Patents by Inventor Adrienne J. PHILLIPS

Adrienne J. PHILLIPS 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).

  • UREOLYSIS-INDUCED CALCIUM CARBONATE PRECIPITATION FOR SEALING CHANNELS AND OTHER USES
    Publication number: 20220169908
    Abstract: Methods of conducting ureolysis-induced calcium carbonate precipitation with a heat-treated cell preparation, methods for preparing the heat-treated cell preparation, and related materials. The methods of conducting ureolysis-induced calcium carbonate precipitation include precipitating calcium carbonate at a location by introducing urea, calcium, and a heat-treated cell preparation comprising active urease enzyme to the location. The urease enzyme hydrolyzes the urea to ammonium carbonate, and the calcium reacts with the carbonate to form a calcium carbonate precipitate at the location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Applicants: MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY, MONTANA EMERGENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Adrienne J. PHILLIPS, Robin GERLACH, Alfred B. CUNNINGHAM, Lee H. SPANGLER, Arda AKYEL, Catherrin M. KIRKLAND, Dwight Randall HIEBERT