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| 8187867 | Probe connector assembly and method of use A probe assembly includes a tubular sleeve having a passage extending between a first end and an opposing second end. The tubular sleeve is movable between an extended position wherein the first end and the opposing second end are spaced apart and a collapsed positi... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8173419 | Equipment for wastewater treatment comprising anaerobic ammonium oxidation vessel and acclimatization vessel Equipment for treating wastewater by anaerobic ammonium oxidation includes an anaerobic ammonium oxidation vessel to receive water to be treated containing ammonium and nitrite and to denitrify ammonium and nitrite in the water by anaerobic ammonium oxidizing bacter... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8173420 | Cell seeding module An apparatus and method is described for seeding cells on a sample or specimen. The cells may be selectively and locally seeded on an upper and lower surface of a planar sample or specimen or on either or both of an interior luminal surface and exterior surface of a... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8148142 | System and methods for production of gaseous products from organic waste A system and methods for processing organic waste material for residential type environments includes a reactor tank dimensioned to receive a predetermined amount of organic material therein. The amount of organic material is selected based upon the size of the resi... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8124403 | Tube ports and related container systems A tube port includes a tubular first stem having an interior surface and an exterior surface extending between a first end and a longitudinally spaced apart second end. The interior surface bounds a passage that longitudinally extends through the first stem. The tub... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8114663 | Method for consolidated waste management and resource recovery A waste management and resource recovery system that uses the different waste streams from typical waste sources as fuel or feedstock for its subsystems that, in turn, produce fuel, feedstock or energy for other subsystems such that all the different waste streams a... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8097451 | Self-contained deployable automatic factory built ethanol production plant The present invention provides a modular ethanol production plant constructed of a number of identically sized modules each having a supporting structure main framework to which the components contained in the modules are attached. The plurality of modules includes ... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8076129 | Reactor plate and reaction processing method The reactor plate preferably includes a sealed reactor, a reactor flow channel connected to the reactor, a sample container constituted from a sealed container provided separately from the reactor, a sample container flow channel to be connected to the sample contai... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8021874 | Very long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids, methods of production, and uses The present invention relates to processes for production of Very Long Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids (VLC-PUFAs). The present invention also relates to compositions (e.g., nutritional supplements and food products) containing such VLC-PUFAs. In one embodiment, t... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8003378 | Capillary perfused bioreactors with multiple chambers A bioreactor for cultivating living cells in a liquid medium. In one embodiment of the present invention, the bioreactor includes a first substrate having a first surface, an opposite second surface and edges. The bioreactor further includes a second substrate havin... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7989199 | Integrated bio-reactor monitor and control system Systems and methods for automatically controlling conditions of a process are disclosed. In one example, a controller is programmed with a sequence of steps and parameters required to carry out a bioreactor process. The controller receives information related to a c... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7985580 | Apparatus for the production of alcohol The aim of the invention is to produce alcohol from plant-based raw materials while reducing energy consumption. Said aim is achieved by separating the husk portion of cereals during grinding and feed said husk portion to a dryer (21) which dries distiller's ... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7960171 | Method and equipment for cultivating anaerobic ammonium-oxidizing bacteria The present invention can feed substrates without waste to generate seed sludge with high bacterial cell concentrations and can start up operation within a short time, in cultivating anaerobic ammonium oxidizing bacteria with ammonium and nitrite as substrates. Equi... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7919307 | Supply system for cell culture module A device for supplying cell culture modules with nutrients has an arrangement of channels, pumps and valves in or on a plate. The valves may be pinch valves operated by deforming an elastic section of a conduit and the pump may be a pinch valve pump. The channels ma... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7910358 | Ethanol distillation system An ethanol distillation system that aims to increase the yield from an ethanol distillation process from 17 percent to a number approaching 100 percent through the use of a series of P-traps, condensers, heaters and coolers. A series of 4 P-traps are placed in-line ... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7906322 | Method and apparatus for inducing controlled mechanical constraints in a tissue construct A method and a device (10) for reorganizing the fibers of a matrix in a living tissue sheet (S) by inducing controlled mechanical constraints in the living tissue (S) sheet thus causing the fibers of the matrix to be aligned parallel to the strain orientation... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7901934 | Probe connector assembly and method of use A probe assembly includes a tubular sleeve having a passage extending between a first end and an opposing second end. The tubular sleeve is movable between an extended position wherein the first end and the opposing second end are spaced apart and a collapsed positi... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7879599 | Tube ports and related container systems A tube port includes a tubular first stem having an interior surface and an exterior surface extending between a first end and a longitudinally spaced apart second end. The interior surface bounds a passage that longitudinally extends through the first stem. The tub... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7875448 | Bioreactor systems and disposable bioreactor The present invention is in the field of cell bioreactors, and specifically in the field of disposable bioreactors. ... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7851210 | Apparatus for recycling of protein waste and fuel production The apparatus of the present invention is useful for recycling protein waste and producing fuel from protein waste. Waste is ground by a grinding means and digested by a enzyme digest medium composed of enzymes, preservatives, and inedible egg. The ground proteins a... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7820429 | Method for dry fermentation and equipment for carrying out the same The present invention relates to a method for dry fermentation and equipment for carrying out the same. The invention equipment comprises a fermentation tank for dry fermentation which includes a tank body 5 for accommodating materials, a flexible sealing mem... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7807453 | Device for cell culture on deformable surfaces Device for the in vitro culture of cells comprising: a planar deformable substrate (3) with a culture surface (4), substrate deforming means for modifying the size of said culture surface (4), characterized by the fact that it furthermore compri... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7790443 | Bioreactors with substance injection capacity A bioreactor with substance injection capability. In one embodiment, the bioreactor includes a first substrate having a first surface, an opposite second surface and edges. The bioreactor further includes a second substrate having a first surface and an opposite sec... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7781206 | Systems and methods for effecting a physical change in a biological sample The present invention relates generally to systems and methods for processing a biological sample that result in a physical change, such as reacting two molecules together to form a reaction product or for use in lysing viruses or biological cells for analysis using... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7763457 | High photoefficiency microalgae bioreactors A system and method are provided for growing algae with improved photoefficiency. The system includes a bioreactor formed with a conduit for growing algae cells in a medium. Further, the system is provided with a paddle wheel for moving the medium through the condui... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7749749 | Bioreactor for generating uniform shear stress distribution The present invention relates to a bioreactor for generating uniform distribution of shear stress, comprising: a cone, having a cone surface with an outline of modified catenary; a container, having a fixed plate at the bottom inside the accommodating space of said ... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7727758 | Extraction and brewing machine The present invention relates to an extraction and brewing machine having a tank, a fan assembly, a base aerator, an extractor head, and an extraction assembly. The extraction assembly has a container for being submerged in liquid held within the tank, and an extrac... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7713730 | Pneumatic bioreactor A pneumatic bioreactor having a containment vessel which includes a semi-cylindrical concavity defined by the vessel bottom. A mixing apparatus includes a rotational mixer rotatably mounted within the containment vessel about a horizontal axis. The rotational mixer ... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7704732 | Fermentation unit with liquid nitrogen cooling An integrated industrial plant includes various systems, all of which use a cryogenic liquid obtained from a common source. One system includes a fermentation unit, in which cold air, chilled by heat exchange with the cryogenic liquid, absorbs excess heat generated ... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7704733 | Nitrogen removing apparatus comprising nitrification carrier containing ammonia-oxidizing bacteria Provided are a nitrite-type nitrification carrier and a method for producing the same and a method and an apparatus for removing nitrogen using the same, in which the quantity of organic matter to be added can be substantially reduced to reduce running cost. A metho... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7687261 | Photosynthetic oil production in a two-stage reactor A system and method are provided for producing algae with high oil content. The system includes a chemostat formed with a conduit for growing algae, an input port for feeding a medium into the conduit, and an output port for passing an effluence from the conduit. Fu... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7682820 | Device for pressurized perfusion especially for culturing and/or treating cells The invention relates to a device for pumping a fluid into a bioreactor. Polsatile pumping is made possible by valve arrangement so that growth of the cells in the bioreactor is increased. Pumping function can be achieved though several mechanisms. A piston can be d... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7666666 | Fuel production An apparatus that includes a first reactor and a return mechanism. The first reactor has an inlet to receive a mixture comprising a first reactant, a second reactant, a reaction product, and an inert solvent that dissolves at least a portion of the first and second ... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7662617 | Systems and processes for cellulosic ethanol production A cellulosic ethanol production system. Implementations may include a feed stage that may produce a raw cellulose stream from a waste cellulose stream and an algae cellulose stream. A hydrolysis stage may produce a hydrolyzed cellulose stream. A liquefaction stage m... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7662616 | Photosynthetic oil production with high carbon dioxide utilization A system for processing oil from algae is disclosed. Specifically, the system recycles byproducts of the process for use as nutrients during algae growth and oil production. The system includes a conduit for growing algae and an algae separator that removes the alga... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7662615 | System and method for cultivating cells The present invention discloses a system for cultivating cells, wherein the system comprises a bioreactor, a pump, and an electromagnetic module comprising a coil and an electromagnetic stimulator. The cells are disposed within the bioreactor. The pump, connected to... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7629167 | Disposable bioreactor systems and methods Accordingly, in one embodiment of the invention, a bioreactor system is presented and includes a disposable container for housing biomaterials for processing, the disposable container including at least one input port, at least one exhaust port, at least one harvest... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7611890 | System and method for separating biomass from media in a fluidized bed reactor A system is provided for separating biomass from media in a fluidized bed reactor containing an aqueous suspension of biomass and media. A lift, configured to extend within the reactor, has an inlet for receiving aqueous suspension and an outlet spaced from the inle... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7585665 | Apparatus for ultrafinely shattering organic granular substances The present invention is directed to provide an apparatus which is capable of continuously and effectively shattering wastes including organic substances and even such wastes as including fat or other doggy substances suspended in a water, without obstructing an ope... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7572626 | System and method for separating biomass from media in a fluidized bed reactor A system is provided for separating biomass from media in a fluidized bed reactor containing an aqueous suspension of biomass and media. A lift, configured to extend within the reactor, has an inlet for receiving aqueous suspension and an outlet spaced from the inle... | 08/11/2009 |
