Patents by Inventor Gerard Eugene Spinnler

Gerard Eugene Spinnler 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).

  • In situ method and apparatus for biodegradation of alkyl ethers and tertiary butyl alcohol
    Patent number: 7255791
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for the in situ purification of aquifers contaminated with ethers and/or alcohols using a bacterial culture, a method of delivering the culture to the subsurface, and an oxygen delivery system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2007
    Assignee: Shell Oil Company
    Inventors: Joseph Patrick Salanitro, Paul Carr Johnson, Stephen Merle Stearns, Paul Michael Maner, James Henry Miller, Gerard Eugene Spinnler
  • In situ method and apparatus for biodegradation of alkyl ethers and tertiary butyl alcohol
    Patent number: 6808632
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for the in situ purification of aquifers contaminated with ethers and/or alcohols using a bacterial culture, a method of delivering the culture to the subsurface, and an oxygen delivery system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2004
    Assignee: Shell Oil Company
    Inventors: Joseph Patrick Salanitro, Paul Carr Johnson, Stephen Merle Stearns, Paul Michael Maner, James Henry Miller, Gerard Eugene Spinnler
  • In situ method and apparatus for biodegradation of alkyl ethers and tertiary butyl alcohol
    Patent number: 6776910
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for the in situ purification of aquifers contaminated with ethers and/or alcohols using a bacterial culture, a method of delivering the culture to the subsurface, and an oxygen delivery system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2004
    Assignee: Shell Oil Company
    Inventors: Joseph Patrick Salanitro, Paul Carr Johnson, Stephen Merle Stearns, Paul Michael Maner, James Henry Miller, Gerard Eugene Spinnler
  • In situ method and apparatus for biodegradation of alkyl ethers and tertiary butyl alcohol
    Publication number: 20030150799
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for the in situ purification of aquifers contaminated with ethers and/or alcohols using a bacterial culture, a method of delivering the culture to the subsurface, and an oxygen delivery system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2002
    Publication date: August 14, 2003
    Inventors: Joseph Patrick Salanitro, Paul Carr Johnson, Stephen Merle Stearns, Paul Michael Maner, James Henry Miller, Gerard Eugene Spinnler
  • In situ method and apparatus for biodegradation of alkyl ethers and tertiary butyl alcohol
    Publication number: 20030150800
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for the in situ purification of aquifers contaminated with ethers and/or alcohols using a bacterial culture, a method of delivering the culture to the subsurface, and an oxygen delivery system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2002
    Publication date: August 14, 2003
    Inventors: Joseph Patrick Salanitro, Paul Carr Johnson, Stephen Merle Stearns, Paul Michael Maner, James Henry Miller, Gerard Eugene Spinnler
  • Situ method and apparatus for biodegradation of alkyl ethers and tertiary butyl alcohol
    Patent number: 6503395
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for the in situ purification of aquifers contaminated with ethers and/or alcohols using a bacterial culture, a method of delivering the culture to the subsurface, and an oxygen delivery system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2003
    Assignee: Shell Oil Company
    Inventors: Joseph Patrick Salanitro, Paul Carr Johnson, Stephen Merle Stearns, Paul Michael Maner, James Henry Miller, Gerard Eugene Spinnler