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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8187860 | Recombinant microalgae cells producing novel oils Disclosed herein are obligate heterotrophic microalgae cells containing an exogenous gene. In some embodiments the gene is a sucrose utilization gene, and further disclosed are methods of manufacturing triglyceride oils using sugar cane or sugar beets as a feedstock... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8183032 | Semi-closed loop alga-diesel fuel photobioreactor using waste water A semi-closed loop diesel photobioreactor system and method are provided for producing diesel fuel from wild algae or from specialized algae that has been biologically modified for high efficiency oil production using waste water as a primary food source. The diesel... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8143051 | Systems and methods for maintaining the dominance and increasing the biomass production of nannochloropsis in an algae cultivation system Systems and methods for maintaining the dominance and increasing the biomass production of Nannochloropsis in an algae cultivation system are provided. Exemplary methods include applying an effective amount of ozone to Nannochloropsis growing in an alg... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8129172 | Process for the heterotrophic production of microbial products with high concentrations of omega-3 highly unsaturated fatty acids Disclosed is a process for growing the microflora Thraustochytrium, Schizochytrium, and mixtures thereof, which includes the growing of the microflora in fermentation medium containing non-chloride containing sodium salts, in particular sodium sulfate. In a p... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8062880 | Biomass cultivation system and corresponding method of operation A liquid culture medium containing photosynthetic organisms dispenses from a droplet generator combined with a screen in the presence of light, and in the presence of a gaseous medium to form a liquid culture medium gas-enriched with the gaseous medium. Specifically... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8017377 | Mass culture of microalgae for lipid production A method to produce high density microalgae having high lipid concentration in mass culture including the steps of inoculating a vessel with microalgae at mid-log phase to a depth greater than 25 cm. Then culturing the microalgae to a preselected target density thre... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8008061 | Trophic conversion of obligate phototrophic algae through metabolic engineering Most microalgae are obligate photoautotrophs and their growth is strictly dependent on the generation of photosynthetically-derived energy. In this study it is shown that the microalga Phaeodaclylurn tricornutum can be engineered to import glucose and grow in... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7977085 | Process for the cultivation of micro-algae Process for the cultivation of micro-algae comprising the planting of an algal strain in an aqueous environment and the growth process, under solar irradiation, by continuously feeding a gaseous stream essentially consisting of carbon dioxide and a stream of nutrien... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7935515 | Recombinant microalgae cells producing novel oils Disclosed herein are obligate heterotrophic microalgae cells containing an exogenous gene. In some embodiments the gene is a sucrose utilization gene, and further disclosed are methods of manufacturing triglyceride oils using sugar cane or sugar beets as a feedstock... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7871809 | Production of DHA in microalgae in medium having modified amounts of chloride ion and potassium ion Methods for production of highly unsaturated fatty acids by marine microorganisms, including the heterotrophic marine dinoflagellate Crypthecodinium, using low levels of chloride ion are disclosed. Specifically, methods of increasing production of highly unsa... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7745201 | Method and device for cultivating eucaryotic microorganisms or blue algae, and biosensor with cultivated eucaryotic microorganisms or blue algae The invention relates to a method and device for cultivating eukaryotic microorganisms, whereby a perforated support (14) having a first major surface (19) and a second major surface (22) which is substantially impermeable to eukaryotic microorg... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7381558 | Process for the heterotrophic production of microbial products with high concentrations of omega-3 highly unsaturated fatty acids Disclosed is a process for growing the microflora Thraustochytrium, Schizochytrium, and mixtures thereof, which includes the growing of the microflora in fermentation medium containing non-chloride containing sodium salts, in particular sodium sulfate. In a p... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7374908 | Microorganism and production of carotinoid compounds thereby It is intended to provide a process for conveniently and efficiently producing large amounts of astaxanthin and canthaxanthin from a material which can be easily obtained. A microorganism Thraustochytrium sp. CHN-3 (FERM P-18556) capable of producing astaxant... