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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2010
Applicants:
Frederick M. Morgan, Canton, MA (US);
Stuart A. Jacobson, Lexington, MA (US);
Johan Van Walsem, Acton, MA (US);
Inventors:
Frederick M. Morgan, Canton, MA (US);
Stuart A. Jacobson, Lexington, MA (US);
Johan van Walsem, Acton, MA (US);
Assignee:
Joule Unlimited Technologies, Inc., Bedford, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01G 7/00 (2006.01); A01G 9/00 (2006.01); A01H 13/00 (2006.01); C12P 1/00 (2006.01); C12N 1/12 (2006.01); C12M 1/00 (2006.01); C12M 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides photobioreactors, solar energy gathering systems, and methods for thermal control of a culture medium containing a prototrophic organism in a photobioreactor, that allow temperature control in a cost effective manner, reducing the energy required for temperature control of a culture medium containing phototrophic microorganisms in a photobioreactor.