MIT Technology Review of our ‘Natural Gas to Chemicals’ Program:
New Method Could Cheaply Convert Natural Gas to Chemicals

ARPA-E Awards
We received a DOE-ARPA-E award (1.7 million for 2 yrs) for ‘Natural Gas to Chemicals’. This was the second award that Utah as a state has received so far. The process was very competitive with only 66 awards out of original 4500 proposals being granted.

ARPA-E Awards $130 Million for 66 Transformational Energy Technology Projects

ARPA-E Project Selections – Open FOA Advanced Fuels

Ceramatec Natural Gas program featured at the ARAP-E Energy Innovation Summit.
ARPA-E announces projects have attracted over $450 Million in private sector funding, spurred start-up company formation and fostered public partnerships.

Projects have attracted over $450 Million in funding.

A One-Step Gas-to-Liquid Chemical Converter by Ceramatec, Inc.
One Step Gas To Liquid Chemical Converter

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“Utah was built on a heritage of innovation. We have the pleasure of recognizing the leaders who strengthen this foundation.” said Governor Gary Herbert. “The tireless efforts of these innovative individuals continue to accelerate Utah’s economy.”

The Governor’s Medals for Science and Technology are awarded to residents and companies who have provided distinguished service and/or made significant contributions toward advancing scientific knowledge, education and industry in Utah and the nation.

The award ceremony will be held on Thursday January 17, 2013, from 5:00 pm to 8:30 pm at the Discovery Gateway, children’s museum.

Medals are awarded in fields of academia, science education, industry and government. This year’s recipients are:

Academia:

Dr. Thure Cerling, Professor of Geology and Geophysics at the University of Utah. Dr. Cerling has greatly advanced geological, hydrological, and nuclear waste science in Utah.

Dr. David Kieda, University of Utah Professor and Department Chair of Physics. Dr. Kieda pioneered techniques for observing high-energy cosmic rays.

Dr. Geraldine Mineau, Investigator and Research Professor in the department of Oncological Sciences at the University of Utah and the Huntsman Cancer Institute. Dr. Mineau developed a one of a kind genetic research tool for human disease.

Science Education Category:

Dr. Adam Johnston, Professor of Physics at Weber State University. Dr. Johnston is the founder of “Science Education at the Crossroads”.

Amy Pace, Chair of the Department of Science of the Open High School of Utah. Amy is the science curriculum developer for the Open High School of Utah.

Industry Category:

Dr. Theodore Stanley, managing director of Upstart and Founder of Anesta and ZARS. The “Stanley Research Foundation” has donated more than five million dollars to the University of Utah and other universities.

Ceramatec, is a pioneer in research and development in oxygen and hydrogen generation systems.

Government Category:

Ted McAleer, Executive Director of Utah Science Technology and Research initiative (USTAR). In six years Ted has grown USTAR from an idea to a fully functioning innovation driver for Utah’s economy.

Nicole Toomey Davis, CEO of Enclavix LLC and former Director of the Centers of Excellence Program / Technology Commercialization and Innovation Program. Nicole was instrumental in the enhancement of the Centers of Excellence Program, and the development of the Utah Fund of Funds.

Lifetime Achievement:

Scott Anderson, President and CEO of Zions Bank. Scott has worked diligently and tirelessly to create more high paying jobs in Utah. He also led the vision and charge to create the Utah Science Technology and Research initiative.

The Governor’s Medal award program was initiated in 1987 and nominations are reviewed by the State’s Science Advisory Council before formally presenting winners to the Governor.

Original Article: Utah Rolls Out Red Carpet for Leaders in Science and Technology

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The backdrop he chose for the announcements? The commissioning of Renmatix’s BioFlex Conversion Unit, a multiple-feedstock processing facility in King of Prusssia that will convert hardwood, perennial grasses, agricultural residues, softwoods and waste streams into cellulosic sugars for Renmatix’s downstream fuel and chemical strategic partners.

Renmatix CEO Mike Hamilton referred to a new wave of “farmistry” — reflecting a complimentary interest in agriculture and chemistry — driving the creation of added value for many types of locally grown biomass.

Let’s look at that how that wave is shaping up.

