Patents by Inventor Sean Dennis

Sean Dennis 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).

  • Patent number: 9783835
    Abstract: The invention provides methods and systems for the production of lipid products from a gaseous substrate using a two stage fermentation process. The method comprises providing a gaseous substrate comprising CO, CO2 and H2 or mixtures thereof, to a first bioreactor containing a culture or one or more microorganisms, and fermenting the substrate to produce a product comprising acetate. The acetate from the first bioreactor is then provided to a second bioreactor, where it is used as a substrate for fermentation to lipids by one or more yeasts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: LANZATECH NEW ZEALAND LIMITED
    Inventors: Sean Dennis Simpson, Sebastian Michal Bernasek
  • Publication number: 20170236143
    Abstract: A system and process to generate product brand loyalty and provide incentives at the agent-to-agent level of the supply network tree is disclosed. Exemplary embodiments provide a “dynamic coupon” which is a dynamic electronic file construct that includes a changing value associated with a product/service. The dynamic coupon improves for example the effectiveness of existing cashback coupon programs. The coupon may be integrated into a digital wallet, which may be provided to user members (for example agents in the supply chain) on a loyalty network. Each owner of a digital wallet may have dynamic coupons in their wallet that are accrued based on consumer activity with products or services they are involved with. The coupon may be product specific, attached directly to the finished consumer good/service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: Shannon Code, Sean Dennis, Gregory Simon
  • Publication number: 20170218404
    Abstract: The invention provides schemes for the integration of a fermentation process, with an electrolysis process, and a C1-generating industrial process. In particular, the invention provides process for utilizing electrolysis products, for example H2 and/or O2, to improve the process efficiency of at least one of the fermentation process or the C1-generating industrial process. More particularly, the invention provides a process whereby, H2 generated by electrolysis is used to improve the substrate efficiency for a fermentation process, and the O2 generated by the electrolysis process is used to improve the composition of the C1-containing tail gas generated by the C1-generating industrial process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Sean Dennis Simpson, Robert John Conrado, Christophe Daniel Mihalcea
  • Publication number: 20170214522
    Abstract: A system and process for converting a digital media file into a digital token is disclosed. The embodiments modify a digital media file so that a set of rules are attached to the digital media file creating a digital token, which can be used to persist the digital media file through a network. In an exemplary embodiment, the network is a distributed ledger or blockchain based network that securely tracks distribution of the digital media file. The digital token may have a value added to it or value may intrinsically exist as the digital token is persisted through the network. The value associated with distribution of the digital media file may be used to reward the owner of the digital media file, distributors of the token, or as an incentive program for commercial transactions and non-commercial transactions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2017
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: Shannon Code, Sean Dennis, Gregory Simon
  • Publication number: 20170134162
    Abstract: A system and process for securing digital media file content for persistence is disclosed. Aspects of the system and process protect content from being altered or embedded with malicious code during distribution through a network. A digital media file is embedded with a hash function. In some embodiments, successive frames may be hashed. A copy of the hash function may be retrieved from a trusted source which may be located within a distributed ledger network. Copies of the digital media file and hash function are checked at network member nodes to verify authenticity of the content. During verification, the media file may be checked to verify if successive frames (for example 2 or more) comply with the trusted hash function. Metadata for authenticated media files may provide trusted information about the original media file.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2017
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Inventors: Shannon Code, Sean Dennis, Gregory Simon
  • Patent number: 9624512
    Abstract: The invention relates to the production of products such as alcohols and acids by microbial fermentation, particularly microbial fermentation of substrates comprising CO. It more particularly relates to methods and systems for improving efficiency of products by microbial fermentation. In particular embodiments, the invention provides a method of optimizing production of desired products including the step of ascertaining the proportion of CO converted to CO2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: LANZATECH NEW ZEALAND LIMITED
    Inventors: Sean Dennis Simpson, Joseph Henry Tizard
  • Publication number: 20170098291
    Abstract: A system and process for management of liabilities is disclosed. The embodiments mitigate variance in the assessment of liability values. In an exemplary embodiment, a liability may be created under rules stored in the form of an digital token. The rules may form a smart contract wherein the terms within the contract change automatically based on criteria being met. The token associated with the smart contract may have tangible value that can appreciate/depreciate and may thus be a tradeable asset or commodity. The inventory of liabilities associated with an issuer may thus be tracked and value precisely assessed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2016
    Publication date: April 6, 2017
    Inventors: Shannon Code, Sean Dennis, Gregory Simon
  • Patent number: 9359611
    Abstract: The invention relates, inter alia, to novel genetically modified microorganisms capable of using CO to produce 1-butanol and/or a precursor thereof, novel methyltransferases and nucleic acids encoding same, methods for producing genetically modified microorganisms using said novel methyltransferases, and methods of producing 1-butanol and/or a precursor thereof by microbial fermentation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: LANZATECH NEW ZEALAND LIMITED
    Inventors: Michael Koepke, Sean Dennis Simpson, FungMin Liew
  • Publication number: 20160122787
    Abstract: The invention provides methods and systems for the production of lipid products from a gaseous substrate using a two stage fermentation process. The method comprises providing a gaseous substrate comprising CO, CO2 or H2 or mixtures thereof, to a first bioreactor containing a culture or one or more microorganisms, and fermenting the substrate to produce acetate. The acetate from the first bioreactor is then provided to a second bioreactor, where it is used as a substrate for fermentation to lipids by one or more microalgae.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Inventors: Sean Dennis Simpson, Sebastian Michal Bernasek, Deepak K. Tuli
  • Publication number: 20160115517
    Abstract: Apparatuses and associated methods are described for the efficient evaluation of Cl-containing substrates, and especially for such evaluation conducted locally, or on-site, at a prospective facility for implementation of a biological conversion process for desired end product using a Cl carbon source. The exact composition of a given, industrial Cl-containing substrate, as well as the range in composition fluctuations, are generally difficult to reproduce at a remote facility (e.g., a laboratory or a pilot-scale or demonstration-scale process), as required for the accurate prediction/modeling of com?mercial performance to justify large capital expenditures for commercial scale-up.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2015
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Inventors: Bjorn Daniel Heijstra, Sean Dennis Simpson, Nicholas Bourdakos, Jason Carl Bromley, Kai-Ming Yap
  • Publication number: 20160012424
    Abstract: In one aspect, a method to incentivize commerce comprises associating a digital wallet with a product or service. The wallet may include one or more private keys having an associated amount of tokens. A purchaser of the product or service receives the wallet as an incentive to purchase the product or service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2015
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Applicant: RIBBIT.ME! USA INC.
