Patents by Inventor Alejandro Maure

Alejandro Maure 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).

  • Microbial-induced controllable cracking of normal and branched alkanes in oils
    Patent number: 6905870
    Abstract: Processes for treating compositions comprising one or more alkanes (for example crude oils) to enhance volume of the compositions are disclosed. The processes comprise introducing into the composition one or more aerobic microorganisms, thereby forming an intermediate composition, and then introducing one or more anaerobic microorganisms into the intermediate composition to form a second composition, and repeating these steps at least once.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2005
    Assignee: Microbes, Inc.
    Inventors: Fred Brown, Alejandro Maure, Alan Warren
  • Microbial-induced controllable cracking of normal and branched alkanes in oils
    Publication number: 20020119557
    Abstract: Processes for treating compositions comprising one or more alkanes (for example crude oils) to enhance volume of the compositions are disclosed. The processes comprise introducing into the composition one or more aerobic microorganisms, thereby forming an intermediate composition, and then introducing one or more anaerobic microorganisms into the intermediate composition to form a second composition, and repeating these steps at least once.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2001
    Publication date: August 29, 2002
    Applicant: Microbes, Inc.
    Inventors: Fred Brown, Alejandro Maure, Alan Warren