Patents by Inventor Toby Ahrens

Toby Ahrens 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).

  • PROCESS AND METHOD FOR SIMULTANEOUS SACCHARIFICATION AND FERMENTATION USING MICROALGAE
    Publication number: 20180265900
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to the production of biofuels and, in particular, to a process for simultaneous saccharification and fermentation using a microalgae substrate. According to one aspect of the present invention, a process is provided in which the temperature and pH of a broth mixture are adjusted to slow the rate of glucose conversion and to match the glucose metabolizing rate of the microalgae.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2016
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventors: Toby Ahrens, Adam CROTTEAU, Christopher MALONEY, Thiruvenkadam VISWANATHAN