Patents by Inventor William Gibbons

William Gibbons 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).

  • Patent number: 11896031
    Abstract: The present invention describes a bio-based process to produce high quality protein concentrate (HQPC) by converting plant derived celluloses into bioavailable protein via aerobic incubation, including the use of such HQPC so produced as a nutrient, including use as a fish meal replacement in aquaculture diets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: The South Dakota Board of Regent, as Governing Board for South Dakota State University
    Inventors: William Gibbons, Michael Brown
  • Patent number: 11844362
    Abstract: The present invention describes a bio-based process to produce high quality protein concentrate (HQPC) by converting plant derived celluloses into bioavailable protein via aerobic incubation, including the use of such HQPC so produced as a nutrient, including use as a fish meal replacement in aquaculture diets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: The South Dakota of Regents, As Governing Board for South Dakota State University
    Inventors: William Gibbons, Michael Brown
  • Patent number: 11800882
    Abstract: The present invention describes a bio-based process to produce high quality protein concentrate (HQPC) by converting plant derived celluloses into bioavailable protein via aerobic incubation, including the use of such HQPC so produced as a nutrient, including use as a fish meal replacement in aquaculture diets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: The South Dakota Board of Regents, as Governing Board for South Dakota State University
    Inventors: William Gibbons, Michael L. Brown
  • Publication number: 20230225357
    Abstract: The present invention describes a bio-based process to produce high quality protein concentrate (HQPC) by converting plant derived celluloses into bioavailable protein via aerobic incubation, including the use of such HQPC so produced as a nutrient, including use as a fish meal replacement in aquaculture diets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2023
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Applicant: PRAIRIE AQUATECH LLC
    Inventors: WILLIAM GIBBONS, Michael L. Brown
  • Publication number: 20230225358
    Abstract: The present invention describes a bio-based process to produce high quality protein concentrate (HQPC) by converting plant derived celluloses into bioavailable protein via aerobic incubation, including the use of such HQPC so produced as a nutrient, including use as a fish meal replacement in aquaculture diets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2023
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Applicant: PRAIRIE AQUATECH LLC
    Inventors: WILLIAM GIBBONS, Michael L Brown
  • Publication number: 20230093754
    Abstract: The present invention describes a bio-based process to produce high quality protein concentrate (HQPC) by converting plant derived celluloses into bioavailable protein via aerobic incubation, including the use of such HQPC so produced as a nutrient, including use as a fish meal replacement in aquaculture diets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Applicant: PRAIRIE AQUATECH LLC
    Inventors: WILLIAM GIBBONS, Michael L. Brown
  • Publication number: 20230093007
    Abstract: The present invention describes a bio-based process to produce high quality protein concentrate (HQPC) by converting plant derived celluloses into bioavailable protein via aerobic incubation, including the use of such HQPC so produced as a nutrient, including use as a fish meal replacement in aquaculture diets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Applicant: PRAIRIE AQUATECH LLC
    Inventors: WILLIAM GIBBONS, Michael L. Brown
  • Publication number: 20230084825
    Abstract: The present invention describes a bio-based process to produce high quality protein concentrate (HQPC) by converting plant derived celluloses into bioavailable protein via aerobic incubation, including the use of such HQPC so produced as a nutrient, including use as a fish meal replacement in aquaculture diets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Applicant: PRAIRIE AQUATECH LLC
    Inventors: WILLIAM GIBBONS, Michael L Brown
  • Publication number: 20220142200
    Abstract: The present invention describes a bio-based process to produce high quality protein concentrate (HQPC) by converting plant derived celluloses into bioavailable protein via aerobic incubation, including the use of such HQPC so produced as a nutrient, including use as a fish meal replacement in aquaculture diets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2022
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Applicant: South Dakota State University
    Inventors: William Gibbons, Michael Brown
  • Publication number: 20220007677
    Abstract: The present invention describes a bio-based process to produce high quality protein concentrate (HQPC) by converting plant derived celluloses into bioavailable protein via aerobic incubation, including the use of such HQPC so produced as a nutrient, including use as a fish meal replacement in aquaculture diets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Applicant: PRAIRIE AQUATECH LLC
    Inventors: William Gibbons, Michael L. Brown
  • Patent number: 11147292
    Abstract: The present invention describes a bio-based process to produce high quality protein concentrate (HQPC) by converting plant derived celluloses into bioavailable protein via aerobic incubation, including the use of such HQPC so produced as a nutrient, including use as a fish meal replacement in aquaculture diets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: PRAIRIE AQUATECH LLC
    Inventors: William Gibbons, Michael L. Brown
  • Publication number: 20210251256
    Abstract: The present invention describes a bio-based process to produce high quality protein concentrate (HQPC) by converting plant derived celluloses into bioavailable protein via aerobic incubation, including the use of such HQPC so produced as a nutrient, including use as a fish meal replacement in aquaculture diets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2021