The Four Awardees

Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kan., $5.08 million. The goal of this project is to make the oilseed crop camelina a cost-effective biofuel and bioproduct feedstock. Camelina production will be incorporated into a cropping system with wheat-based crop rotations in Montana and Wyoming. Once harvested and processed, camelina oil and meal will be chemically converted to a variety of adhesives, coatings and composites. A life cycle analysis from agronomic production to end products will assess the feasibility of a nonfood oilseed as a sustainable resource with minimal negative impact on food crop systems or the environment and will provide needed information for decision-making on camelina production as a replacement for fallow in wheat-based systems.

Ohio State University, Wooster, Ohio, $6.51 million. This project will result in an anaerobic digestion system for the production of liquid transportation fuels and electricity from animal manure, agricultural residues, woody biomass and energy crops. The novel anaerobic digestion system will be integrated with partial oxidation and Fisher-Tropsch technologies to produce gasoline. A life cycle analysis will incorporate thermodynamic principles to assess the resource use, energy/fuel production and the environmental impact of the conversion technologies.

Ceramatec, Inc., Salt Lake City, Utah, $6.60 million. This project will convert lignocellulosic biomass to infrastructure-compatible renewable diesel, biolubricants, animal feed and biopower. New hybrids of energy sorghum will be developed, and other biomass resources include switchgrass and forestry residues. The biomass will be converted to hydrocarbons (molecules that are just like petroleum based hydrocarbons but derived from biomass) using innovative pretreatment, fermentation and electrochemical technologies. These hydrocarbons will be finished into premium synthetic bio-lubricants and biofuels via commercial petroleum refinery processes. A life cycle analysis will include energy efficiency impacts and assessment of impacts on rural development.

USDA-Agricultural Research Service, Eastern Regional Research Center, Wyndmoor, Pa., $6.87 million. ARS scientists will develop an on-the-farm distributed technology for converting forest residues, horse manure, switchgrass and other perennial grasses into biofuels and high-value specialty chemicals. The process will be implemented at on-the-farm scale using a patent-pending unit that will mimic the petroleum industry’s catalytic cracking process. The project integrates a life cycle assessment from collection and handling of the biomass to end products and will use thermodynamic principles to assess its sustainability.

Analysis

For all the considerable interest in, and excitement about, the new wave of technologies surrounding cellulosic sugars — the kind that Renmatix has made great strides in producing — this wave of grants is all about oils. More specifically, pathways to affordable drop-in petroleum substitutes.

But – there’s more to it than just a round of grants to accelerate drop-in fuels. The USDA, in this round, is attempting to push production systems down towards the farm, down in scale — and embracing a new frugality.

Was it Sheryl Crow who first coined the phrase “It’s not having what you want
It’s wanting what you’ve got,” but she sure popularized it in her hit single “Soak Up the Sun.” It’s a concept at the heart, ultimately, or the concept of cooking or buying local, or the premise of the well-known cooking show The Frugal Gourmet, from days gone by: Make do; use resources at hand.

A philosophy that sees the act of importing, say, energy — not as a rational economic choice given the alternatives, but as a failure of imagination and know-how.

Something that the USDA has long advocated when it comes to feedstocks (“use domestically-grown crops to replace imported foreign oil”) – but is now increasingly embracing all the way downstream. Existing engines? Let’s use ‘em. Existing refineries? Those too. Known molecules? Like ‘em.

Addressing Limitations and Risk

Take for example the largest grant in this round — $6.87 million to the Agricultural Research Service group in Wyndmoor, PA – specifically to the Pyrolysis unit there led by Akwasi Boateng. At first glance it is simply an effort that fits well in the range of “Pyromanaiax” projects funded elsewhere in the R&D phase or heading now towards commercialization.

(BACKGROUND: In flash pyrolysis, the biomass is rapidly heated and cooled — generally, these days, cooled as it passes over a catalyst — becoming bio-oil, natural gas and char in the process. The bio-oil fraction, which can be used immediately as boiler fuel, can be subsequently upgraded into a crude petroleum substitute which can then produce transportation fuels.)

But the ARS project is definitely aimed at on-farm scale – a distributed technology.

In its own way, the Renmatix project — which is all about converting cellulosic feedstocks into renewable sugars — is chasing the same goal: the production of an intermediate, liquid feedstock that can be affordable transported over large distances — that can vastly extend the radius from which biomass can be collected for a given refinery.

You see — while there has been a revolution in processing biomass into energy — less innovation, to date, in the science of moving biomass around.

No matter how transformative the project, biomass had to be collected over a 25 mile or so radius — and that meant limitations in scale, the specter of weather risk, and generally a narrow range of feedstocks. All of which made it tougher — way, way tougher — to finance commercial production.

