This is the Patent Application I have been calling the 5th COES patent. You can see at the first check mark we have a Notice of Allowance. The Second check is it is ready for issue. Now after some slumber we have some movement this month. I expect it to issue shortly.
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Although it is too soon to call it the 6th COES patent - I think this one is on a glide path to become just that. It recently received a Terminal Disclaimer (bait). SEE HERE
This makes it easier to issue since it you basically give up the full term of the new patent (lasts only as long as your parental patent) - so you do not have to prove you are not infringing your own parental patent. This keeps people from changing a small part of the parental patent trying to reset the patent term. Tactically this allows GreenShift to tighten up and broaden the patent language to strengthen their position even further - post Markman construction.
" to disclaim or dedicate to the public the entire term or any portion of the term of a patent or patent to be granted. A TD may be filed for the purpose of overcoming a judicially created double patenting rejection."
My Opinion? Any small signs of light the alleged infringers may hope for in the present litigation - are being rammed shut by patents moving through the process. Momentum continues to build.
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There's several reasons why the Tornado Generator is more efficient than a hammermill.
1. A hammermill uses electricity or fuel to run a motor which rotates large heavy drums to shred the corn. The linings wear out and must constantly be replaced.
The Tornado Generator uses a motor to compress air which shreds the corn directly. It skips the step of rotating heavy energy consuming drums. It has no internal moving parts to fail, unlike the costly linings and bearings in a hammermill.
2. There is no energy storage involved in a hammermill. It uses the power it needs directly all day and night.
With the Tornado Generator, compressed air can be put in storage tanks in off peak hours(at night) when electricity is cheapest. The "cheaper air" can then be drawn from storage during the day when electricity rates are higher.
3. Hammermills shred the corn into smaller pieces.
The Tornado Generator shreds the corn into micron size particles. This increases the surface area, exposing more starch, which increases ethanol yields.
"A major disadvantage of the hammermill is the tremendous amount of wear (linings must constantly be replaced)."
"The Screenless hammer mill uses air flow to separate small particles from larger ones. It is designed to be more reliable, and is also claimed to be much cheaper and more energy efficient than regular hammermills."
The Tornado Generator is a major threat to ICM. Bypassing the hammermill would be a big blow to them. ICM depends on sales from hammermills as well as the revenue stream from replacement parts. If this wasn't a viable technology, GERS wouldn't be fast-tracking additional patents. Several of Greenshift's customers are talking about an upgrade that increases ethanol yields, reliability, and efficiencies. The Tornado Generator does all the above.
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Yes Virgina, ethanol is a chemical.
Here's a direct quote from ICM's website. The AOS requires a "Fully recoverable chemical additive".
I can't find a single ethanol producer saying they aren't using chemicals, other than Greenshift's customers. Please post a link if anybody finds one.
I can't find a single ethanol producer saying that ICM has the best corn oil system in the industry. Please post a link if anybody finds one.
What I did find was two more examples of producers saying "The best technology". BIOF in their conference call said "The systems are the best technolgy and costs."
(866) 281-6782. The access code for the replay is 167702.
“GreenShift is very pleased to be working with Sunoco; throughout the entire process Sunoco demanded THE VERY BEST, and we are pleased that we were able to deliver.
"We selected GreenShift to be our technology provider after extensive review,” added Gary Center, Fulton ethanol facility manager at Sunoco.
Another reason I don't believe REX installed the infringing AOS is this: Valero stated in Q311 they would have four plants testing the system by the end of Q112. Here we are at the end of Q1 and for some reason, only two plants have it installed. It took six months to install it in half as many plants as planned. REX's Q411 release from December stated they were looking at installing corn oil extraction. Three months later, it's installed. I would think Valeros project would have been completed first. Plus, who can consider a system that's still being tested as the best technology? The next generation system from ICM uses chemicals. The next generation system from Greenshift doesn't.
So I don't see a single example of any producer saying ICM's system is the best or they don't use chemicals. I've heard nothing but complaints about ICM's systems and that you got to pump them full of chemicals to get yields that are still lower than a non chemical using Alfa-Laval. It all points to Greenshift. It states right on ICM's website that their newest infringing system requires chemicals. The AOS requires a "Fully recoverable chemical additive".
Good Luck To All!$!$!$!$
Thanks Skunk for update great dd Slash maybe they quit the install when patents got rejected?
Maybe someone was trying to mess with us again. Someone who knows ICM is in trouble. Great job again slash.
Nycdream
It looks to me like the 5th patent covers evaporation of stillage, oil removal, and then additional evaporation of the thin stillage after oil removal. The first claim doesn't say anything about centrifuging or any other recovery method. Does anyone have any info on aos? Doesn't this shut it down?
Slash, you rock!
For the full 2011 it better be greater than $25 million.
found info that KAAPA, Guardian of Lima and East Kansas Agri Energy are all doing extraction EKAE posted it on thier website
Skunk, I made a spreadsheet with all the Ethanol Biorefineries in the nation with the columns you suggested for rating them as customer, potential etc. How can I send it to you?
petalman@comcast.net
SkunKhunter13@gmail.com
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