    Inventors: Gregory Simon, Sean Dennis, Levi Barker
  • Publication number: 20160007594
    Abstract: Disclosed are antimicrobial emulsions, products comprising the emulsions, and methods of use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Inventors: Jianming Li, Sean Dennis Connell
  • Publication number: 20150376654
    Abstract: The invention relates to a recombinant carboxydotrophic acetogenic microorganism capable of producing one or more products by fermentation of a substrate comprising CO, wherein the microorganism has an increased tolerance to ethanol versus a parental carboxydotrophic acetogenic microorganism. The invention also provides, inter alia, methods for the production of ethanol and one or more other products from a substrate comprising CO using the recombinant carboxydotrophic acetogenic microorganism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2015
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Inventors: Michael Koepke, FungMin Liew, Sean Dennis Simpson
  • Publication number: 20150353965
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods of capturing carbon by microbial fermentation of a gaseous substrate comprising CO. The methods of the invention include converting CO to one or more products including alcohols and/or acids and optionally capturing CO2 to improve overall carbon capture. In certain aspects, the invention relates to processes for producing alcohols, particularly ethanol, from industrial waste streams, particularly steel mill off-gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2015
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Inventors: Sean Dennis Simpson, Christophe Collet, Michael Cockrem, Simon David Oakley, Michael Koepke
  • Patent number: 9156256
    Abstract: A process for forming an image on a substrate, comprises depositing ink compositions of at least two colors onto the substrate to form the image, and fixing the image to the substrate, wherein the ink is deposited using an electrostatic printhead, which ejects chargeable marking particles dispersed in a carrier fluid by using an applied electric field to first concentrate and then eject the marking particles, and wherein all of the ink compositions are deposited onto the substrate before the image is fixed. An ink composition suitable for use in the invention comprises: 45-95% by weight of a carrier liquid; 6-40% by weight of insoluble chargeable marking particles; and 0.4-10% by weight of a soluble dispersant, characterized in that the ink does not contain an agent that can fix the marking particles to a substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: TONEJET LIMITED
    Inventors: Sean Dennis Slater, Andrew John Clippingdale, Guy Charles Fernley Newcombe
  • Patent number: 9127296
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to methods of capturing carbon by microbial fermentation of a gaseous substrate comprising CO. The methods include converting CO to one or more products including alcohols and/or acids and optionally capturing CO2 to improve overall carbon capture. In certain aspects, the disclosure relates to processes for producing alcohols, particularly ethanol, from industrial waste streams, particularly steel mill off-gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: LANZATECH NEW ZEALAND LIMITED
    Inventors: Sean Dennis Simpson, Christophe Collet, Michael Cockrem, Simon David Oakley, Michael Koepke
  • Patent number: 9068202
    Abstract: Methods and systems for the production of one or more lipid products from a gaseous substrate using a two stage fermentation process are provided. The method comprises providing a gaseous substrate comprising CO2 and H2 to a primary bioreactor containing a culture or one or more microorganisms, and fermenting the substrate to produce an acid such as acetate. The acid, e.g. acetate from the primary bioreactor is then provided to a secondary bioreactor, where it is used as a substrate for fermentation to lipids by one or more yeasts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: LANZATECH NEW ZEALAND LIMITED
    Inventors: Loan Phuong Tran, Sean Dennis Simpson
  • Publication number: 20140370559
    Abstract: The invention relates to the microbial fermentation of gaseous substrates to produce one or more products. The invention relates to the microbial fermentation of a gaseous substrate derived from the conversion of a biogas stream. The invention relates to the conversion of a biogas stream comprising methane to a gaseous substrate comprising CO or CO plus H2, and the production of one or more products from the microbial fermentation of said gaseous substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Applicant: LanzaTech New Zealand Limited
    Inventors: Simon David Oakley, Joss Anton Coombes, Sean Dennis Simpson, Bjorn Daniel Heijstra, Michael Anthony Schultz, Sean Molloy
  • Patent number: 8900836
    Abstract: The invention provides methods for producing Lactate by anaerobic Fermentation. According to particular methods of the invention, Lactate is produced by anaerobic fermentation of a substrate comprising hydrogen and carbon monoxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Lanzatech New Zealand Limited
    Inventor: Sean Dennis Simpson
  • Patent number: D759761
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Inventor: Sean Dennis Connell