Patents by Inventor Tony James
Tony James 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: 20110282038Abstract: In one aspect, a process for treating woody plant material is provided, the process involving contacting the plant material with a continuous flow of an aqueous ethanol solution at elevated temperature and pressure under conditions that promote extraction of ethanol-soluble lignin from the plant material and retention of hemicellulose sugars, xylose and cellulose in the treated plant material solids. In another aspect, a process for extracting hemicellulose sugars from lignin-depleted plant material solids is provided, the process involving contacting lignin-depleted plant material with water at elevated temperature and pressure under conditions that promote extraction of hemicellulose sugars from the plant material; and recovering hemicellulose sugars from the liquid mixture.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2011Publication date: November 17, 2011Applicant: BIOJOULE LIMITEDInventors: Helene BELANGER, Ross L. PRESTIDGE, Tony James LOUGH, James D. WATSON, Jia-Long Yao, Clare ELTON, Alan McFarlane, Mohammed Mehdi Farid, John Chen
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Patent number: 8053566Abstract: Lignin polymers having distinctive properties, including a generally high molecular weight and generally homogeneous size distribution, as well as preservation of native reactive side groups, are isolated by solvent extraction of plant materials. Methods for isolation of lignin polymers, and for use of the isolated lignin polymers are disclosed. Compositions containing lignin isolated from plant materials, such as carbon fiber composites, resins, adhesive binders and coatings, polyurethane-based foams, rubbers and elastomers, plastics, films, paints, nutritional supplements, food and beverage additives are disclosed. Xylose and xylose derivatives, furfural, fermentable sugars, cellulose and hemi-cellulose products may be used directly or further processed. The lignin polymers and other plant-derived products disclosed herein may be produced in abundance at low cost, and may be used as substitutes for feedstocks originating from fossil fuel or petrochemical sources in the manufacture of various products.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2008Date of Patent: November 8, 2011Assignee: Vertichem CorporationInventors: Helene Belanger, Ross L. Prestidge, Tony James Lough, James D. Watson
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Patent number: 7985847Abstract: In one aspect, a process for treating woody plant material is provided, the process involving contacting the plant material with a continuous flow of an aqueous ethanol solution at elevated temperature and pressure under conditions that promote extraction of ethanol-soluble lignin from the plant material and retention of hemicellulose sugars, xylose and cellulose in the treated plant material solids. In another aspect, a process for extracting hemicellulose sugars from lignin-depleted plant material solids is provided, the process involving contacting lignin-depleted plant material with water at elevated temperature and pressure under conditions that promote extraction of hemicellulose sugars from the plant material; and recovering hemicellulose sugars from the liquid mixture.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2009Date of Patent: July 26, 2011Assignee: BioJoule Ltd.Inventors: Helene Belanger, Ross L. Prestidge, Tony James Lough, James D. Watson, Clare Elton
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Publication number: 20110101192Abstract: A ball joint assembly and work holding device where the ball joint assembly provides a movable mount for different work holding devices that each provide for holding an item, such as a fire arm, archery bow and/or the like, where the ball joint assembly is for seating on, or mounting onto, a table top, bench, or like surface. The ball joint assembly includes a cylindrical housing slotted on opposite sides thereof from a center opening in the housing top and contains a ball that rests on a plunger top end of a jacking screw that is turned in a round nut by a lever arm, and the ball joint assembly is fitted into the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2009Publication date: May 5, 2011Inventors: Kevin J. Lee, Tony James Berry
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Publication number: 20100136642Abstract: In one aspect, a process for treating woody plant material is provided, the process involving contacting the plant material with a continuous flow of an aqueous ethanol solution at elevated temperature and pressure under conditions that promote extraction of ethanol-soluble lignin from the plant material and retention of hemicellulose sugars, xylose and cellulose in the treated plant material solids. In another aspect, a process for extracting hemicellulose sugars from lignin-depleted plant material solids is provided, the process involving contacting lignin-depleted plant material with water at elevated temperature and pressure under conditions that promote extraction of hemicellulose sugars from the plant material; and recovering hemicellulose sugars from the liquid mixture.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2009Publication date: June 3, 2010Applicant: BIOJOULE LIMITEDInventors: Helene BELANGER, Ross L. PRESTIDGE, Tony James LOUGH, James D. WATSON, Clare ELTON, Alan McFARLANE, Mohammed Mehdi FARID, John CHEN
