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OriginOil Files International Patent for Low-Energy, High Efficiency Algae Production
Filing Consolidates Inventions and Adds New Developments
On Tuesday June 2, 2009, 5:00 am EDT

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--OriginOil, Inc. (OTCBB: OOIL), the developer of a breakthrough technology to transform algae, the most promising source of renewable oil, into a true competitor to petroleum, announced the recent filing of its Patent Cooperation Treaty, or PCT application, entitled “Apparatus and methods for photosynthetic growth of microorganisms in a photobioreactor.” This filing consolidates previous OriginOil inventions and adds new developments since the original filings.

The invention addresses challenging problems in the culturing of microalgae, including high energy utilization, fouling of light emitting surfaces, and diurnal growth cycles. The proposed system provides efficient light utilization with comparatively low energy costs by providing light at closely spaced intervals within a photobioreactor so that light is provided throughout the photobioreactor rather than just at the surface and at the interfaces between culture medium and photobioreactor wall.

“This international filing consolidates our inventions in the area of algae production and oil extraction,” said OriginOil’s chief technology officer, Vikram Pattarkine, PhD. “The pace of development at OriginOil has been extremely rapid. With this filing, we have consolidated our intellectual property protection at the international level in a number of areas of innovation at OriginOil.”

The filing describes system and methods for enhancing mass production of microalgae, involving the use of light arrays configured to provide photosynthetically effective illumination from closely distributed lights spaced at strategic intervals to optimize contact between algae and light. Illumination and nutrient provision can be timed to disperse light and nutrients when the organism is in a receiving mode. A process flow system is also described, which can be scaled for the mass production of algae. The systems and methods are useful in applications such as energy production, fuels, foods, pharmaceuticals, plastics, and CO2 fixation. Also described are systems and methods for lysing (rupturing) cells and extracting their components, and for producing electricity with closed-loop CO2 recycling.

“This filing demonstrates that the OriginOil technology team is rapidly turning our inventions into proven technology,” said Riggs Eckelberry, the company’s CEO. “I applaud Dr. Vikram Pattarkine for the speedy progress of science and engineering at OriginOil.”

About OriginOil, Inc.

OriginOil, Inc. is developing a breakthrough technology that will transform algae, the most promising source of renewable oil, into a true competitor to petroleum. Much of the world's oil and gas is made up of ancient algae deposits. Today, our technology will produce "new oil" from algae, through a cost-effective, high-speed manufacturing process. This endless supply of new oil can be used for many products, such as diesel, gasoline, jet fuel, plastics and solvents, without the global warming effects of petroleum. Other oil-producing feedstock, such as corn and sugarcane, often destroy vital farmlands and rainforests, disrupt global food supplies and create new environmental problems. Our unique technology, based on algae, is targeted at fundamentally changing our source of oil without disrupting the environment or food supplies. To learn more about OriginOil™, please visit our website at www.originoil.com.

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[This is the link in the PR attached to the words “transform algae” in the first paragraph. It leads to Origin Oil’s explanation of its system on its website.]
http://www.originoil.com/technology/the-originoil-system.html