For sure, crops themselves are more powerful. Over time, they yield more per acre, withstand weather better and can grow in a more diverse set of geographies.

But you can accomplish much of the same by creating farm-scale technologies that produce biomass intermediates – dense liquids that can be cheaply transported to second-stage refineries. That’s where the ARS project comes in.

Or, alternatively, you can develop technologies that use existing intermediates — for example, anaerobic digester gas — as a feedstock for a secondary process. That, in a nutshell, is the Ohio State project that landed $6 million in this round.

Or, as a third alternative, you can develop inter cropping or rotation crop strategies to add diversity and increase yield. For some time, we have tracked the promise of camelina as a wheat rotation crop — and we have noted that, in some trials, switching from a wheat-fallow-wheat to wheat-camelina-wheat rotation actually improves wheat production, as well as providing a new biomass oilseed source.

The Bottom Line

In all, NIFA is working on drop-ins and, especially, supply chain these days. Focusing less on novel molecules, novel distribution, or novel end-markets in this round. It’s the old markets in drop-in transportation fuels, the old distribution systems such as crude oil pipelines, and the old molecules like gasoline and diesel.

Original Article: www.BioFuelsDigest.com

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“USDA’s continuing investments in research and development are proving a critical piece of President Obama’s strategy to spur innovation of clean bioenergy right here at home and reduce our dependence on foreign oil,” said Vilsack. “The advances made through this research will help to boost local economies throughout rural America, creating and sustaining good-paying jobs, while moving our nation toward a clean energy economy.”

The projects announced today are funded by USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) through the Biomass Research and Development Initiative, established in the 2008 Farm Bill. The funded research will help increase the availability of alternative renewable fuels and biobased products to diversify the nation’s energy resources. The Department of Energy will make additional awards through this program. Each award was made through a competitive selection process.

Grant recipients are required to contribute a minimum of 20 percent matching funds for research and development projects and 50 percent matching funds for demonstration projects. Awardees must pursue projects that integrate science and engineering research in three areas: feedstocks development, biofuels and biobased products development, and biofuels and bioproducts development analysis.

The following projects have been selected for awards:

Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kan., $5,078,932. The goal of this project is to make the oilseed crop camelina a cost-effective biofuel and bioproduct feedstock. Camelina production will be incorporated into a cropping system with wheat-based crop rotations in Montana and Wyoming. Once harvested and processed, camelina oil and meal will be chemically converted to a variety of adhesives, coatings and composites. A life cycle analysis from agronomic production to end products will assess the feasibility of a nonfood oilseed as a sustainable resource with minimal negative impact on food crop systems or the environment and will provide needed information for decision-making on camelina production as a replacement for fallow in wheat-based systems.

Ohio State University, Wooster, Ohio, $6,510,183. This project will result in an anaerobic digestion system for the production of liquid transportation fuels and electricity from animal manure, agricultural residues, woody biomass and energy crops. The novel anaerobic digestion system will be integrated with partial oxidation and Fisher-Tropsch technologies to produce gasoline. A life cycle analysis will incorporate thermodynamic principles to assess the resource use, energy/fuel production and the environmental impact of the conversion technologies.

Ceramatec, Inc., Salt Lake City, Utah, $6,599,304. This project will convert lignocellulosic biomass to infrastructure-compatible renewable diesel, biolubricants, animal feed and biopower. New hybrids of energy sorghum will be developed, and other biomass resources include switchgrass and forestry residues. The biomass will be converted to hydrocarbons (molecules that are just like petroleum based hydrocarbons but derived from biomass) using innovative pretreatment, fermentation and electrochemical technologies. These hydrocarbons will be finished into premium synthetic bio-lubricants and biofuels via commercial petroleum refinery processes. A life cycle analysis will include energy efficiency impacts and assessment of impacts on rural development.

USDA-Agricultural Research Service, Eastern Regional Research Center, Wyndmoor, Pa., $6,865,942. ARS scientists will develop an on-the-farm distributed technology for converting forest residues, horse manure, switchgrass and other perennial grasses into biofuels and high-value specialty chemicals. The process will be implemented at on-the-farm scale using a patent-pending unit that will mimic the petroleum industry’s catalytic cracking process. The project integrates a life cycle assessment from collection and handling of the biomass to end products and will use thermodynamic principles to assess its sustainability.

