Patents by Inventor Samuel Vander Griend
Samuel Vander Griend 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).
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Publication number: 20230212471Abstract: This disclosure describes processes for using a single cellulosic feedstock or a combination of two or more different cellulosic feedstocks with a starch component to produce a fermented product. The process includes separating the components of the cellulosic feedstocks with fractionation, pretreating a component with wet fractionation with chemicals, hydrolysis and fermenta-tion of the pretreated feedstock(s) to produce cellulosic biofuel. The process may include combining the cellulosic feedstock(s) with other components to a cook and/or a fermentation process, distilling and dehydrating the combined components to produce the biofuel. The process may also include producing a whole stillage stream from the feedstock(s) and mechanically processing the whole stillage stream to produce a high-value protein animal feed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2023Publication date: July 6, 2023Applicant: ICM, Inc.Inventors: Jeremy Edward Javers, Christopher Riley William Gerken, Charles C. Gallop, Samuel Vander Griend, Jesse Spooner, Jonathan Phillip Licklider, Laercio Malburg, Ryan Edward Hoefling, Douglas Bernard Rivers, Kurt A. Dieker
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Patent number: 11618861Abstract: This disclosure describes processes for using a single cellulosic feedstock or a combination of two or more different cellulosic feedstocks with a starch component to produce a fermented product. The process includes separating the components of the cellulosic feedstocks with fractionation, pretreating a component with wet fractionation with chemicals, hydrolysis and fermentation of the pretreated feedstock(s) to produce cellulosic biofuel. The process may include combining the cellulosic feedstock(s) with other components to a cook and/or a fermentation process, distilling and dehydrating the combined components to produce the bio fuel. The process may also include producing a whole stillage stream from the feedstock(s) and mechanically processing the whole stillage stream to produce a high-value protein animal feed.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2014Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Assignee: ICM, Inc.Inventors: Jeremy Edward Javers, Christopher Riley William Gerken, Charles C. Gallop, Samuel Vander Griend, Jesse Spooner, Jonathon Phillip Licklider, Laercio Malburg, Ryan Edward Hoefling, Douglas Bernard Rivers, Kurt A. Dieker
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Patent number: 10414994Abstract: A device includes a rotary drum and a fluid conduit. The rotary drum has a horizontal rotation axis and the drum has a sealed inlet end and a sealed outlet end. The drum is configured to receive biomass proximate the inlet end and has a discharge port proximate an outlet end. The fluid conduit is disposed along an inner surface of the drum. The fluid conduit is configured to carry heated fluid and has a coupling external to the drum.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2015Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: ICM, Inc.Inventors: Matt Thorn, Albert Bennett, Samuel Vander Griend
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Publication number: 20180355387Abstract: This disclosure describes processes for using biomass feedstock to produce a fermented product and co-products. The process includes washing the biomass feedstock, pretreating the washed feedstock, hydrolysis and fermentation of the pretreated feedstock(s) to produce cellulosic biofuel and co-products. The processes may also include yeast hydrolysis and aerobic propagation.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2016Publication date: December 13, 2018Inventors: Jeremy Edward Javers, Christopher Riley William Gerken, Samuel Vander Griend, Jesse Spooner, Jonathan Phillip Licklider, Charles C. Gallop, Oreste J. Lantero, Brandon Emme, Ryan Edward Hoefling
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Publication number: 20160024406Abstract: This disclosure describes processes for using a single cellulosic feedstock or a combination of two or more different cellulosic feedstocks with a starch component to produce a fermented product. The process includes separating the components of the cellulosic feedstocks with fractionation, pretreating a component with wet fractionation with chemicals, hydrolysis and fermentation of the pretreated feedstock(s) to produce cellulosic biofuel. The process may include combining the cellulosic feedstock(s) with other components to a cook and/or a fermentation process, distilling and dehydrating the combined components to produce the bio fuel. The process may also include producing a whole stillage stream from the feedstock(s) and mechanically processing the whole stillage stream to produce a high-value protein animal feed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2014Publication date: January 28, 2016Inventors: Jeremy Edward Javers, Christopher Riley William Gerken, Samuel Vander Griend, Jesse Spooner, Jonathon Phillip Licklider, Laercio Malburg, Ryan Edward Hoefling, Douglas Bernard Rivers, Scott Dennis Kohl, Kurt A. Dieker
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Publication number: 20160010013Abstract: A device includes a rotary drum and a fluid conduit. The rotary drum has a horizontal rotation axis and the drum has a sealed inlet end and a sealed outlet end. The drum is configured to receive biomass proximate the inlet end and has a discharge port proximate an outlet end. The fluid conduit is disposed along an inner surface of the drum. The fluid conduit is configured to carry heated fluid and has a coupling external to the drum.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2015Publication date: January 14, 2016Inventors: Matt Thorn, Albert Bennett, Samuel Vander Griend
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Patent number: 9150790Abstract: A device includes a rotary drum and a fluid conduit. The rotary drum has a horizontal rotation axis and the drum has a sealed inlet end and a sealed outlet end. The drum is configured to receive biomass proximate the inlet end and has a discharge port proximate an outlet end. The fluid conduit is disposed along an inner surface of the drum. The fluid conduit is configured to carry heated fluid and has a coupling external to the drum.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2011Date of Patent: October 6, 2015Assignee: ICM, Inc.Inventors: Matt Thorn, Albert Bennett, Samuel Vander-Griend
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Publication number: 20150182882Abstract: This disclosure describes providing techniques to separate suspended solids from liquid with dissolved solids in a process stream. This disclosure describes a method for adding a chemical to the process stream in which the chemical induces flocculation to occur with suspended solids. The process separates the suspended solids formed in in flocs by using a dewatering device. This creates a liquid with dissolved solids stream and suspended solids for furthering processing.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2014Publication date: July 2, 2015Inventors: Charles C. Gallop, Jeremy Edward Javers, Christopher Riley William Gerken, Samuel Vander Griend
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Publication number: 20110265373Abstract: A device includes a rotary drum and a fluid conduit. The rotary drum has a horizontal rotation axis and the drum has a sealed inlet end and a sealed outlet end. The drum is configured to receive biomass proximate the inlet end and has a discharge port proximate an outlet end. The fluid conduit is disposed along an inner surface of the drum. The fluid conduit is configured to carry heated fluid and has a coupling external to the drum.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2011Publication date: November 3, 2011Applicant: ICM, Inc.Inventors: Matt Thorn, Albert Bennett, Samuel Vander Griend