Patents by Inventor Fredric A. Godshall

Fredric A. Godshall 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).

  • Process for protecting electrochemical sensors from biofouling in an aquatic environment
    Patent number: 4763537
    Abstract: A process is described for protecting electrochemical sensors and the like from biofouling--the microbial colonization of sensor surfaces--in an aquatic environment. The process comprises creating an antibiofoulant gas atmosphere for the sensors between measurement operations. An apparatus is described which allows the practice of the process in a long-deployment, underwater monitoring system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 1986
    Date of Patent: August 16, 1988
    Assignee: The Texas A&M University System
    Inventors: Jonathan R. Scott, Fredric A. Godshall