USDA is working to develop the biofuels industry in every region of the country. In addition to today’s awards, USDA has previously announced major support for public and private research in renewable energy and products in every major American region, aimed at developing renewable energy markets, generating rural jobs, and decreasing America’s dependence on foreign oil. By partnering with industry, the research is enabling private-sector partners to produce advanced ready-to-use liquid transportation and aviation biofuels.

In addition, USDA is helping companies build biorefineries—including the first ever commercial-scale cellulosic ethanol facilities—and supporting farmers, ranchers, and businesses taking risks to pursue new opportunities in biofuels. More than 130 biodiesel and ethanol projects funded by USDA are currently producing almost 3.7 billion gallons of biodiesel and ethanol annually, enough fuel—in equivalence to gasoline—to keep five million vehicles on the road every year.

Through federal funding and leadership for research, education and extension programs, NIFA focuses on investing in science and solving critical issues impacting people’s daily lives and the nation’s future. For more information, visit www.nifa.usda.gov.

Media Contact: Jennifer Martin, (202) 720-8188

Original Article: www.nifa.usda.gov

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A Utah company, Ceramatec, Inc., has been awarded two U.S. Department of Energy grants to pursue the development of its cutting-edge research.

The two grants worth a combined $3.8 million are part of 66 research projects chosen by the DOE’s Advanced Research Project Agency to receive a total of $130 million in funding.

Ceramatec, which focuses its research and development efforts on advanced ceramics material technology that can be used in the energy and environmental industries will receive more than $1.7 million to develop a small -scale membrane reactor to convert natural gas into transportable liquids in one step.

The ARPA noted that many remote oil wells burn natural gas as a by-product because it is not economical to store or transport. Such natural gas contains energy that equals 20 percent of annual U.S. electricity product and capturing that energy would reduce both waste and green house gas emissions.

Ceramatec also will receive over $2.1 million to develop a solid-state fuel cell that operates at temperature ranges similar to internal combustion engines.

The ARPA said the company’s design would allow for low-cost materials and catalysts that demonstrate high performance without the need for expensive components. The project will involve Ceramatec engineering a fuel cell “stack” that performs at a lower cost than current automobile engine designs.

The 66 projects selected to receive funding were chose through a merit-based process from thousands of concept papers and hundreds of applications. The projects are based in 24 states, with approximately 47 percent of the project led by universities, 29 percent by small businesses, 15 percent by large businesses, 7.5 percent by national labs and 1.5 percent by non-profits.

Original article in the Salt Lake Tribune can be found here: http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/money/55370618-79/ceramatec-percent-energy-million.html.csp

Arap-E Press Release (11-28-12)

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ARPA-E Awards $130 Million for 66 Transformational Energy Technology Projects
OPEN 2012 is ARPA-E’s Second Open Call for Innovative Energy Technology Solutions

Washington, D.C. – Today, Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced 66 cutting-edge research projects selected by the Energy Department’s Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy (ARPA-E) to receive a total of $130 million in funding through its “OPEN 2012” program.

ARPA-E seeks out transformational, breakthrough technologies that show fundamental technical promise but are too early for private-sector investment. These projects have the potential to produce game-changing breakthroughs in energy technology, form the foundation for entirely new industries, and have large commercial impacts. The selected projects encompass 11 technology areas in 24 states, and support the Obama Administration’s all-of-the-above approach to solving our nation’s most pressing energy challenges.

“With ARPA-E and all of the Department of Energy’s research and development efforts, we are determined to attract the best and brightest minds at our country’s top universities, labs and businesses to help solve the energy challenges of this generation,” said Secretary Chu. “The 66 projects selected today represent the true mission of ARPA-E: swinging for the fences and trying to hit home runs to support development of the most innovative technologies and change what’s possible for America’s energy future.

The OPEN 2012 projects will focus on a wide array of technologies, including advanced fuels, advanced vehicle design and materials, building efficiency, carbon capture, grid modernization, renewable power, and energy storage. The projects were selected through a merit-based process from thousands of concept papers and hundreds of full applications. The projects are based in 24 states, with approximately 47% of the projects led by universities, 29% by small businesses, 15% by large businesses, 7.5% by national labs, and 1.5% by non-profits. Today’s announcement brings ARPA-E’s total portfolio of projects to about 285 projects for a total of approximately $770 million in awards.

