Patents by Inventor Ganti Satyanarayana

Ganti Satyanarayana has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Biodispersion as a method for removal of hydrocarbon oil from marine aqueous environments
    Publication number: 20010019030
    Abstract: A method for removal of free-floating oil from an aqueous environment by bio-dispersion and bio-utilization comprising the steps of:
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2001
    Publication date: September 6, 2001
    Inventor: Ganti Satyanarayana
  • Biodispersion as a method for removal of hydrocarbon oil from marine aqueous environments
    Patent number: 6267888
    Abstract: A method for removal of free-floating oil from an aqueous environment by bio-dispersion and bio-utilization comprising the steps of: (i) isolating species/strains of bacteria having an ability to utilize hydrocarbons as the only source of carbon; (ii) admixing the bacteria with a fatty substance and hydrocarbon oil to form an oleophilic suspension comprising a physiologically active bacterial culture of hydrocarbonoclastic bacteria, the fatty substance comprising an oleophilic nutrient as a source of nitrogen and phosphorus for the bacteria, and (iii) applying the oleophilic suspension of the bacteria to a free floating oil in an aqueous environment to disperse and remove free-floating oil therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2001
    Inventor: Ganti Satyanarayana