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Patent number: 7649086Abstract: An integrated process for the production of ethanol from woody plant material is provided, the process comprising: contacting a continuous flow of the plant material with a counter-current continuous flow of an aqueous ethanol solution at elevated temperature and pressure to provide plant material depleted of lignin; removing ethanol from the lignin-depleted plant material; contacting a continuous flow of the lignin-depleted plant material with water at elevated temperature and pressure to solubilize xylose within the plant material; and hydrolyzing cellulose present in the plant material to form glucose, which in turn is fermented to produce ethanol.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2007Date of Patent: January 19, 2010Assignee: Biojoule Ltd.Inventors: Helene Belanger, Ross L. Prestidge, Tony James Lough, James D. Watson, Jia-Long Yao
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Publication number: 20090069550Abstract: Lignin polymers having distinctive properties, including a generally high molecular weight and generally homogeneous size distribution, as well as preservation of native reactive side groups, are isolated by solvent extraction of plant materials. Methods for isolation of lignin polymers, and for use of the isolated lignin polymers are disclosed. Compositions containing lignin isolated from plant materials, such as carbon fiber composites, resins, adhesive binders and coatings, polyurethane-based foams, rubbers and elastomers, plastics, films, paints, nutritional supplements, food and beverage additives are disclosed. Xylose and xylose derivatives, furfural, fermentable sugars, cellulose and hemi-cellulose products may be used directly or further processed. The lignin polymers and other plant-derived products disclosed herein may be produced in abundance at low cost, and may be used as substitutes for feedstocks originating from fossil fuel or petrochemical sources in the manufacture of various products.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2008Publication date: March 12, 2009Applicant: BIOJOULE LIMITEDInventors: Helene BELANGER, Ross L. PRESTIDGE, Tony James LOUGH, James D. WATSON
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Publication number: 20090062516Abstract: Lignin polymers having distinctive properties, including a generally high molecular weight and generally homogeneous size distribution, as well as preservation of native reactive side groups, are isolated by solvent extraction of plant materials. Methods for isolation of lignin polymers, and for use of the isolated lignin polymers are disclosed. Compositions containing lignin isolated from plant materials, such as carbon fiber composites, resins, adhesive binders and coatings, polyurethane-based foams, rubbers and elastomers, plastics, films, paints, nutritional supplements, food and beverage additives are disclosed. Xylose and xylose derivatives, furfural, fermentable sugars, cellulose and hemi-cellulose products may be used directly or further processed. The lignin polymers and other plant-derived products disclosed herein may be produced in abundance at low cost, and may be used as substitutes for feedstocks originating from fossil fuel or petrochemical sources in the manufacture of various products.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2008Publication date: March 5, 2009Applicant: BIOJOULE LIMITEDInventors: Helene BELANGER, Ross L. PRESTIDGE, Tony James LOUGH, James D. WATSON
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Publication number: 20070259412Abstract: An integrated process for the production of ethanol from woody plant material is provided, the process comprising: contacting a continuous flow of the plant material with a counter-current continuous flow of an aqueous ethanol solution at elevated temperature and pressure to provide plant material depleted of lignin; removing ethanol from the lignin-depleted plant material; contacting a continuous flow of the lignin-depleted plant material with water at elevated temperature and pressure to solubilize xylose within the plant material; and hydrolyzing cellulose present in the plant material to form glucose, which in turn is fermented to produce ethanol.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2007Publication date: November 8, 2007Applicant: BIOJOULE LIMITEDInventors: Helene BELANGER, Ross L. PRESTIDGE, Tony James LOUGH, James D. WATSON, Jia-Long Yao
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Patent number: 7071380Abstract: The present application discloses plant polynucleotides, their encoded polypeptide sequences, and sRNA sequences which are putative regulators of long-distance florigenic signaling and flowering control. Methods of using these sequences related to long-distance florigenic signalling, including modifying the occurrence, timing and extent of flower development by modulating the florigenic signaling pathway, are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2004Date of Patent: July 4, 2006Assignee: Agrigenesis Biosciences LimitedInventors: Tony James Lough, Dieter H. Hermsmeier, Erika Varkonyi-Gasic, Justin Sweetman, Ilkka J. Havukkala, Helene Belanger, Richard L. S. Forster, Keith R. Hudson
