Patents by Inventor Sue E. Nokes

Sue E. Nokes 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).

  • On-farm integrated high-solids processing system for biomass
    Patent number: 9376697
    Abstract: A method for on-farm processing a biomass feedstock into a useful industrial chemicals includes the steps of (a) delignifying the biomass feedstock to produce a delignified biomass, (b) subjecting the delignified biomass to cellulase production, (c) subjecting the delignified biomass with attached cellulase to simultaneous cellulolytic and solventogenic reactions to produce useful industrial chemicals (d) collecting and separating the useful industrial chemical from the fermentation broth and (e) collecting the fermentation residues.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: The University of Kentucky Research Foundation
    Inventors: Sue E. Nokes, Bert C. Lynn, Stephen Rankin, Barbara Knutson, Michael D. Montross, Michael Flythe
  • ON-FARM INTEGRATED HIGH-SOLIDS PROCESSING SYSTEM FOR BIOMASS
    Publication number: 20140329285
    Abstract: A method for on-farm processing a biomass feedstock into a useful industrial chemicals includes the steps of (a) delignifying the biomass feedstock to produce a delignified biomass, (b) subjecting the delignified biomass to cellulase production, (c) subjecting the delignified biomass with attached cellulase to simultaneous cellulolytic and solventogenic reactions to produce useful industrial chemicals (d) collecting and separating the useful industrial chemical from the fermentation broth and (e) collecting the fermentation residues.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2013
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Applicant: The University of Kentucky Research Foundation
    Inventors: Sue E. Nokes, Bert C. Lynn, Stephen Rankin, Barbara Knutson, Michael D. Montross, Michael Flythe