Patents by Inventor Bruce Cords

Bruce Cords 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).

  • Foaming composition of competitive exclusion microbes and methods of using same
    Patent number: 7795000
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition including a microbial component and a foaming component, wherein the composition can be used to prevent the proliferation, or otherwise competitively exclude the continued growth of, undesirable microbes. The present invention also includes a method of using this composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: Ecolab Inc.
    Inventors: Teresa C. Podtburg, Bruce Schmidt, Bruce Cords, Lawrence A. Grab, David A. Halsrud
  • Treatment of animal carcasses
    Publication number: 20070292580
    Abstract: Described is a method of sanitizing animal carcasses using aqueous streams having an antimicrobial composition added to the stream. Preferably, the antimicrobial composition includes a mixture of one or more carboxylic acids having up to 18 carbon atoms and one or more peroxycarboxylic acids having up to 12 carbon atoms, preferably a mixture of a C2-C4 peroxycarboxylic acid and a C8-C12 peroxycarboxylic acid. Also described is a novel antimicrobial composition adapted for sanitizing animal carcasses containing a mixture of one or more C2-C4 peroxycarboxylic acids and one or more C8-C12 peroxycarboxylic acids and an alpha-hydroxy mono- or dicarboxylic acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2007
    Publication date: December 20, 2007
    Inventors: Timothy Gutzmann, Brian Anderson, Pamela Reed, Bruce Cords, Lawrence Grab, Edward Richardson
  • Foaming composition of competitive exclusion microbes and method of using same
    Publication number: 20060067915
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition including a microbial component and a foaming component, wherein the composition can be used to prevent the proliferation, or otherwise competitively exclude the continued growth of, undesirable microbes. The present invention also includes a method of using this composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2005
    Publication date: March 30, 2006
    Inventors: Teresa Podtburg, Bruce Schmidt, Bruce Cords, Lawrence Grab, David Halsrud