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7326558 | Process for treating spirulina The treatment of spirulina by a process which includes placing spirulina that has not been previously heat-sterilized, lactic acid bacteria and sugar in water, then culturing the lactic acid bacteria provides treated spirulina in which the distinctive taste and odor... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7306932 | Coryneform bacteria with altered glucokinase activity in the production of L-lysine The invention relates to alleles of the glk gene from coryneform bacteria coding for glucokinases, and to processes for the production of L-lysine by fermentation using bacteria containing such alleles. ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7288387 | Genes of strain DC413 encoding enzymes involved in biosynthesis of carotenoid compounds A carotenogenic biosynthetic gene cluster has been isolated from Panteoa stewartii strain DC413, wherein the genetic organization of the cluster is crtE-idi-crtX-crtY-crtI-crtB-crtZ. The genes contained within this cluster encode geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7259006 | Microorganism having an ability of producing docosahexaenoic acid and use thereof An object of the present invention is to provide a microorganism which has a high ability of producing docosahexaenoic acid. The present invention provides a Thraustochytrium strain which has an ability of producing docosahexaenoic acid, and use thereof. ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7256023 | PUFA polyketide synthase systems and uses thereof The invention generally relates to polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) polyketide synthase (PKS) systems isolated from or derived from non-bacterial organisms, to homologues thereof, to isolated nucleic acid molecules and recombinant nucleic acid molecules encoding bi... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7256022 | Pufa polyketide synthase systems and uses thereof The invention generally relates to polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) polyketide synthase (PKS) systems isolated from or derived from non-bacterial organisms, to homologues thereof, to isolated nucleic acid molecules and recombinant nucleic acid molecules encoding bi... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7252979 | Production of DHA in microalgae in low pH medium Methods for production of highly unsaturated fatty acids by marine microorganisms, including the heterotrophic marine dinoflagellate Crypthecodinium, using low levels of chloride ion are disclosed. Specifically, methods of increasing production of highly unsa... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7238855 | TyrA genes and uses thereof The present invention is in the field of plant genetics and biochemistry. More specifically, the invention relates to genes associated with the tocopherol biosynthesis pathway. The present invention provides and includes nucleic acid molecules, proteins, and antibod... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7229785 | Fluorescence technique for on-line monitoring of state of hydrogen-producing microorganisms In situ fluorescence method to monitor state of sulfur-deprived algal culture's ability to produce H2 under sulfur depletion, comprising: a) providing sulfur-deprived algal culture; b) illuminating culture; c) measuring onset of H2 percentage i... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7229786 | Method of producing purified carotenoid compounds A method of producing a carotenoid in solid form includes culturing a strain of Chlorophyta algae cells in a minimal inorganic medium and separating the algae comprising a solid form of carotenoid. In one embodiment f the invention, the strain of Chlorophyta algae c... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7163811 | Production of high levels of DHA in microalgae using modified amounts of chloride and potassium Methods for production of highly unsaturated fatty acids by marine microorganisms, including the heterotrophic marine dinoflagellate Crypthecodinium, using low levels of chloride ion are disclosed. Specifically, methods of increasing production of highly unsa... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7135308 | Process for the production of ethanol from algae The present invention describes a process for the production of ethanol by harvesting starch-accumulating filament-forming or colony-forming algae to form a biomass, initiating cellular decay of the biomass in a dark and anaerobic environment, fermenting the biomass... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7122337 | Method for determining calciotropic activity of a preparation of algae A method of determining calciotropic activity of a preparation of algae of the genus Padina pavonica. The algae preparation may be in the form of a powder or an extract. The method consists of culturing human or animal osteoblasts in a culture medium containi... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7080478 | Technology for cultivation of and other seaweeds in land-based sea water ponds The present invention provides unique technology, systems and methods of cultivating different types of seaweeds, including, but not limited to, Porphyra (Nori), Laminaria, Undaria, Eucheuma, Gracillaria, Ulva, Sargassum, Codium, Cladophora, Ascophyllum, P... