Patents by Inventor Warren Clark
Warren Clark 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: 20230021437Abstract: Methods and systems for inhibiting the proliferation of pathogenic microorganisms on organic biomass waste products without the need for pasteurization are described. The methods and systems allow conversion of organic waste into nutrient-rich fertilizers in a safe and efficient manner.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2020Publication date: January 26, 2023Inventors: Warren Clark Paris, Rajib Biswas
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Patent number: 10981107Abstract: Methods of recirculating clean air in an atmosphere of an enclosure comprise directing an input air stream from the atmosphere of the enclosure through a coiled duct at a rate sufficient to stratify the input air stream within the coiled duct according to a molecular weight of components of the input air stream and to form a heavy fraction stream and a light fraction stream, wherein the heavy fraction stream is relatively enriched in carbon dioxide as compared to the light fraction stream; withdrawing the heavy fraction stream from the coiled duct; and returning the light fraction stream from the coiled duct to the atmosphere of the enclosure.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2019Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Gregory James Gentry, Chang Hyun Son, Robert Warren Clark, Jr.
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Publication number: 20210002194Abstract: A process of isolating 1,4-butanediol (1,4-BDO) from a fermentation broth includes separating a liquid fraction enriched in 1,4-BDO from a solid fraction comprising cells, removing water from said liquid fraction, removing salts from said liquid fraction, and purifying 1,4-BDO. A process for producing 1,4-BDO includes culturing a 1,4-BDO-producing microorganism in a fermentor for a sufficient period of time to produce 1,4-BDO. The 1,4-BDO-producing microorganism includes a microorganism having a 1,4-BDO pathway having one or more exogenous genes encoding a 1,4-BDO pathway enzyme and/or one or more gene disruptions. The process for producing 1,4-BDO further includes isolating 1,4-BDO.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2020Publication date: January 7, 2021Inventors: Warren Clark, Michael Japs, Mark J. Burk
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Patent number: 10662136Abstract: A process of isolating 1,4-butanediol (1,4-BDO) from a fermentation broth includes separating a liquid fraction enriched in 1,4-BDO from a solid fraction comprising cells, removing water from said liquid fraction, removing salts from said liquid fraction, and purifying 1,4-BDO. A process for producing 1,4-BDO includes culturing a 1,4-BDO-producing microorganism in a fermentor for a sufficient period of time to produce 1,4-BDO. The 1,4-BDO-producing microorganism includes a microorganism having a 1,4-BDO pathway having one or more exogenous genes encoding a 1,4-BDO pathway enzyme and/or one or more gene disruptions. The process for producing 1,4-BDO further includes isolating 1,4-BDO.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2018Date of Patent: May 26, 2020Assignee: Genomatica, Inc.Inventors: Warren Clark, Michael Japs, Mark J. Burk
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Patent number: 10487032Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide high-quality 1,4BG capable of working out to a raw material of PBT with good color tone, by efficiently removing and refining impurities mixed when producing a biomass-derived 1,4BG on an industrial scale and the present invention relates to a production method of refined 1,4BG, where a crude 1,4BG-containing solution is obtained from refined raw material 1,4BG obtained by removing bacterial cells, salt contents and water from the fermentation culture medium, through a step of removing high-boiling-point components and/or low-boiling-point components by distillation and/or a step of converting an unsaturated compound to a hydride and the target product is obtained as a side stream in a further distillation step.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2014Date of Patent: November 26, 2019Assignees: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION, GENOMATICA, INC.Inventors: Masaru Utsunomiya, Yusuke Izawa, Norikazu Konishi, Kota Tanaka, Shinichiro Matsuzono, Takayuki Suzuki, Michael Japs, Mark Burk, Warren Clark
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Patent number: 10450404Abstract: At the time of producing a polyester by using a dicarboxylic acid component and a biomass-resource-derived diol as raw materials, a polyester is efficiently produced with good color tone, as the raw material diol derived from biomass resources, a diol in which the content of a cyclic carbonyl compound having a carbon atom number of 5 or 6 is from 0.01 to 12 ppm by mass, is used, and by controlling the content of a cyclic carbonyl compound having a carbon atom number of 5 or 6 in the raw material diol to fall in a prescribed range, the color tone of the polyester is improved.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2014Date of Patent: October 22, 2019Assignees: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION, Genomatica, Inc.Inventors: Masaru Utsunomiya, Yusuke Izawa, Norikazu Konishi, Kota Tanaka, Shinichiro Matsuzono, Takayuki Suzuki, Michael Japs, Mark Burk, Warren Clark
