Patents by Inventor Rocco L. Mancinelli

Rocco L. Mancinelli 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).

  • Method to produce a polysaccharide gel by increasing the pH of the polysaccharide
    Patent number: 10907223
    Abstract: The present invention provides for a method of producing a polysaccharide gel comprising: (a) culturing or growing a cyanobacterium or a mixture of cyanobacteria species in a medium under conditions such that the cyanobacterium or the mixture of cyanobacteria species produces a polysaccharide or a mixture of polysaccharides, (b) optionally separating the polysaccharide or the mixture of polysaccharides from the medium and/or the cyanobacterium or the mixture of cyanobacteria species, and (c) increasing the pH of the polysaccharide or the mixture of polysaccharides such that the polysaccharide or the mixture of polysaccharides forms a gel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignees: The Regents of the University of California, HelioBioSys, Inc.
    Inventors: Mona Mirsiaghi, Eric Sundstrom, Deepti Tanjore, Todd Pray, Rocco L. Mancinelli, David T. Smernoff
  • Novel Method to Produce a Polysaccharide Gel
    Publication number: 20180282826
    Abstract: The present invention provides for a method of producing a polysaccharide gel comprising: (a) culturing or growing a cyanobacterium or a mixture of cyanobacteria species in a medium under conditions such that the cyanobacterium or the mixture of cyanobacteria species produces a polysaccharide or a mixture of polysaccharides, (b) optionally separating the polysaccharide or the mixture of polysaccharides from the medium and/or the cyanobacterium or the mixture of cyanobacteria species, and (c) increasing the pH of the polysaccharide or the mixture of polysaccharides such that the polysaccharide or the mixture of polysaccharides forms a gel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2018
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: Mona Mirsiaghi, Eric Sundstrom, Deepti Tanjore, Todd Pray, Rocco L. Mancinelli, David T. Smernoff