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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8129178 | Bioreactor assembly comprising at least one tray-like rocking platform The present invention relates to a bioreactor assembly containing a reactor frame that permits linear upscaling under identical conditions of culture volumes from two liters to thousands of liters. The bioreactor contains at least one rocking platforms being capable... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8110395 | Photobioreactor systems and methods for treating CO-enriched gas and producing biomass Certain embodiments and aspects of the present invention relate to a photobioreactor including covered photobioreactor units through which a liquid medium stream and a gas stream flow. The liquid medium comprises at least one species of phototrophic organism therein... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8093041 | Method and apparatus for membrane-based, two-stage gas production from solid biomaterials Embodiments of the present invention preferably relate to a method and apparatus for a two-stage membrane-based production of gas, preferably hydrogen gas or the like, from solid biological materials, preferably organic waste materials or the like, comprising anaero... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8043847 | System including a tunable light and method for using same The present invention provides a system and method for providing light, which can be used to promote growth of biological material. The light includes a ceramic core, including a catalyst and a containment vessel. Light forms as fuel is ignited within the containmen... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8008069 | Apparatus and method for machining microchamber for cell culture This invention relates to a method and apparatus for process cell cultures. The apparatus comprises a micro-chamber comprising no more than one absorption layer and at least one gel layer, in this order, laminated on a transparent base plate having no conspicuous ab... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8003379 | High density bioreactor system, devices, and methods A bioreactor and bioreactor system are suitable for the growth of materials from algae. More specifically, the system preferred embodiments use concentrated sunlight in a solo- or co-generation system to produce algae and products therefrom as well as solar thermal ... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7851211 | Alga microbe photosynthetic reaction system An alga microbe photosynthetic reaction system is used to circularly cultivate alga microbes and a culture medium infused in the system. The system comprises a photosynthetic reaction unit, a communicating unit, a pressure liquid infusion unit, an injection and oxyg... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7846717 | Cell-cultivation microchamber A microchamber including a glass substrate which is transparent to a specific wavelength, an absorbent region which absorbs the specific wavelength, and a melting substance region which does not absorb the specific wavelength, is solid at room temperature and melts ... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7833782 | Apparatus for growing biological mass An apparatus for growing biological mass has a container for accommodating a biological mass in liquid to be grown in presence of light, a plurality of light sources in an interior of the container, a first movable plate which has passages for the light sources and ... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7824904 | Photobioreactors for production of algae and methods therefor The present invention is directed to a photobioreactor comprising: (a) a tank for containing a liquid microbial culture; (b) a rotating mixing system contained within the tank, the rotating mixing system comprising one or more motors, and one or more shafts connecte... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7824905 | Biological reactor A biological reactor for growing a biological mass has a tank with an interior for growing the biological mass, a plate movable in a substantially vertical direction and an interior of the tank, and a valve means provided with the plate and configured so that in a l... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7682821 | Closed photobioreactor system for continued daily in situ production, separation, collection, and removal of ethanol from genetically enhanced photosynthetic organisms The invention provides a device for growing genetically enhanced aquatic photoautotrophic organisms in a stable culture, causing said organisms to produce ethanol, and then separating, collecting, and removing the ethanol in situ. ... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7618813 | Multi-layered photobioreactor and method of culturing photosynthetic microorganisms using the same Disclosed is a multi-layered photobioreactor capable of producing a useful metabolite simultaneously with the vegetative growth of a photosynthetic microorganism, including a first culture region (2) containing the microorganism and a culture medium to execut... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7531350 | Bioreactor for growing fungus, plant cell, tissue, organ, hairy roots and plantlet A bioreactor includes a nutrient reservoir, a rotatable culture bed, at least one culture carrier medium, a mist generator and a mist delivery pipe. The nutrient reservoir stores therein a nutrient solution required for the fungus, plant cell, tissue, organ, hairy r... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7425441 | Bioreactor for culturing microorganisms A bioreactor for culturing microorganisms which has a reactor vessel, a plurality of gas-introduction tubes and a gas-introduction system for introducing gas into a culture medium in the gas-introduction tubes via injectors, wherein the gas-introduction tubes are co... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7384783 | Stirred-tank reactor system The present invention relates to a stirred-tank reactor system and methods of preparing such systems. The present invention further encompasses the use of the stirred-tank reactor system as a disposable bioreactor and in kits with disposable elements. ... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7374928 | Bio-reactor for the cultivation of micro-organisms and method for the production thereof The invention relates to a bioreactor for cultivating microorganisms, as well as a method for its production. The invention is characterized in that the bioreactor (1) comprises two identically constructed base elements (2,3) that are constructed in tr... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7325688 | Pressurized water-soluble pouch A pressurized pouch is made of a water-soluble material, preferably PVA film, to hold a concentrated product for later mixing in a bottle to provide a water solution. Because of the interior pressure, the water-soluble pouch retains a semi-rigid resilient shape that... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7261863 | Closed loop continuous polymerization reactor and polymerization process A closed loop continuous emulsion polymerization apparatus at least comprising a circulation pump, a reactor tube which connects the outlet of the circulation pump to its inlet, at least one feed for supplying raw materials, an outlet, and means for cooling the tube... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7231128 | Hybrid solar lighting systems and components A hybrid solar lighting system and components having at least one hybrid solar concentrator, at least one fiber receiver, at least one hybrid luminaire, and a light distribution system operably connected to each hybrid solar concentrator and each hybrid luminaire. A... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7179643 | Device and a process for expansion of haemopoeitic stem cells for therapeutic use A sterilizable bio-reactor comprising a three-dimensional reactor culture assembly substantially equivalent to a bone marrow micro environment, an inert bio-compatible scaffolding material located on a base of the reactor culture assembly to provide a micro environm... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7176024 | Bioreactor for growing biological materials supported on a liquid surface A bioreactor assembly of the present invention for holding a media and supporting growth of a plurality of plants. The assembly includes a light source and a container having a light transmissive wall structure and defining a reservoir. A major axis of the reservoir... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7160717 | LED array for illuminating cell well plates and automated rack system for handling the same An assembly for promoting the growth of plant tissues that includes a plurality of plates each defining an array of wells wherein each of the wells contains a tissue sample. Support for the plates is provided by a rack having a plurality of vertically stacked shelve... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7091035 | Cell culturing and storage systems, devices and methods Featured is a long-term cell culture system being configured and arranged so as to be capable of monitoring the dynamic processes that occur during proliferation and differentiation of stem cells such as central nervous system (CNS) stem cells/embryonic stem cells. ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7068928 | Method and apparatus for photographically recording an image A photographic imaging apparatus includes a housing defining an interior cavity, an opening at one end of the housing to allow light to enter the interior cavity, and a photographic imaging substrate located within the interior cavity opposite from the opening for r... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7067046 | System for rapid chemical activation in high-throughput electrophysiological measurements An ultraviolet light source is added to a high-throughput electrophysiogical measurement system to allow for rapid chemical stimulation via caged compound release to a plurality of measurement samples. The integrated electrophysiogical measurement system includes a ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7056725 | Vegetable alga and microbe photosynthetic reaction system and method for the same A vegetable alga and microbe photosynthetic reaction system and method for the same is used for vegetable algae and microbe cultivation liquid and algae seeds infused herein to circularly conduct photosynthesis and discharge oxygen; the vegetable alga and microbe ph... | 06/06/2006 |
| 6887692 | Method and apparatus for hydrogen production from organic wastes and manure A method for hydrogen production from biodegradable feedstocks in which a feedstock having at least one biodegradable solid is introduced into a first stage anaerobic bioreactor operating at thermophilic conditions to form a liquid effluent which includes fatty acid... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6828143 | Nanoscale chemical synthesis A modular reactor system and method for synthesizing nanoscale quantities of chemical compounds characterized by a continuous flow reactor under high pressure having uniform temperature throughout the reaction mixture. The apparatus includes a number of generic comp... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6727091 | Room air cleansing using hydroponic plants The plants are disposed on a near-vertical matrix panel of porous or fibrous inert material, in which the roots of the plants are embedded. Hydroponic water trickles down the panel, keeping the roots wet. A fan draws the air to be treated horizontally through the pa... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6709862 | Growing cells in a reservoir formed of a flexible sterile plastic liner A method and apparatus for aseptic biological production of cells and/or microorganisms are provided. The apparatus includes a support housing having an interior chamber, a disposable flexible sterile plastic liner lining the interior chamber and a head plate attach... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6703235 | Complex multicellular assemblies ex vivo Various embodiments of the present invention provide both apparatus and method for the patterning of cells onto non-adhesive substrates and the controlled regulation of cells through the use of photoactivated cellular morphogenic factors.... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6680200 | Led array for illuminating cell well plates and automated rack system for handling the same An assembly for promoting the growth of plant tissues that includes a plurality of plates each defining an array of wells wherein each of the wells contains a tissue sample. Support for the plates is provided by a rack having a plurality of vertically sta... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6673592 | Continuous cultivation of microorganisms in large open tanks in sunlight An open, continuous system for culturing Chaetoceros sp. microalgae includes a large outdoor container and full strength sunlight as a light source. The container is preferably a fiberglass tank having an open top, a diameter of approximately 18 inches, a... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6667171 | Enhanced practical photosynthetic CO2 mitigation This process is unique in photosynthetic carbon sequestration. An on-site biological sequestration system directly decreases the concentration of carbon-containing compounds in the emissions of fossil generation units. In this process, photosynthetic micr... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6660517 | Mesoscale polynucleotide amplification devices Disclosed are devices for amplifying a preselected polynucleotide in a sample by conducting a polynucleotide amplification reaction. The devices are provided with a substrate microfabricated to include a polynucleotide amplification reaction chamber, havi... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6602703 | Photobioreactor A photobioreactor is disclosed for cultivating a photosynthetic organism. This photobioreactor provides innovative features that allow an easy cleaning of the light source. The photobioreactor has a container for containing a liquid culture medium for cul... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6603069 | Adaptive, full-spectrum solar energy system An adaptive full spectrum solar energy system having at least one hybrid solar concentrator, at least one hybrid luminaire, at least one hybrid photobioreactor, and a light distribution system operably connected to each hybrid solar concentrator, each hyb... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6579714 | Method of culturing algae capable of producing phototrophic pigments, highly unsaturated fatty acids, or polysaccharides at high concentration The present invention relates to a method for cultivation and manufacturing efficiently algae containing useful substances in cells thereof in a high concentration. According to conventional cultivation apparatus, shear stress applied to algae causes diff... | 06/17/2003 |