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7033584 | Feeding Thraustochytriales to poultry for increasing omega-3 highly unsaturated fatty acids in eggs A process is provided for growing microflora of the order Thraustochytriales such as Thraustochytrium, Schizochytrium, and mixtures thereof, in fermentation medium containing non-chloride containing sodium salts, in particular sodium sulfate. In a preferred embodime... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7022512 | Schizochytrium and thraustochytrium strains for producing high concentrations of omega-3 highly unsaturated fatty acids Disclosed is a process for growing the microflora Thraustochytrium, Schizochytrium, and mixtures thereof, which includes the growing of the microflora in fermentation medium containing non-chloride containing sodium salts, in particular sodium sulfate. In a p... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7011962 | Method of producing lipids by growing microorganisms of the order thraustochyriales Disclosed is a process for growing the microflora Thraustochytrium, Schizochytrium, and mixtures thereof, which includes the growing of the microflora in fermentation medium containing non-chloride containing sodium salts, in particular sodium sulfate. In a p... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7005280 | Method of producing lipids by growing microorganisms of the order thraustochytriales Disclosed is a process for growing the microflora Thraustochytrium, Schizochytrium, and mixtures thereof, which includes the growing of the microflora in fermentation medium containing non-chloride containing sodium salts, in particular sodium sulfate. In a p... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6989252 | Hydrogen production using hydrogenase-containing oxygenic photosynthetic organisms A reversible physiological process provides for the temporal separation of oxygen evolution and hydrogen production in a microorganism, which includes the steps of growing a culture of the microorganism in medium under illuminated conditions to accumulate an endogen... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6977167 | Mixtures of omega-3 and omega-6 highly unsaturated fatty acids from euryhaline microorganisms A process for the heterotrophic or predominantly heterotrophic production of whole-celled or extracted microbial products with a high concentration of omega-3 highly unsaturated fatty acids, producible in an aerobic culture under controlled conditions using biologic... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6936459 | Medium for the production of betacarotene and other carotenoids from dunaliella salina (ARL 5) and a strain of dunaliella salina for production of carotenes using the novel media The invention relates to the development of a novel medium starting from fresh water using a salt solution complex comprising a non conventional salt, namely KCl and conventional salts such as NaCl and MgSO4 in the proportion defined in the specification ... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6893642 | Algae protein polysaccharide extraction and use thereof The present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition containing proteoglycan extracts of algae and a process for preparing proteoglycan extracts from the algae. ... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6872516 | Methods of producing carbon-13 labeled biomass A method and apparatus for preparing uniform carbon-13 labeled biomass using a water soluble carbon-13 labeled carbon source, such as a [13C]-bicarbonate or [13C]-carbonate salt, is disclosed. The biomass is prepared in one or more sterile carb... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6814961 | Method for enhancing stem cell trafficking Consumption of blue-green algae, or extracts thereof, enhances trafficking or homing of stem cells in animals by inducing a transient increase in the population of stem cells present in the animal's circulatory system. The animal may be healthy or suffering some dis... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6811999 | Method for determining calciotropic activity of a preparation of Padina pavonica algae A method of determining calciotropic activity of a preparation of algae of the genus Padina pavonica. The algae preparation may be in the form of a powder or an extract. The method consists of culturing human or animal osteoblasts in a culture medium containi... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6812011 | Process for the removal of calcium ions from the brine by marine cyanobacteria This invention relates to new use of marine cyanobacteria lyngbya, Oscillatoria, Sprulina, Anabaena and Synechocystis deposited with ATCC having accession numbers ATCC PTA-4602 and 4603 for the removal of calcium ions from sea-brine and sub-soil brine ... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6727373 | Preparation of microbial polyunsaturated fatty acid containing oil from pasteurised biomass The present invention discloses a microbial polyunsaturated fatty acid(PUFA)-containing oil with a high triglyceride content and a high oxidative stability. In addition, a method is described for the recovery of such oil from a microbial biomass deriverd from a past... | 04/27/2004 |
