Patents by Inventor Suo XIAO

Suo XIAO 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).

  • Producing algal biomass and products from organic solid material
    Patent number: 10000402
    Abstract: A method for treating solid organic materials includes providing phagotrophic algae, providing solid organic material, combining the algae and the solid organic material, allowing the algae to grow by engulfing or uptaking the solid organic material, forming an algal product, and collecting the algal product. The method can also include a pretreatment step. The solid organic material can be waste activated sludge. A system for treating and disposing solid organic material is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: The University of Akron
    Inventors: Lu-Kwang Ju, Cong Li, Suo Xiao
  • PRODUCING ALGAL BIOMASS AND PRODUCTS FROM ORGANIC SOLID MATERIAL
    Publication number: 20160102007
    Abstract: A method for treating solid organic materials includes providing phagotrophic algae, providing solid organic material, combining the algae and the solid organic material, allowing the algae to grow by engulfing or uptaking the solid organic material, forming an algal product, and collecting the algal product. The method can also include a pretreatment step. The solid organic material can be waste activated sludge. A system for treating and disposing solid organic material is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventors: Lu-Kwang JU, Cong LI, Suo XIAO