Patents by Inventor Samantha L. Austin

Samantha L. Austin 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).

  • Methods of processing aromatic compounds
    Patent number: 10144938
    Abstract: A method of processing a solution comprising aromatic compounds. The method includes culturing a first microorganism in the solution for a time sufficient to reduce an amount of an aromatic compound and thereby generate a processed solution. The culturing may remove an aromatic compound deleterious to growth of a second microorganism without substantially reducing fermentable sugars, thereby permitting enhanced growth of the second microorganism in the processed solution. The culturing may additionally or alternatively convert an aromatic compound into a commodity chemical. The methods of the present invention are advantageous for processing lignocellulosic biomass for upgrading to biofuel or for generating commodity chemicals therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Daniel R. Noguera, Timothy J. Donohue, Julian Z. Oshlag, Weiping Zhang, Samantha L. Austin
  • METHODS OF PROCESSING AROMATIC COMPOUNDS
    Publication number: 20160312257
    Abstract: A method of processing a solution comprising aromatic compounds. The method includes culturing a first microorganism in the solution for a time sufficient to reduce an amount of an aromatic compound and thereby generate a processed solution. The culturing may remove an aromatic compound deleterious to growth of a second microorganism without substantially reducing fermentable sugars, thereby permitting enhanced growth of the second microorganism in the processed solution. The culturing may additionally or alternatively convert an aromatic compound into a commodity chemical. The methods of the present invention are advantageous for processing lignocellulosic biomass for upgrading to biofuel or for generating commodity chemicals therefrom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2016
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Applicant: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: Daniel R. Noguera, Timothy J. Donohue, Julian Z. Oshlag, Weiping Zhang, Samantha L. Austin