Patents by Inventor Varun M. Gejji

Varun M. Gejji 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).

  • Moisture displacement and simultaneous migration of surface-functionalized algae from water to an extraction solvent using ionic polyelectrolytes
    Patent number: 10377792
    Abstract: This invention is in the field of micro-organism and algal cell processing. The invention relates to a method of maximizing migration of micro-organism and/or algal cells to a solvent fraction while simultaneously displacing water in a separate fraction and subsequent extraction of hydrophobic products from the organisms. The invention further relates to a method of sequestration of protein from an aqueous phase to an organic solvent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: The Texas A&M University System
    Inventors: Sandun D. Fernando, Varun M. Gejji
  • Moisture Displacement and Simultaneous Migration of Surface-Functionalized Algae from Water to an Extraction Solvent Using Ionic Polyelectrolytes
    Publication number: 20170267715
    Abstract: This invention is in the field of micro-organism and algal cell processing. The invention relates to a method of maximizing migration of micro-organism and/or algal cells to a solvent fraction while simultaneously displacing water in a separate fraction and subsequent extraction of hydrophobic products from the organisms. The invention further relates to a method of sequestration of protein from an aqueous phase to an organic solvent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2017
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventors: Sandun D. Fernando, Varun M. Gejji