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Publication number: 20190247785Abstract: Methods of recirculating clean air in an atmosphere of an enclosure comprise directing an input air stream from the atmosphere of the enclosure through a coiled duct at a rate sufficient to stratify the input air stream within the coiled duct according to a molecular weight of components of the input air stream and to form a heavy fraction stream and a light fraction stream, wherein the heavy fraction stream is relatively enriched in carbon dioxide as compared to the light fraction stream; withdrawing the heavy fraction stream from the coiled duct; and returning the light fraction stream from the coiled duct to the atmosphere of the enclosure.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2019Publication date: August 15, 2019Inventors: Gregory James Gentry, Chang Hyun Son, Robert Warren Clark, JR.
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Patent number: 10315158Abstract: Centrifugal air separators, systems including the same, and methods of separating gas are disclosed. Centrifugal air separators include a separation section configured to separate an input air stream into a clean air stream emitted from an exit port of the separation section and a waste stream emitted from a waste port of the separation section. The separation section includes a coiled duct and is configured to transmit through a duct entrance port a duct input air stream that is at least a portion of the input air stream and to at least partially separate the duct input air stream according to a molecular weight of gaseous components of the duct input air stream into a duct clean air stream that is at least a portion of the clean air stream and a duct waste stream that is at least a portion of the waste stream.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2017Date of Patent: June 11, 2019Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Gregory James Gentry, Chang Hyun Son, Robert Warren Clark, Jr.
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Publication number: 20190112247Abstract: A process of isolating 1,4-butanediol (1,4-BDO) from a fermentation broth includes separating a liquid fraction enriched in 1,4-BDO from a solid fraction comprising cells, removing water from said liquid fraction, removing salts from said liquid fraction, and purifying 1,4-BDO. A process for producing 1,4-BDO includes culturing a 1,4-BDO-producing microorganism in a fermentor for a sufficient period of time to produce 1,4-BDO. The 1,4-BDO-producing microorganism includes a microorganism having a 1,4-BDO pathway having one or more exogenous genes encoding a 1,4-BDO pathway enzyme and/or one or more gene disruptions. The process for producing 1,4-BDO further includes isolating 1,4-BDO.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2018Publication date: April 18, 2019Inventors: Warren Clark, Michael Japs, Mark J. Burk
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Patent number: 9994505Abstract: A process of isolating 1,4-butanediol (1,4-BDO) from a fermentation broth includes separating a liquid fraction enriched in 1,4-BDO from a solid fraction comprising cells, removing water from said liquid fraction, removing salts from said liquid fraction, and purifying 1,4-BDO. A process for producing 1,4-BDO includes culturing a 1,4-BDO-producing microorganism in a fermentor for a sufficient period of time to produce 1,4-BDO. The 1,4-BDO-producing microorganism includes a microorganism having a 1,4-BDO pathway having one or more exogenous genes encoding a 1,4-BDO pathway enzyme and/or one or more gene disruptions. The process for producing 1,4-BDO further includes isolating 1,4-BDO.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2013Date of Patent: June 12, 2018Assignee: Genomatica, Inc.Inventors: Warren Clark, Michael Japs, Mark J. Burk
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Publication number: 20170165604Abstract: Centrifugal air separators, systems including the same, and methods of separating gas are disclosed. Centrifugal air separators include a separation section configured to separate an input air stream into a clean air stream emitted from an exit port of the separation section and a waste stream emitted from a waste port of the separation section. The separation section includes a coiled duct and is configured to transmit through a duct entrance port a duct input air stream that is at least a portion of the input air stream and to at least partially separate the duct input air stream according to a molecular weight of gaseous components of the duct input air stream into a duct clean air stream that is at least a portion of the clean air stream and a duct waste stream that is at least a portion of the waste stream.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2017Publication date: June 15, 2017Inventors: Gregory James Gentry, Chang Hyun Son, Robert Warren Clark, JR.
