Patents
US 10836991 B2: Systems and methods for producing bioproducts
- Granted
- 2020-11-17
- Filed
- 2019-08-30 application 16557913
- Type
- Utility · 19 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
The present disclosure is directed to systems and methods for sampling and/or controlling the productivity of a bioreactor. The system and methods can include a vessel capable of providing an environment suitable for containing whole broth that can produce the bioproduct, wherein the whole broth contains media and at least one undissolved species, an automated sampling system, a first analytical instrument, and a control system.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg201117.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bend Reserch, Inc. 62 patents | US company or organization | Bend, OR | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roderick J. Ray | Bend, OR | 7 | Person page FUZZY medium confidence | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| Adam S. Carroll | Bend, OR | 4 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Brandon J. Downey | Bend, OR | 10 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Lisa J. Graham | Bend, OR | 4 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| C12M | Apparatus for enzymology or microbiology; apparatus for culturing microorganisms for producing biomass, for growing cells or for obtaining fermentation or metabolic products, i.e. bioreactors or fermenters | C12M41/48 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| C12Q | Measuring or testing processes involving enzymes, nucleic acids or microorganisms ; compositions or test papers therefor; processes of preparing such compositions; condition-responsive control in microbiological or enzymological processes | C12Q3/00 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G01N | Investigating or analysing materials by determining their chemical or physical properties | G01N33/48 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-07-14 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | BEND RESEARCH, INC. signed 2022-07-01 | EMD MILLIPORE CORPORATION BURLINGTON, MA | 60502/486 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2019-09-03 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | RAY, RODERICK J. signed 2014-05-06 GRAHAM, LISA J. signed 2014-05-07 CARROLL, ADAM SLADE signed 2014-05-08 DOWNEY, BRANDON J. signed 2014-05-14 | BEND RESEARCH, INC. BEND, OR | 50250/297 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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