Patents by Inventor Benjamin V. Mork
Benjamin V. Mork 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).
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Publication number: 20210354180Abstract: Groundwater, slurry, or soil treatment or remediation compositions and methods of both production and use are described that include: at least one colloidal remediation chemical, at least one polysaccharide stabilizer, and at least one enzyme.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2021Publication date: November 18, 2021Applicant: Mork Technologies, LLCInventor: Benjamin V. Mork
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Patent number: 11077476Abstract: Groundwater, slurry, or soil treatment or remediation compositions and methods of both production and use are described that include: at least one colloidal remediation chemical, at least one polysaccharide stabilizer, and at least one enzyme.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2018Date of Patent: August 3, 2021Assignee: Mork Technologies, LLCInventor: Benjamin V. Mork
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Publication number: 20180361443Abstract: Groundwater, slurry, or soil treatment or remediation compositions and methods of both production and use are described that include: at least one colloidal remediation chemical, at least one polysaccharide stabilizer, and at least one enzyme.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2018Publication date: December 20, 2018Inventor: Benjamin V. Mork
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Patent number: 10005684Abstract: Compositions and methods for in situ ground water remediation. The compositions comprise a colloidal biomatrix comprised of sorbent particles, such as zeolites, organoclays and activated carbon, dispersed in aqueous solution that are injectable into the permeable zones of an aquifer to be treated. Once deposited into the permeable zones of the aquifer, the groundwater concentrations of contaminants in those zones are depleted, thus increasing the rate of diffusion of contaminants of the less permeable zones. The compositions and methods of the present invention can be used to treat any organic contaminants and provide rapid remediation of contaminated ground water by adsorption and biodegradation of such contaminants.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2017Date of Patent: June 26, 2018Assignee: Regenesis Bioremediation ProductsInventors: Scott B. Wilson, Benjamin V. Mork, Jeremy Birnstingl, Kristen A. Thoreson
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Publication number: 20170349464Abstract: Compositions and methods for in situ ground water remediation. The compositions comprise a colloidal biomatrix comprised of sorbent particles, such as zeolites, organoclays and activated carbon, dispersed in aqueous solution that are injectable into the permeable zones of an aquifer to be treated. Once deposited into the permeable zones of the aquifer, the groundwater concentrations of contaminants in those zones are depleted, thus increasing the rate of diffusion of contaminants of the less permeable zones. The compositions and methods of the present invention can be used to treat any organic contaminants and provide rapid remediation of contaminated ground water by adsorption and biodegradation of such contaminants.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2017Publication date: December 7, 2017Applicant: REGENESIS BIOREMEDIATION PRODUCTSInventors: SCOTT B. WILSON, BENJAMIN V. MORK, JEREMY BIRNSTINGL, KRISTEN A. THORESON
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Patent number: 9776898Abstract: Compositions and methods for in situ ground water remediation. The compositions comprise a colloidal biomatrix comprised of sorbent particles, such as zeolites, organoclays and activated carbon, dispersed in aqueous solution that are injectable into the permeable zones of an aquifer to be treated. Once deposited into the permeable zones of the aquifer, the groundwater concentrations of contaminants in those zones are depleted, thus increasing the rate of diffusion of contaminants of the less permeable zones. The compositions and methods of the present invention can be used to treat any organic contaminants and provide rapid remediation of contaminated ground water by adsorption and biodegradation of such contaminants.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2015Date of Patent: October 3, 2017Assignee: REGENESIS BIOREMEDIATION PRODUCTSInventors: Scott B. Wilson, Benjamin V. Mork, Jeremy Birnstingl, Kristen A. Thoreson
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Patent number: 9770743Abstract: Compositions and methods for treating contaminated soil and/or ground water in situ. The compositions and methods comprise stabilized forms of colloidal activated carbon that are used to quickly sorb contaminants. Unlike traditional activated carbon in granular or powder form, the compounds and methods of the present invention are operative to transport particulate activated carbon through a matrix of soil and groundwater upon application by injection, gravity feed, or percolation into soil and groundwater, which in turn decontaminate groundwater in place without the cost or disruption associated with digging the contaminated soil and groundwater out of the ground for on-site purification or disposal at a hazardous waste landfill.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2014Date of Patent: September 26, 2017Assignee: REGENESIS BIOREMEDIATION PRODUCTSInventors: Benjamin V. Mork, Joy M. Gravitt, Ryan A. Ferguson, Stephanie R. Rittenhouse, Kristen A. Thoreson