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Patent number: 9610525Abstract: Centrifugal air separators, systems including the same, and methods of separating gas are disclosed. Centrifugal air separators include a separation section configured to separate an input air stream into a clean air stream emitted from an exit port of the separation section and a waste stream emitted from a waste port of the separation section. The separation section includes a coiled duct and is configured to transmit through a duct entrance port a duct input air stream that is at least a portion of the input air stream and to at least partially separate the duct input air stream according to a molecular weight of components of the duct input air stream into a duct clean air stream that is at least a portion of the clean air stream and a duct waste stream that is at least a portion of the waste stream.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2015Date of Patent: April 4, 2017Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Gregory James Gentry, Chang Hyun Son, Robert Warren Clark, Jr.
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Patent number: 9556307Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a method for producing polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) with an excellent color using biomass-derived 1,4-butanediol (BG). The invention relates to a method for producing PBT comprising a step of subjecting a diol component containing raw material 1,4-BG having a nitrogen content of 0.01 to 50 ppm by mass and a dicarboxylic acid component to esterification or ester-exchange reaction, and a polycondensation reaction step for obtaining PBT from the reactant, wherein the content of gamma butyrolactone in the raw material 1,4-BG is 1 to 100 ppm by mass.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2014Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Assignees: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION, Genomatica, Inc.Inventors: Masaru Utsunomiya, Yusuke Izawa, Norikazu Konishi, Shinichiro Matsuzono, Takayuki Suzuki, Michael Japs, Mark Burk, Warren Clark
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Patent number: 9533931Abstract: A process produces 1,4-butanediol by purifying 1,4-butanediol originated from a fermentation broth, by which process 1,4-butanediol having properties suited as a material of producing a polyester is obtained, which 1,4-butanediol enables to reduce by-production of tetrahydrofuran during the esterification reaction and to reduce the delay in polymerization. The process of producing 1,4-butanediol includes adding an alkaline substance other than an ammonia or an amine to an aqueous 1,4-butanediol-containing solution originated from a fermentation broth; distilling the resulting mixture; and recovering a 1,4-butanediol-containing solution from the vapor flow.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2014Date of Patent: January 3, 2017Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.Inventors: Kenji Kawamura, Izumi Morita, Masateru Ito, Satoshi Sakami, Masataka Makino, Katsushige Yamada, Mark J. Burk, Michael Japs, Warren Clark
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Publication number: 20160279552Abstract: Centrifugal air separators, systems including the same, and methods of separating gas are disclosed. Centrifugal air separators include a separation section configured to separate an input air stream into a clean air stream emitted from an exit port of the separation section and a waste stream emitted from a waste port of the separation section. The separation section includes a coiled duct and is configured to transmit through a duct entrance port a duct input air stream that is at least a portion of the input air stream and to at least partially separate the duct input air stream according to a molecular weight of components of the duct input air stream into a duct clean air stream that is at least a portion of the clean air stream and a duct waste stream that is at least a portion of the waste stream.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2015Publication date: September 29, 2016Applicant: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Gregory James Gentry, Chang Hyun Son, Robert Warren Clark, JR.