ARPA-E’s first funding opportunity, “OPEN 2009,” was issued three years ago and was similarly an open call to America’s top scientists and engineers for transformational energy technology solutions. ARPA-E’s previously selected projects have already made major progress, by demonstrating the world’s first 400 Wh/kg lithium-ion battery poised to revolutionize the electric vehicle industry; building a wind turbine, inspired by the design of jet engines, that could deliver 300% more power than existing turbines of the same size and cost; and engineering a high power laser drilling system that can penetrate hard rock formations over long distances and is ten times more economical than conventional drilling technologies.

ARPA‐E PROJECT SELECTIONS

OPEN FOA – Advanced Fuels
Published: November 28, 2012

Lead Research Organization and Location: Ceramatec, Inc. Salt Lake City, UT

Amount:  $1,734,665

Project Title:  Natural Gas Reactor for Remote Chemical Conversion

Project Description: Ceramatec, Inc. will develop a small‐scale membrane reactor to convert natural gas into transportable liquids in one step. Many remote oil wells burn natural gas as a byproduct because it is not economical to store or transport. Such natural gas contains energy that equals 20% of annual U.S. electricity production (5 quadrillion BTUs worldwide). Capturing this energy would reduce both waste and greenhouse gas emissions and could be deployed in remote areas to convert otherwise wasted gas into usable chemicals that can be transported to market.

OPEN FOA ‐ Transportation Energy Storage

Lead Research Organization and Location: Ceramatec, Inc.  Salt Lake City, UT

Amount: $2,119,759

Project Title: Mid‐Temperature Fuel Cells for Transportation Applications

Project Description: Ceramatec will develop a solid‐state fuel cell that operates at temperature ranges similar to internal combustion engines. Ceramatec’s design would allow for low‐cost materials and catalysts that demonstrate high performance without the need for expensive components. The project would engineer a fuel cell stack that performs at lower cost than current automotive designs.

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SALT LAKE CITY, UT — (Marketwire) — 04/25/12 — Utah Genius (www.utahgenius.com), presented by Bateman IP Law Group, KSL and Zions Bank, today announced the winners of the 2012 Utah Genius Awards at the Little America Hotel in Salt Lake City. The awards serve as the state’s prime program for recognizing and paying tribute to the creative people and companies that contribute heavily to the state’s growth by securing numerous patents and trademarks.

“We are consistently impressed by the volume of patents and trademarks that come out of Utah,” said Randall B. Bateman, founder of Bateman IP. “The Utah Genius Awards serve as a reminder to us all of the incredible people and companies that call this state home.”

This year the Utah Genius Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented to Stephen C. Jacobsen, a prolific inventor, Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Utah and founder of Sarcos, Inc. “Dr. Jacobsen is one of the world’s leading experts in robotics and the breadth of his innovations is truly awe-inspiring,” Bateman said.
The University of Utah is this year’s top patent-receiving organization.

“It’s a great honor to be recognized by the Utah Genius Awards,” said Jack Brittain, vice president for Technology Venture Development at the University of Utah. “It is the premier recognition program for Utah innovators. We look forward to it every year. The University of Utah is lucky to have incredibly talented faculty who make it possible for us to secure dozens of patents every year. We are committed to protecting and commercializing these inventions to help drive economic development for the state of Utah. We are very proud of the jobs, income and startup companies that we help generate.”

The 2012 Utah Genius award recipients are as follows:

Lifetime Achievement Award

• Stephen C. Jacobsen

Utah’s Top Inventors

• No. 1 David R. Hall, (Provo, UT) Patents Issued: 62
• No. 2 Gregory Jensen Boss (American Fork, UT) Patents Issued: 27
• No. 3 Scott Dahlgren (Alpine, UT) Patents Issued: 22
• No. 4 Robert L. Angell (Salt Lake City, UT) Patents Issued: 18
• No. 5 Ronald Crockett (Payson, UT) Patents Issued: 17
• No. 6 Stephen R Carter (Spanish Fork, UT) Patents Issued: 16
• No. 7 T. Wade Fallin (Hyde Park, UT) Patents Issued: 14
• No. 7 Christopher L. Drenth (Draper, UT) Patents Issued: 14
• No. 7 Stephen C. Jacobsen (Salt Lake City, UT) Patents Issued: 14
• No. 10 Paula Turner Durrand (Pleasant Grove, UT) Patents Issued: 13
• No. 11 Craig Cooley (Saratoga Springs, UT) Patents Issued: 12
• No. 12 Peter Saunders (Salt Lake City, UT) Patents Issued: 11
• No. 12 Michael D. Rupp (Salt Lake City, UT) Patents Issued: 11
• No. 14 Michael A. Vail (Santaquin, UT) Patents Issued: 10
• No. 15 Jeff Jepson (Spanish Fork, UT) Patents Issued: 9
• No. 15 Tyson J. Wilde (Provo, UT) Patents Issued: 9
• No. 17 Daniel J. Triplett (Providence, UT) Patents Issued: 8
• No. 17 E. Marlowe Goble (Logan, UT) Patents Issued: 8
• No. 17 Thomas R. Giallorenzi (Sandy, UT) Patents Issued: 8
• No. 17 Ashok V. Joshi (Salt Lake City, UT) Patents Issued: 8
• No. 17 Austin McKinnon (Herriman, UT) Patents Issued: 8
• No. 17 William T. Dalebout (Logan, UT) Patents Issued: 8
• No. 17 Weston F. Harding (Lehi, UT) Patents Issued: 8

