Patents by Inventor Lawrence H. Bopp

Lawrence H. Bopp 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).

  • Method for biodegrading PCBs
    Patent number: 5009999
    Abstract: An aerobic biodegradation method is provided utilizing a biologically pure culture of a strain of Pseudomonas putida which is capable of degrading PCBs free of vicinal hydrogen atoms as well as congeners unchlorinated in either a 2,3 position, a 3,4 position, or both 2,3 or 3,4 positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 1989
    Date of Patent: April 23, 1991
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventor: Lawrence H. Bopp
  • Pseudomonas putide capable of degrading PCBs
    Patent number: 4843009
    Abstract: An aerobic biodegradation method is provided utilizing a biologically pure culture of a strain of Pseudomonas putida which is capable of degrading PCBs free of vicinal hydrogen atoms as well as congeners unchlorinated in either a 2,3 position, a 3,4 position, or both 2,3 or 3,4 positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 1986
    Date of Patent: June 27, 1989
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventor: Lawrence H. Bopp
  • Microbiological removal of chromate from contaminated waste water
    Patent number: 4468461
    Abstract: A new strain of Pseudomonas fluorescens is disclosed for use in the removal of chromate from waste water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 1981
    Date of Patent: August 28, 1984
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventor: Lawrence H. Bopp