Patents by Inventor Pascal Pivetau

Pascal Pivetau 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).

  • Process for producing burkholderia cepacia in the presence of tert-butanol or tert-amyl alcohol, the inoculum produced, and a process for degrading said alcohols
    Patent number: 6632649
    Abstract: The growth of the bacterium, Burkholderia cepacia (ex Pseudomonas cepacia) CIP 1-2052 is substantially increased when it is supplied with tert-butanol (TBA) or tert-amyl alcohol (TAA) as the sole source of carbon and energy in the presence of at least one cobalt salt, at a concentration of 0.01 to 4 mg/l of medium. The bacterium is degraded to CO2 in the presence of oxygen. The inoculom produced by the process and the degradation process for these alcohols are useful for water treatment applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2003
    Assignee: Institut Francais du Petrole
    Inventors: Pascal Pivetau, Françoise Fayolle, Frédéric Monot