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Applicant: Prairie AquaTech
    Inventors: William Gibbons, Michael Brown
  • Publication number: 20200329733
    Abstract: The present invention describes a bio-based process to produce high quality protein concentrate (HQPC) by converting plant derived celluloses into bioavailable protein via aerobic incubation, including the use of such HQPC so produced as a nutrient, including use as a fish meal replacement in aquaculture diets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2020
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Applicant: PRAIRIE AQUATECH LLC
    Inventors: WILLIAM GIBBONS, Michael L. Brown
  • Patent number: 10765853
    Abstract: A hemostatic valve assembly is disclosed. The assembly comprises a housing having a sidewall that tapers radially inwardly towards the housing distal end. A valve member having an open proximal end and a tapered distal end with an orifice formed therein is disposed within the housing chamber. The valve member is deformable between a closed configuration in which the orifice is substantially closed and an open configuration in which the orifice is open. A biasing member disposed proximal to the valve member is moveable between a longitudinally compressed condition and a longitudinally expanded condition. When in an expanded condition, the biasing member pushes the valve member longitudinally and against the tapered sidewall of the housing. The tapered sidewall of the housing urges the distal end of the valve member radially inwardly, thus urging the orifice to the substantially closed configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: Cook Medicai Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Gary Neff, William Gibbons, Ram H. Paul, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20160249638
    Abstract: The present invention describes a bio-based process to produce high quality protein concentrate (HQPC) by converting plant derived celluloses into bioavailable protein via aerobic incubation, including the use of such HQPC so produced as a nutrient, including use as a fish meal replacement in aquaculture diets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2016
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Applicant: DAST, LLC dba PRAIRIE AQUATECH
    Inventors: WILLIAM GIBBONS, Michael L Brown
  • Publication number: 20160242435
    Abstract: The present invention describes fungal conversion methods for reduction of glucosinolates (GLS), fiber and residual sugars to increase the protein content and nutritional value of canola meal, including canola-based protein products (CBPP) generated by said methods for use in animal feeds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2016
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Applicant: PRAIRIE AQUATECH, DAST LLC
    Inventors: WILLIAM GIBBONS, JASON CROAT
  • Patent number: 9418699
    Abstract: A Data Storage Device (DSD) includes a disk with a zone of tracks to be sequentially written. A sequential write pointer is maintained indicating a next physical location for writing data in the zone. When a write command is received to write data in a target region at a physical location behind the sequential write pointer, it is determined whether a write count for each of the target region and an adjacent region before the target region has reached a threshold number of writes. If it is determined that the write counts for both the target region and the adjacent region have not reached the threshold number of writes, the sequential write pointer for the zone is moved to the physical location and the data is written at the physical location to fulfill the write command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Kent William Gibbons, Chun Sei Tsai, Choo-Bhin Ong, Kenneth J. D'Souza
  • Publication number: 20160175576
    Abstract: A hemostatic valve assembly is disclosed. The assembly comprises a housing having a sidewall that tapers radially inwardly towards the housing distal end. A valve member having an open proximal end and a tapered distal end with an orifice formed therein is disposed within the housing chamber. The valve member is deformable between a closed configuration in which the orifice is substantially closed and an open configuration in which the orifice is open. A biasing member disposed proximal to the valve member is moveable between a longitudinally compressed condition and a longitudinally expanded condition. When in an expanded condition, the biasing member pushes the valve member longitudinally and against the tapered sidewall of the housing. The tapered sidewall of the housing urges the distal end of the valve member radially inwardly, thus urging the orifice to the substantially closed configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: Gary Neff, William Gibbons, Ram H. Paul, JR.
  • Publication number: 20150099035
    Abstract: The present invention describes fermentation methods for producing animal feeds enriched with omega-3 fatty acids from cellulosic feedstock.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2014
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Applicant: PRAIRIE AQUATECH
    Inventors: Jason Bootsma, William Gibbons, Michael Rinehart, Liyan Chen
  • Patent number: 8993303
    Abstract: The disclosed embodiments provide cyanobacteria spp. that have been genetically engineered to have increased production of carbon-based products of interest. These genetically engineered hosts efficiently convert carbon dioxide and light into carbon-based products of interest such as long chained hydrocarbons. Several constructs containing polynucleotides encoding enzymes active in the metabolic pathways of cyanobacteria are disclosed. In many instances, the cyanobacteria strains have been further genetically modified to optimize production of the carbon-based products of interest. The optimization includes both up-regulation and down-regulation of particular genes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: South Dakota State University
    Inventors: Ruanbao Zhou, William Gibbons