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Publication number: 20150232359Abstract: Compositions and methods for in situ ground water remediation. The compositions comprise a colloidal biomatrix comprised of sorbent particles, such as zeolites, organoclays and activated carbon, dispersed in aqueous solution that are injectable into the permeable zones of an aquifer to be treated. Once deposited into the permeable zones of the aquifer, the groundwater concentrations of contaminants in those zones are depleted, thus increasing the rate of diffusion of contaminants of the less permeable zones. The compositions and methods of the present invention can be used to treat any organic contaminants and provide rapid remediation of contaminated ground water by adsorption and biodegradation of such contaminants.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2015Publication date: August 20, 2015Inventors: SCOTT B. WILSON, BENJAMIN V. MORK, JEREMY BIRNSTINGL, KRISTEN A. THORESON
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Publication number: 20150034559Abstract: Compositions and methods for treating contaminated soil and/or ground water in situ. The compositions and methods comprise stabilized forms of colloidal activated carbon that are used to quickly sorb contaminants. Unlike traditional activated carbon in granular or powder form, the compounds and methods of the present invention are operative to transport particulate activated carbon through a matrix of soil and groundwater upon application by injection, gravity feed, or percolation into soil and groundwater, which in turn decontaminate groundwater in place without the cost or disruption associated with digging the contaminated soil and groundwater out of the ground for on-site purification or disposal at a hazardous waste landfill.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2014Publication date: February 5, 2015Inventors: BENJAMIN V. MORK, JOY M. GRAVITT, RYAN A. FERGUSON, STEPHANIE R. RITTENHOUSE, KRISTEN A. THORESON
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Patent number: 8814471Abstract: Compositions and methods of using such compositions for treating subsurface soil in an aquifer to remove contaminants that may be present in water of the aquifer. The composition includes a first solution and a second solution. The first solution includes at least one chemical capable of being effectively bound to soil to form a sorbent matrix by reacting in the subsurface. The second solution includes at least one chemical capable of reacting with at least one of the chemicals in the first solution in order to create the matrix. The first and second solutions are chosen so as to react on a time scale allowing at least one chemical in the first solution to bind to the soil.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2010Date of Patent: August 26, 2014Assignee: Regenesis Bioremediation ProductsInventors: William A. Farone, Benjamin V. Mork, Tracy Palmer, Scott B. Wilson
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Patent number: 8802049Abstract: An improved and efficient method of producing a composition containing a metal peroxide capable of enhancing microbial degradation of contaminants in soil and groundwater. The method includes reacting a metal oxide or metal hydroxide with hydrogen peroxide in a solution of water containing a reaction moderator, intercalation agent, and a gelling agent.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2010Date of Patent: August 12, 2014Assignee: Regenesis Bioremediation ProductsInventors: William Farone, Benjamin V. Mork, Tracy Palmer
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Publication number: 20140097381Abstract: Compositions and methods for oxidizing contaminants present in environmental media. The compositions include a mixture of persulfate salts and borate salts to activate the persulfate's oxidation of contaminants.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2013Publication date: April 10, 2014Applicant: REGENESIS BIOREMEDIATION PRODUCTSInventors: BENJAMIN V. MORK, JOY M. GRAVITT
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Publication number: 20130032534Abstract: Processes for removing hydrocarbon contaminants from soil and groundwater via enhanced biological denitrification. A contamination zone of groundwater and/or soil is identified to define a volume or zone of contaminants to be treated. A source of nitrate is applied to the contaminant zone to serve as an electronic acceptor for enhanced bioremediation of the petroleum hydrocarbons. A further carbon source, secondary to the primary contaminant hydrocarbons, is added to form a barrier about the nitrate treatment zone to stimulate degradation of any nitrate migrating from the treatment zone. A further carbon source is also added to stimulate the degradation of any residual nitrate once the primary carbon source of the contaminant hydrocarbons have been destroyed.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2012Publication date: February 7, 2013Inventors: SCOTT B. WILSON, BENJAMIN V. MORK
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Publication number: 20120112128Abstract: An improved and efficient method of producing a composition containing a metal peroxide capable of enhancing microbial degradation of contaminants in soil and groundwater. The method includes reacting a metal oxide or metal hydroxide with hydrogen peroxide in a solution of water containing a reaction moderator, intercalation agent, and a gelling agent.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2010Publication date: May 10, 2012Inventors: WILLIAM FARONE, Benjamin V. Mork, Tracy Palmer
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Publication number: 20110274497Abstract: Compositions and methods of using such compositions for treating subsurface soil in an aquifer to remove contaminants that may be present in water of the aquifer. The composition includes a first solution and a second solution. The first solution includes at least one chemical capable of being effectively bound to soil to form a sorbent matrix by reacting in the subsurface. The second solution includes at least one chemical capable of reacting with at least one of the chemicals in the first solution in order to create the matrix. The first and second solutions are chosen so as to react on a time scale allowing at least one chemical in the first solution to bind to the soil.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2010Publication date: November 10, 2011Inventors: WILLIAM A. FARONE, Benjamin V. Mork, Tracy Palmer, Scott B. Wilson