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Eckelberry
Nicholas Eckelberry, Los Angeles, CA US
| Patent application number | Description | Published |
|---|---|---|
| 20090029445 | ALGAE GROWTH SYSTEM FOR OIL PRODUCTION - A biological growth reactor vessel for the cultivation of micro-algae, diatoms or other unicellular organisms, especially for oil production, is described which incorporates a dispensing rod to which are attached a plurality of clear paddles which increase surface area for the diffusion of light and growth enhancing admixtures such as CO2, nitrogen and cellulose premixed at micron level. The dispensing rod incorporates a plurality of holes strategically placed to disperse the micron-mixture slurry of the growth admixtures. The dispensing rod and its attached clear paddles make use of methods and technologies to concurrently micron mix admixtures such as natural gases, amendments and other biological factors such as enzymes and microbes to increase contact area between said mixtures and micro-algae, diatoms or other naturally occurring unicellular growth. The dispensing rod is also used in a strategic moment in time to introduce a high concentrate of micro-bubbles, micron-mixed catalase enzymes and other cellulose break-down admixtures and gases to enhance rupturing of cell walls in order to extract the maximum amount of triglyceride content from both intra and extra-cellular walls of said micro-algae, diatom or other microorganism. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090291485 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING PHOTOSYNTHETIC GROWTH IN A PHOTO BIOREACTOR - A system and methods for enhancing mass production of algae, diatoms or other photosynthetic organism is described. The system and methods are useful in applications such as energy production, fuels, foods, pharmaceuticals, plastics, and CO | 11-26-2009 |
Nicholas D. Eckelberry, Los Angeles, CA US
| Patent application number | Description | Published |
|---|---|---|
| 20110095225 | SYSTEMS, APPARATUSES, AND METHODS FOR EXTRACTING NON-POLAR LIPIDS FROM AN AQUEOUS ALGAE SLURRY AND LIPIDS PRODUCED THEREFROM - Methods, systems, and apparatuses for extracting non-polar lipids from microalgae are achieved using a lipid extraction device having an anode and a cathode that forms a channel and defines a fluid flow path through which an aqueous slurry is passed. An electromotive force is applied across the channel at a gap distance in a range from 0.5 mm to 200 mm to cause the non-polar lipids to be released from the algae cells. The non-polar lipids can be extracted at a high throughput rate and with low concentrations of polar lipids such as phospholipids and chlorophyll. | 04-28-2011 |
T. Riggs Eckelberry, Los Angeles, CA US
| Patent application number | Description | Published |
|---|---|---|
| 20090029445 | ALGAE GROWTH SYSTEM FOR OIL PRODUCTION - A biological growth reactor vessel for the cultivation of micro-algae, diatoms or other unicellular organisms, especially for oil production, is described which incorporates a dispensing rod to which are attached a plurality of clear paddles which increase surface area for the diffusion of light and growth enhancing admixtures such as CO2, nitrogen and cellulose premixed at micron level. The dispensing rod incorporates a plurality of holes strategically placed to disperse the micron-mixture slurry of the growth admixtures. The dispensing rod and its attached clear paddles make use of methods and technologies to concurrently micron mix admixtures such as natural gases, amendments and other biological factors such as enzymes and microbes to increase contact area between said mixtures and micro-algae, diatoms or other naturally occurring unicellular growth. The dispensing rod is also used in a strategic moment in time to introduce a high concentrate of micro-bubbles, micron-mixed catalase enzymes and other cellulose break-down admixtures and gases to enhance rupturing of cell walls in order to extract the maximum amount of triglyceride content from both intra and extra-cellular walls of said micro-algae, diatom or other microorganism. | 01-29-2009 |