Utah’s Top Patent Companies

• No. 1 University of Utah, (Salt Lake City, UT) Patents Issued: 49
• No. 2 Novell, (Provo, UT) Patents Issued: 48
• No. 3 Autoliv ASP, (Ogden, UT) Patents Issued: 44
• No. 4 Boart Longyear (South Jordan, UT) Patents Issued: 39
• No. 5 US Synthetic Corp. (Orem, UT) Patents Issued: 30
• No. 6 3form, (Salt Lake City, UT) Patents Issued: 27
• No. 7 Lifetime Products, (Clearfield, UT) Patents Issued: 20
• No. 8 Merit Medical Systems, (South Jordan, UT) Patents Issued: 18
• No. 9 Ceramatec, Inc., (Salt Lake City, UT) Patents Issued: 14
• No. 10 Ultradent Products, Inc., (South Jordan, UT) Patents Issued: 11
• No. 11 Icon IP, (Logan, UT) Patents Issued: 10
• No. 12 CLEARONE, (Salt Lake City, UT) Patents Issued: 10
• No. 13 Utah State University Commercialization & Regional Development (Logan, UT) Patents Issued: 8
• No. 14 Zevex, Inc. (Salt Lake City, UT) Patents Issued: 6
• No. 14 Miche Bag, LLC (South Jordan, UT) Patents Issued: 6v
• No. 16 Adaptive Computing Enterprises, Inc (Provo, UT) Patents Issued: 5
• No. 16 Ancestry.com (Provo, UT) Patents Issued: 5
• No. 16 Brigham Young University (Provo, UT) Patents Issued: 5v
• No. 16 Control4 Corporation (Salt Lake City, UT) Patents Issued: 5
• No. 16 FUSION-IO (Salt Lake City, UT) Patents Issued: 5
• No. 16 HandStands, (Bluffdale, UT) Patents Issued: 5
• No. 16 HyClone Laboratories, Inc. (Logan, UT) Patents Issued: 5
• No. 16 Mity-Lite, Inc. (Orem, UT) Patents Issued: 5
• No. 16 Provo Craft and Novelty, Inc. (South Jordan, UT) Patents Issued: 5
• No. 16 Red Leaf Resources, Inc. (Sandy, UT) Patents Issued: 5
• No. 16 Won-Door Corporation, (Salt Lake City, UT) Patents Issued: 5

