culturing light capturing organisms to an areal productivity of 3.3 g/m2/hr. Further embodiments are directed to a photobioreactor capable of culturing light capturing organisms to an OD730 of about 14 g/L DCW. Such embodiments incorporate passive thermal regulation and systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2009
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Inventors: Johan van Walsem, Frederick Morgan, Stuart A. Jacobson, Rainer Ponzel, James R. Mclntire, Scott A. Michonski, Andrew Posner