Patents
US 10596048 B2: Methods and systems for forming moisture absorbing products from a microcrop
- Granted
- 2020-03-24
- Filed
- 2016-06-10 application 15179968
- Type
- Utility · 8 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates, according to some embodiments, to methods and systems for deriving odor- and moisture-absorbing products from a microcrop (e.g., photosynthetic aquatic species). More specifically, the present disclosure relates, in some embodiments, to forming an absorptive product from Lemna, including an animal litter, an animal bedding, a diaper product, a spill clean-up product, and any combination thereof. A process for forming an absorbent product from a microcrop may comprise the actions of (a) lysing the microcrop to generate a lysed microcrop; (b) separating the lysed microcrop into a solid fraction and a juice fraction; (c) processing the solid fraction to generate an absorbent solid; and/or (d) forming, by a shaping unit, the absorbent solid into pellets or granules that may be incorporated into the absorptive product. An absorptive product may have odor-reducing properties that are due in part to chlorophyll (e.g., from a microcrop).
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg200324.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parabel Ltd. 7 patents | US company or organization | Melbourne, FL | PARABEL INC. State business registration FUZZY medium confidence: same name (legal endings aside) and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Sherlock | Rockledge, FL | 13 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Marcus Kenny | Not reported | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A61F | Filters implantable into blood vessels; prostheses; devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents; orthopaedic, nursing or contraceptive devices; fomentation; treatment or protection of eyes or ears; bandages, dressings or absorbent pads; first-aid kits | A61F13/84 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| A01K | Animal husbandry; aviculture; apiculture; pisciculture; fishing; rearing or breeding animals, not otherwise provided for; new breeds of animals | A01K1/0152 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B01D | Separation | B01D25/12 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B01J | Chemical or physical processes, e.g. catalysis or colloid chemistry; their relevant apparatus | B01J20/22 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B04B | Centrifuges | B04B1/20 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-08-26 | Name change Change of name | PARABEL NUTRITION, INC. signed 2022-03-15 | LEMNATURE AQUAFARMS CORPORATION VERO BEACH, FL | 61330/296 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2020-04-14 | Name change Change of name | PARABEL LTD. signed 2020-01-07 | PARABEL NUTRITION, INC. VERO BEACH, FL | 52396/163 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2020-01-28 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | SHERLOCK, PETER signed 2016-09-20 | PARABEL LTD. MELBOURNE, FL | 51646/102 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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