Eco Innovation Group Acquires Kepler GTL's Patent Portfolio for Sustainable Aviation Fuel Production
Key Insights
Eco Innovation Group (search) (ECOX) acquired Kepler GTL Technologies (search), gaining access to a comprehensive patent portfolio covering gas-to-liquids and coal-to-liquids technologies for sustainable aviation fuel (search) production.
The intellectual property includes three issued U.S. patents and multiple pending international applications across Canada, Europe, Japan, and Mexico for converting natural gas and coal into sustainable aviation fuel (search).
The company plans to file additional patent applications over the next twelve months focusing on process optimization, catalyst development, carbon capture integration, and modular plant design.
Eco Innovation Group (search), Inc. (ECOX) has highlighted its strategic acquisition of Kepler GTL Technologies (search) Inc., positioning the company around a growing patent estate supporting sustainable aviation fuel (search) production and related synthetic fuel technologies. The acquisition centers on scalable deployment, process efficiency, and long-term cost reduction capabilities.
The intellectual property portfolio encompasses a combination of issued patents and pending applications across multiple jurisdictions, forming a foundation for continued development, commercialization, and strategic expansion as ECOX advances the Kepler GTL platform.
Gas-to-Liquids Patent Portfolio
Kepler GTL's Gas to Liquids platform is supported by issued U.S. patents and a broad set of international filings covering systems, methods, and apparatus for converting natural gas, including stranded and flared gas, into sustainable aviation fuel (search) and related outputs.
The issued U.S. patents include:
- U.S. Patent No. 11,795,402 - Systems, Methods and Apparatus for Producing Sustainable Aviation Fuel (Filed October 6, 2021)
- U.S. Patent No. 11,827,856 (Filed February 25, 2022)
- U.S. Patent No. 12,180,425 (Filed November 27, 2023)
Pending applications span multiple jurisdictions, including U.S. Application No. 18/922,441, Canada Application No. CA3234711, European Patent Application No. EP22881580, Japan Application No. JP2024545885, Mexico Application No. MX2024004326, and PCT Application No. PCT/US2022/045952.
Coal-to-Liquids Technology Expansion
In addition to the GTL platform, Kepler GTL holds intellectual property related to coal-based feedstock conversion, expanding the platform's applicability across multiple energy inputs while targeting cleaner synthetic fuel outputs. This includes U.S. Patent No. 11,471,853 for Systems, Methods and Apparatus for Producing Sustainable Aviation Fuel (search) From Coal (Filed March 5, 2022) and U.S. Application No. 18/907,101 (Filed October 4, 2024).
Strategic Development Focus
"The intellectual property underlying this platform is a core component of the transaction. What matters here is not just the existence of patents, but how they support a system that can be engineered, deployed, and scaled in real-world operating environments," said Richard Hawkins, CEO of Eco Innovation Group (search), Inc. "As we move forward, the focus is on execution and building out a defensible position around the underlying process design."
ECOX and Kepler GTL are advancing an intellectual property development strategy that contemplates filing additional patent applications over the next twelve months as engineering and commercialization efforts continue. Areas of focus for additional filings include GTL and CTL process optimization and efficiency improvements, catalyst development and reaction control systems, carbon capture integration and emissions reduction technologies, modular plant design and deployment architecture, feedstock flexibility and input conversion enhancements, and production efficiency and cost reduction.
The scope and timing of these filings will be aligned with ongoing development efforts and commercial deployment initiatives, supporting the expansion of a defensible and scalable intellectual property position.