Patents by Inventor Alex Pudmenzky

Alex Pudmenzky 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).

  • Soil remediation process
    Patent number: 8840339
    Abstract: The invention provides a process for remediation of sites contaminated with metals such as former industrial sites and mines. In particular the invention provides a process for site remediation comprising the steps of: (a) adding metal-binding particles to a site containing one or more metal contaminants such that at least some of the one or metal contaminants are sequestered by the particles, and (b) populating the site with plants. The use of the particles of the present invention in association with plants, and microbiota associated with the plant roots can achieve sustainable phytostabilization of contaminated sites.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: The University of Queensland
    Inventors: Laurence Suzanne Rosa Rossato, Michael Monteiro, Michael Whittaker, Thomas Baumgartl, David Doley, Alex Pudmenzky, Susanne Schmidt
  • SOIL REMEDIATION PROCESS
    Publication number: 20110182670
    Abstract: The invention provides a process for remediation of sites contaminated with metals such as former industrial sites and mines. In particular the invention provides a process for site remediation comprising the steps of: (a) adding metal-binding particles to a site containing one or more metal contaminants such that at least some of the one or metal contaminants are sequestered by the particles, and (b) populating the site with plants. The use of the particles of the present invention in association with plants, and microbiota associated with the plant roots can achieve sustainable phytostabilisation of contaminated sites.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2009
    Publication date: July 28, 2011
    Applicant: THE UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND
    Inventors: Laurence Suzanne Rosa Rossato, Michael Monteiro, Michael Whittaker, Thomas Baumgartl, David Doley, Alex Pudmenzky, Susanne Schmidt