Utah’s Top 20 Trademark Registrants

• No. 1 Shipley Business Development Services, INC. DBA Shipley Associates (Kaysville, UT) Trademarks Issued: 20
• No. 1 Monavie LLC (South Jordan, UT) Trademarks Issued: 20
• No. 3 CAO Group (West Jordan, UT) Trademarks Issued: 17
• No. 4 Handi Quilter, Inc. (North Salt Lake, UT) Trademarks Issued: 15
• No. 5 Max International, LLC (Salt Lake City, UT) Trademarks Issued: 14
• No. 6 RAMP (Park City, UT) Trademarks Issued: 10
• No. 7 Allegiance Software, Inc. (South Jordan, UT) Trademarks Issued: 8
• No. 7 E Nutrition Research, LLC DBA Oxytokin (Orem, UT) Trademarks Issued: 8
• No. 7 Overstock.com, Inc. (Salt Lake City, UT) Trademarks Issued: 8
• No. 10 Wing Enterprises, Inc. (Springville, UT) Trademarks Issued: 7
• No. 11 SocialNexus, Inc. (Spanish Fork, UT) Trademarks Issued: 6
• No. 11 Crexendo Business Solutions (Orem, UT) Trademarks Issued: 6
• No. 13 Advanced Concrete Technologies LLC (Orem, UT) Trademarks Issued: 5
• No. 13 NLU Products dba Body Guardz (Draper, UT) Trademarks Issued: 5 No. 13 Imagine Health, Inc. (Cottonwood Heights, UT) Trademarks Issued: 5
• No. 13 Orbit Irrigation Products, Inc. (North Salt Lake, UT) Trademarks Issued: 5
• No. 13 Zions Bancorporation (Salt Lake City, UT) Trademarks Issued: 5
• No. 18 4Life Research (Sandy, UT) Trademarks Issued: 4
• No. 18 American Pension Services, Inc. (Riverton, UT) Trademarks Issued: 4
• No. 18 Bill Good Marketing (Draper, UT) Trademarks Issued: 4
• No. 18 Busy Life, LLC (Kaysville, UT) Trademarks Issued: 4
• No. 18 C.R. England, Inc. (Salt Lake City, UT) Trademarks Issued: 4
• No. 18 Called to Surf, LLC (Provo, UT) Trademarks Issued: 4
• No. 18 CFOwise (Pleasant Grove, UT) Trademarks Issued: 4
• No. 18 Covey/Link, LLC (Alpine, UT) Trademarks Issued: 4
• No. 18 Hugger-Mugger Yoga Products, LLC (Salt Lake City, UT) Trademarks Issued: 4
• No. 18 Ludaxx, LLC (Draper, UT) Trademarks Issued: 4
• No. 18 National Energy Foundation (Salt Lake City, UT) Trademarks Issued: 4
• No. 18 Orca MD LLC (Park City, UT) Trademarks Issued: 4
• No. 18 Priority Dispatch Corp. (Salt Lake City, UT) Trademarks Issued: 4

Sponsors: The Utah Genius Awards honor extraordinary intellectual and creative achievement.

The awards are presented by Bateman IP Law Group, KSL and Zions Bank. Sponsors include: GoEngineer, KUER, Salt Lake Chamber, Bennett Tueller Johnson& Deere, Utah Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED), and Springboard5.

For more information, visit www.utahgenius.com or call 801-533-0320.

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Governor Luo’s itinerary in Utah was filled with several events and meetings, all of which served to showcase and strengthen the Utah-Qinghai Ecopartnership. From signing an Ecopartnership MOU with Utah’s Governor Herbert, to highlighting his Ecopartnership achievements during the first ever NGA US China Governors forum, Governor Luo’s consistent message is that the Utah-Qinghai Ecopartnership is the most successful model of subnational cooperation between the US and China to date. Below is a brief overview of the events and activities Governor Luo participated in during his visit to Utah from July 13th -16th, 2011.

July 13th Signing Ceremony with Utah’s Governor Herbert.

Governor Luo’s official visit began with a private meeting with Utah’s Governor Herbert in his office. Following the meeting, Governors Herbert and Luo entered the Gold Room at the Utah State Capitol and signed an official sister state agreement between Utah and Qinghai. As part of the same ceremony, Governor Herbert signed an official declaration declaring July 13th -16th as “Utah-Qinghai Ecopartnership Days”. An official Ecopartnership MOU, was signed by Ecopartnership leaders from Universities to strengthen and define the Utah-Qinghai Ecopartnership, laying the ground work for future Subnational cooperation to take place between Utah and Qinghai within the Ecopartnership.

Utah-Qinghai Ecopartnership Reception

Immediately following the signing ceremony, Governor Luo and over 150 leaders from local and national Government, Academia and the Private Sector gathered for a reception recognizing the Utah-Qinghai Ecopartnership and welcoming Governor Luo to Utah. Highlights from the evening’s program included, short videos on the Utah-Qinghai Ecopartnership and Xining City, speeches from Special Representative Reta Jo Lewis, Governor Luo of Qinghai, Spencer Eccles from Utah’s GOED, and a short program highlighting Utah’s rich history with China and how the Power of Trust through History has laid the foundation for current and future success of the Utah-Qinghai Ecopartnership.

NGA US-China Governor’s Forum

During the first ever NGA US-China Governor’s Forum, Governor Luo’s topic was Green Energy Development and the environment. After a short video introducing Qinghai Province’s unique importance to China’s environment, Governor Luo shared his insights on strategies for Green Energy Development at the subnational level. The Utah-Qinghai Ecopartnership was highlighted when Governor Luo outlined the environmental projects already working in Qinghai and explained that these projects were made possible by the Ecopartnership platform established with Utah.

