Patents by Inventor Philip Hugerholtz

Philip Hugerholtz 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).

  • Probes and primers for the detection of polyphosphate accumulating organisms in wastewater
    Publication number: 20030170654
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the identification of polyphosphate accumulating organisms that are capable of biologically removing phosphorus from wastewater. Specifically, the invention provides oligonucleotide probes or primers for detecting a polyphosphate accumulating organism in a sample. These oligonucleotides have a sequence of at least 12 nucleotides that is unique to 16S rDNA of polyphosphate accumulating organisms. The invention further provides methods for detecting polyphospbate accumulating organisms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2003
    Publication date: September 11, 2003
    Inventors: Gregory Robert Crocetti, Gene William Tyson, Philip Hugerholtz, Linda Louise Blackall