Patents by Inventor Sachie Ishihara

Sachie Ishihara 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: 20070264697
    Abstract: A novel method of biomass processing, in which while carrying out efficient fermentation of biomass, energy can be recovered without the use of plants and in which after the biomass processing the concentration of organic matter in waste liquid can be reduced. There is provided a method of biomass processing, comprising carrying out a hydrogen fermentation of biomass with the use of a hydrogen producing bacterium to thereby recover hydrogen. Further, a fermentation liquid occurring after the hydrogen fermentation is subjected to methane fermentation with the use of a methane bacterium to thereby recover methane. In this instance, at least an organic acid is contained in the fermentation liquid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2005
    Publication date: November 15, 2007
    Inventors: Fumiaki Taguchi, Yasunori Sugai, Yasuhiro Kudo, Rika Tsurumi, Sachie Ishihara