University of Utah Technology Lunch and Ecopartnership Company Site Visit

In an effort to expand and strengthen individual Ecopartnership technology ties, members from the Ministry of Science and Technology delegation from Qinghai attended a technology working lunch presented by Scientists at the University of Utah. Governor Luo also received an extensive technology briefing and a Lab tour at Ecopartnership Company Site: Ceramatec.

Utah Home Visit

Excepting Governor Luo, the entire Qinghai Delegation (32 Members) attended an outdoor BBQ and Western themed Hoedown at Ecopartnership intern Robert
Bassett’s ranch house. The evening included Horseback riding, carriage rides, trout fishing, ATV rides, children/family performances and Texas style steaks. The activities resulted in extremely warm, personal interactions and friendly gift exchanges between Utah Ecopartnership families and the Qinghai Delegation.

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Mr. Spencer Ecceles, Mr. Dale Taylor, Governor Gary Herbert, Dr. Ashok Joshi, Mr. Anthony Nickens (from left to right)

The Governor of Utah, Mr. Gary Herbert, visited Ceramatec on May 13, 2011 to get updated on Ceramatec’s advanced energy research projects and address Ceramatec’s employees. Some of the technologies that were discussed included Ceramatec’s work in developing next generation batteries, heavy oil upgrading, synthetic fuel production and expanding its ceramic oxygen generating manufacturing capabilities in Utah with Air Products and Chemicals.

Accompanying Governor Herbert was Mr. Spencer Ecceles, Executive Director, Governor’s Office of Economic Development.

Ceramatec is very grateful for the opportunity to meet with the Governor of the great state of Utah. Ceramatec looks forward to solving some of our nation’s future “hard” energy challenges and bringing additional quality technical jobs to Utah.

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SHANGHAI — Jeremy Hanks had never been to China before, so a trade mission there this week along with 19 other Utah businesses, has proven enlightening.

“It’s more of a long-term strategic trip,” said Hanks, president of Orem-based Doba, a Web-based drop shipping platform. “It won’t result in an actual contract or a business deal from here but it definitely is helpful to understand basically a fourth of the world’s population.”

Representatives from a number of companies on the trip say they’re convinced it will bring future opportunities.

“Overall there’s potential for some long-term relationships here, so that we can bring back to Utah quality technical jobs,” said Anthony Nickens, vice president of Ceramatec Inc.

The trip included visits to Beijing and Shanghai, a pair of uber-fast growing cities with 20 million plus residents.

Another first-time visitor, Gov. Gary Herbert, said he was amazed by the scale of Chinese development and construction and impressed by the business community’s “embracement of free market principles.”

Herbert, making his first trip outside of North America as governor, said “it’ll translate into more jobs, more economic opportunity for Utahns and that’s the importance of this visit.”

In the Jinshan district of Shanghai, the governor signed a deal Thursday between that district, the state and Utah company Cosmas Inc., to invest in researching ways to turn methane from animal waste to fuel.

Also, Herbert said a half dozen governors from China’s 32 provinces will be coming to Salt Lake in July for a first-ever meeting in Utah with U.S. governors at the National Governor’s Association conference.

“We’ve already had some success with some of our business contacts, so it’s been profitable and productive and I think even more is yet to come,” Herbert said.

The trip included a reception Monday to Herbert’s predecessor and now U.S. Ambassador to China Jon Huntsman Jr.’s residence in Beijing.

Those on the trip say Herbert’s presence, along with the link to the former Utah governor, opened doors in the authoritarian capitalist country.

“(It’s) very helpful,” said Rich Hartvigsen, vice president Nu Skin Enterprises. “When the governor is here we get meetings with very high-level government officials. When he doesn’t come we typically get meetings with mid-level government officials.”

Utah Valley University plans a conference on “Doing Business with China” next month.

School President Matt Holland envisions many future China-related projects, particularly after local businesses requested them.

“They said you need to help us with China,” Holland said. “We don’t see nearly enough going on with respect to China studies, it’s the future of the economic world in many respects.”

The four state lawmakers on the trade mission, Reps. David Clark, R-Santa Clara, Eric Hutchings, R-Kearns, Paul Ray, R-Clearfield, and Sen. Curtis Bramble, R-Provo, paid their own way, as did 20 companies and organizations who sent representatives.

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