Patents by Inventor Will David Barker

Will David Barker 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).

  • Alcohol production process
    Patent number: 8906655
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for optimizing the production of ethanol by microbial fermentation, particularly microbial fermentation of substrates comprising CO. The process involves monitoring the hydrogen production by the microorganism, determining an optimum hydrogen production and adjusting the substrate supply rate in response to a change in the hydrogen production thereby keeping the hydrogen production within a desired range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: Lanzatech New Zealand Limited
    Inventors: Will David Barker, Bjorn Daniel Heijstra, Wing Chuen Chan, Christophe Daniel Mihalcea, Loan Phuong Tran, Christophe Collet, Jason Carl Bromley, Bakir Al-Sinawi
  • Alcohol Production Process
    Publication number: 20130252230
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for optimising the production of ethanol by microbial fermentation, particularly microbial fermentation of substrates comprising CO. The process involves monitoring the hydrogen production by the microorganism, determining an optimum hydrogen production and adjusting the substrate supply rate in response to a change in the hydrogen production thereby keeping the hydrogen production within a desired range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2013
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: LanzaTech New Zealand Limited
    Inventors: Will David Barker, Bjorn Daniel Heijstra, Wing Chuen Chan, Christophe Daniel Mihalcea, Loan Phuong Tran, Christophe Collet, Jason Carl Bromley, Bakir Al-Sinawi
  • Alcohol production process
    Patent number: 8377665
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods for improving the efficiency of carbon capture in microbial fermentation of a gaseous substrate comprising CO and/or H2. In certain aspects the invention relates to improving the efficiency of carbon capture in the microbial fermentation of gaseous substrate comprising CO and/or H2 to produce alcohol(s) and/or acid(s). In particular the invention relates to methods for improving the efficiency of carbon capture in carboxydotrophic fermentation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: LanzaTech New Zealand Limited
    Inventors: Will David Barker, Jason Carl Bromley, Christophe Daniel Mihalcea
  • ALCOHOL PRODUCTION PROCESS
    Publication number: 20110269197
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods for improving the efficiency of carbon capture in microbial fermentation of a gaseous substrate comprising CO and/or H2. In certain aspects the invention relates to improving the efficiency of carbon capture in the microbial fermentation of gaseous substrate comprising CO and/or H2 to produce alcohol(s) and/or acid(s). In particular the invention relates to methods for improving the efficiency of carbon capture in carboxydotrophic fermentation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2011
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Applicant: Lanza Tech New Zealand Limited
    Inventors: Will David Barker, Jason Carl Bromley, Christophe Daniel Mihalcea
  • ALCOHOL PRODUCTION PROCESS
    Publication number: 20110212433
    Abstract: The invention relates to the production of products such as alcohols and acids by microbial fermentation, particularly microbial fermentation of substrates comprising CO. It more particularly relates to methods and systems for improving efficiency of production products by microbial fermentation. In particular embodiments, the invention provides a method of controlling substrate supply, such that production of desired metabolites is optimised.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2010
    Publication date: September 1, 2011
    Applicant: Lanza Tech New Zealand Limited
    Inventors: Will David Barker, Bjorn Daniel Heijstra, Wing Chuen Chan, Christophe Daniel Mihalcea, Phuong Loan Tran, Christophe Collet, Jason Carl Bromley, Bakir Al-Sinawi