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Publication number: 20160052845Abstract: A process produces 1,4-butanediol by purifying 1,4-butanediol originated from a fermentation broth, by which process 1,4-butanediol having properties suited as a material of producing a polyester is obtained, which 1,4-butanediol enables to reduce by-production of tetrahydrofuran during the esterification reaction and to reduce the delay in polymerization. The process of producing 1,4-butanediol includes adding an alkaline substance other than an ammonia or an amine to an aqueous 1,4-butanediol-containing solution originated from a fermentation broth; distilling the resulting mixture; and recovering a 1,4-butanediol-containing solution from the vapor flow.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2014Publication date: February 25, 2016Inventors: Kenji Kawamura, Izumi Morita, Masateru Ito, Satoshi Sakami, Masataka Makino, Katsushige Yamada, Mark J. Burk, Michael Japs, Warren Clark
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Publication number: 20150087038Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide high-quality 1,4BG capable of working out to a raw material of PBT with good color tone, by efficiently removing and refining impurities mixed when producing a biomass-derived 1,4BG on an industrial scale and the present invention relates to a production method of refined 1,4BG, where a crude 1,4BG-containing solution is obtained from refined raw material 1,4BG obtained by removing bacterial cells, salt contents and water from the fermentation culture medium, through a step of removing high-boiling-point components and/or low-boiling-point components by distillation and/or a step of converting an unsaturated compound to a hydride and the target product is obtained as a side stream in a further distillation step.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2014Publication date: March 26, 2015Applicants: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION, GENOMATICA, INC.Inventors: Masaru UTSUNOMIYA, Yusuke IZAWA, Norikazu KONISHI, Kota TANAKA, Shinichiro MATSUZONO, Takayuki SUZUKI, Michael JAPS, Mark BURK, Warren CLARK
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Publication number: 20150087789Abstract: At the time of producing a polyester by using a dicarboxylic acid component and a biomass-resource-derived diol as raw materials, a polyester is efficiently produced with good color tone, as the raw material diol derived from biomass resources, a diol in which the content of a cyclic carbonyl compound having a carbon atom number of 5 or 6 is from 0.01 to 12 ppm by mass, is used, and by controlling the content of a cyclic carbonyl compound having a carbon atom number of 5 or 6 in the raw material diol to fall in a prescribed range, the color tone of the polyester is improved.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2014Publication date: March 26, 2015Applicants: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION, GENOMATICA, INC.Inventors: Masaru UTSUNOMIYA, Yusuke IZAWA, Norikazu KONISHI, Kota TANAKA, Shinichiro MATSUZONO, Takayuki SUZUKI, Michael JAPS, Mark BURK, Warren CLARK
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Publication number: 20150087034Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a method for producing polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) with an excellent color using biomass-derived 1,4-butanediol (BG). The invention relates to a method for producing PBT comprising a step of subjecting a diol component containing raw material 1,4-BG having a nitrogen content of 0.01 to 50 ppm by mass and a dicarboxylic acid component to esterification or ester-exchange reaction, and a polycondensation reaction step for obtaining PBT from the reactant, wherein the content of gamma butyrolactone in the raw material 1,4-BG is 1 to 100 ppm by mass.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2014Publication date: March 26, 2015Applicants: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION, GENOMATICA, INC.Inventors: Masaru UTSUNOMIYA, Yusuke IZAWA, Norikazu KONISHI, Shinichiro MATSUZONO, Takayuki SUZUKI, Michael JAPS, Mark BURK, Warren CLARK
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Publication number: 20140322777Abstract: A process of isolating 1,4-butanediol (1,4-BDO) from a fermentation broth includes separating a liquid fraction enriched in 1,4-BDO from a solid fraction comprising cells, removing water from said liquid fraction, removing salts from said liquid fraction, and purifying 1,4-BDO. A process for producing 1,4-BDO includes culturing a 1,4-BDO-producing microorganism in a fermentor for a sufficient period of time to produce 1,4-BDO. The 1,4-BDO-producing microorganism includes a microorganism having a 1,4-BDO pathway having one or more exogenous genes encoding a 1,4-BDO pathway enzyme and/or one or more gene disruptions. The process for producing 1,4-BDO further includes isolating 1,4-BDO.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2013Publication date: October 30, 2014Applicant: Genomatica, Inc.Inventors: Warren Clark, Michael Japs, Mark J. Burk