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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8033047 | Algae cultivation systems and methods An algae cultivation system and method. In an embodiment, an algae cultivation system is included. The algae cultivation system can include a cultivation tank, a plurality of light transmitting elements configured to be at least partially submerged in a liquid mediu... | 10/11/2011 |
| 7997025 | Algae production and harvesting apparatus A photo-bioreactor module adapted for stacking a plurality of such modules for producing algal bioproducts includes at least an upper and a lower light-transmitting member each having a plurality of openings. The upper and lower light-transmitting members are spaced... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7980024 | Photobioreactor systems positioned on bodies of water Certain embodiments and aspects of the present invention relate to a photobioreactor including photobioreactor units through which a liquid medium stream and a gas stream flow. The photobioreactor units are floated on a body of water such as a pond or a lake. The li... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7950181 | Apparatus and methods for production of biodiesel A photobioreactor includes a cultivation zone configured to contain a liquid culture medium and facilitate growth of a microalgae biomass, a plurality of parallel edge-lit light transmitting devices mounted within the cultivation zone, and a collection zone oriented... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7921595 | Floating biomass producing system A water based biomass producing system that is disposed in a body of water, for example a freshwater lake or a sea, and is capable of producing a biomass that can be converted into a biofuel. The system relies on a pool of freshwater that is suspended in the body of... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7905049 | Algae production Methods and systems for algae production are provided, the methods and systems generally comprising providing at least one body of water having an algae population in suspension, growing algae, heating the body of water with a heat source, heating the algae process ... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7895790 | Algae cultivation apparatus An algae cultivation apparatus includes a light guide plate, at least one transparent circulating channel, at least one light emission module, an algae guide-in module, an algae collection module, a gas guide-in module, a gas collection module, a culture medium guid... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7854090 | Method of hormesis for seaweed through irradiation Through a low-dose irradiation, a seaweed's growth becomes fast and its production is improved as well. By doing so, a material for biomass energy is provided. ... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7770322 | Continuous-batch hybrid process for production of oil and other useful products from photosynthetic microbes A process for cultivating photosynthetic microbes comprising Closed Systems for continuous cultivation and Open Systems for batch cultivation, in which (a) the Closed System Area occupies no more than 20% of the Total Land Area of the cultivation facility; (b) batch... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7712250 | Method for cultivating seaweed having adherence A wild seaweed, like sea lettuce, is picked and germ cells are released from the seaweed. The germ cells then obtain adherence and are sprouted into youngs of the seaweed so that the seaweed can be cultivated artificially and productively and can be supplied as a ma... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7484329 | 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... | 02/03/2009 |
| 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 |
| 7314561 | Method for purifying water An integrated system and method for removing excess nutrients from water, for removing the nutrients from the removal site, for enhancing soil, and for producing pulp and paper products includes bioremediating water to be treated with cultured algae or another suita... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7288196 | Plant matter packaging method An integrated system and method for removing excess nutrients from water, for removing the nutrients from the removal site, for enhancing soil, and for producing pulp and paper products includes bioremediating water to be treated with cultured algae or another suita... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7267773 | Integrated system and method for purifying water, producing pulp and paper, and improving soil quality An integrated system and method for removing excess nutrients from water, for removing the nutrients from the removal site, for enhancing soil, and for producing pulp and paper products includes bioremediating water to be treated with cultured algae or another suita... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7258790 | Controlled eutrophication system and process A controlled eutrophication system and process are disclosed. The system includes the combination of a partitioned aquaculture system in conjunction with an anaerobic digester. Wastewater containing pollutants, such as nitrogen and phosphorus, are fed to the partiti... | 08/21/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7172691 | Method and system for removal of contaminants from aqueous solution A system and method for removal of uranium and other contaminants from aqueous solution, utilizing live algae, are described. The system includes a bioreactor, in which a reaction mixture of live algae, preferably photosynthetic algae, and contaminated solution are ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7163628 | Water ozonation and bioremediation system and associated methods A method of treating water includes exposing influent comprising water desired to be treated to ozone in sufficient quantity to disrupt cell walls of undesired microorganisms therein, thereby releasing nutrients from within the microorganisms in a form amenable to b... | 01/16/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7077191 | Means for maintaining the surface temperature of a playground structure within an ergonomically acceptable range A playground structure 201 is provided herein which comprises at least one component 31 having a playing surface 41 thereon, and a heat exchange system adapted to modify the temperature of the playing surface. The heat exchange system may compri... | 07/18/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6923906 | Apparatus to establish and optimize sedimentation and methane fermentation in primary wastewater ponds A method of disposing waste includes the step of forming a primary waste pond called an Advanced Facultative Pond (AFP). A stable microbiological methane fermentation zone is established within the AFP. The system constitutes a complete primary treatment of organic ... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6896804 | System and method for remediation of waste A system and method are provided for aerobic treatment of waste, such as animal or human waste. The method includes the continual introduction of microalgae. The high amounts of oxygen produced by the microalgae satisfies the biochemical oxygen demand in the treatme... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6698134 | Method of cultivating fresh spirulina at home and device thereof The present invention discloses a method and an apparatus for cultivating and consuming fresh Spirulina at home. The method comprises species selection of Spirulina for cultivation at home, cultivation environment and apparatus conditions, cultivation and... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6635177 | Reclaiming water and usable brine concentrate from domestic sewage A method of processing sewage. Non-biodegradable solids are first removed from the sewage for separate disposal. The sewage is then introduced to the bottom of a fermentation cell designed to optimize sedimentation and methane fermentation of settleable o... | 10/21/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6572770 | Apparatus and method for harvesting and collecting attached algal communities An apparatus and method for harvesting aquatic plant biomass, and more particularly, to a system and method for harvesting attached algal communities or algal turf whereby water is utilized to transport algal biomass to a central collection location. Addi... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6524486 | Microalgae separator apparatus and method An apparatus and method for separating microalgae from water without rupturing cells. The method comprises the steps of flocculation, flotation and dehydration. Microalgae suspension from a reservoir is passed to a mixer unit where flocculation is carried... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6490824 | Method for culturing a basidiomycetous fungus in a liquid culture medium Disclosed is an efficient method for culturing an edible basidiomycetous fungus such as Mushroom Agaricus Blazei Murill in a liquid culture medium to give fungus aggregates of several centimeter size. Characteristically, the liquid culture medium is formu... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6440367 | Method of sequestering carbon dioxide with a fertilizer comprising chelated iron A method of sequestering carbon dioxide (CO2) in an ocean comprises testing an area of the surface of a deep open ocean in order to determine both the nutrients that are missing and the diffusion coefficient, applying to the area in a spiral pa... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6370815 | Photoreaction Photosynthetic organisms are grown in a tube having a gas inlet at one end and a gas outlet at the other. The tube containing a rotor having vanes adapted to wipe the inside surface, the tube being disposed at an angle to the horizontal in a bath containi... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6348347 | Fine algae culture device This invention relates to a culture device of a domed shape, a conical shape, or a cylindrical shape of a closed type used for culture of microalgae, and a gas discharge device set so as to be movable in the culture device. The culture device is basically... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6287852 | Photosynthetic culture apparatus and group of photosynthesis culture apparatuses A photosynthetic culture system has a culture bath holding an fluid containing plant microorganisms, carbon dioxide supplying means for supplying carbon dioxide to the fluid in the culture bath, light-conducting plate in the form of a flat plate placed op... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6228136 | Cyanobacterial inoculants for land reclamation Materials inoculated with cyanobacteria are used to reclaim land. Methods and apparatus for making and disseminating cyanobacteria inoculants are disclosed. A thin-film growth method may be used to grow the cyanobacteria directly on a substrate material. ... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6200530 | Method of sequestering carbon dioxide with spiral fertilization A method of sequestering carbon dioxide (CO2) in an ocean comprises testing an area of the surface of a deep open ocean in order to determine both the nutrients that are missing and the diffusion coefficient, applying to the area in a spiral pa... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6199317 | Materials for growing algae and artificial fishing banks Vitreous, algae growing materials, release stably ferrous ions, over long periods of time. The duration of ion release can be controlled as desired by adjusting the particle size of the materials. The vitreous, algae growing, materials can be converted in... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6136329 | Compositions and methods relating to intra-lamellar gels from algae Although compositions from seaweed have long been sought after for beneficial properties for the skin, the ability to produce efficacious compositions has been elusive. An intra-lamellar gel, produced from marine algae, has been found to enhance the condi... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6083740 | System for purifying a polluted air by using algae A system for purifying a polluted air by using algae such as Spirulina is capable of reducing carbon dioxide (CO2), nitrogen oxide (NOx) and/or sulfur oxide (SOx) in the polluted air and generating oxygen. That is, this sy... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6079153 | Method for decreasing hydrophobicity of peat, bark and rock-wool, soilless mixes used for plant growth, promoting easier, faster and more even watering of such mixes without plant injury and providing residual activity for future watering A novel and improved method for relieving hydrophobicity of peat moss, bark and rockwool used in horticultural media for plant propagation using an effective level of a composition consisting of certain copolymerized alkane oxides as described. A more eff... | 06/27/2000 |