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Patent number: 6780612Abstract: The present invention provides a method for the propagation of lytic organisms which comprises the infection of the cells of a stable cell line within a hollow fibre bioreactor with a lytic organism, wherein after said infection, said organism multiplies within the cells and can be harvested, characteriscd in that the cell line can survive for at least ten days after said infection. The invention further provides a method as herein described wherein after harvest, the cell line is allowed to re-populate the bioreactor, and at least one subsequent harvest may be taken, with the cell line being able to repopulate the bioreactor after each harvest.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2002Date of Patent: August 24, 2004Assignee: SmithKline Beecham CorporationInventors: Martin James Ford, Paul Henry Hissey, Tony James Pateman
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Patent number: 6615193Abstract: This invention provides a system and method for electronic value payment in which a practical and secure means for auditing and accounting electronic value is achieved. The invention offers a means for identifying “blocks” of electronic value with single electronic tags. This facility makes the invention compact to implement and offers a practical way for tagging in circumstances where large amounts of electronic value, such as required for electronic representations of money, preclude the use of individual unit tagging. The invention combines block tagging with tag flow control mechanisms which allows block auditing and detection of counterfeit value. Independent tag (10) and value (12) representations make it possible to operationally change the tag associated with a block of value. The electronic value representations of the invention are readily applied to existing value exchange systems.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 1998Date of Patent: September 2, 2003Assignee: Searchspace LimitedInventors: Jason Kingdon, Tony James Wicks, Annoop Singh Mangat, Konrad Simeon Feldman, John Christopher Taylor
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Patent number: 5983083Abstract: A radiotelephone comprising first and second housing portions connected by a hinge, the hinge comprising a mounting structure on the first housing portion; a shaft projecting into the mounting structure and rotatably connecting the mounting structure and the second housing portion and thereby defining an axis of rotation of the hinge, the shaft including a cam portion; spring means located in the mounting structure and including a pair of limbs elongate parallel to the axis of the shaft, the limbs converging to engage partway along their lengths the cam portion so as to apply a rotational bias to it, whereby the first and second housing portions can adopt an open bias position and a closed position; and a transducer located between the limbs in a region beyond the projecting end of the shaft.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 1997Date of Patent: November 9, 1999Assignee: Nokia Mobile Phones LimitedInventor: Tony James Horne
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Patent number: 5810779Abstract: A PCA pump has a fluid reservoir connected via a capillary and a gas vent filter to a cylinder having a piston urged outwardly by a spring to draw fluid into the cylinder. A button can be pressed by the user to press in the piston and dispense fluid. After actuation, the piston moves out to fill the cylinder with fluid and the button is disconnected from the piston until it has moved back to its outer position.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 1996Date of Patent: September 22, 1998Assignee: Smiths Industries PLCInventors: Tony James Baker, Roland Henry Clyne Carter
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Patent number: 5763238Abstract: This invention relates to novel chiral boronic acid compounds which are capable of binding to polyols, particularly to saccharides and are useful in the analysis or separation of diols.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 1995Date of Patent: June 9, 1998Assignee: Research Development Corporation of JapanInventors: Tony James, Saman Sandanayake, Seiji Shinkai
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Patent number: 5503770Abstract: Disclosed is a fluorescent compound of a molecular structure comprising a fluorophore, at least one phenylboronic acid moiety, and at least one amine-providing nitrogen atom where the nitrogen atom is disposed in the vicinity of the phenylboronic acid moiety so as to interact intermolecularly with the boronic acid. The compound emits fluorescence of a high intensity upon binding to saccharide(s), and is therefore suitable for use in the detection of saccharide(s).Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 1994Date of Patent: April 2, 1996Assignee: Research Development Corporation of JapanInventors: Tony James, Saman Sandanayake, Seiji Shinkai