Patents by Inventor Giridhar Upadhyaya

Giridhar Upadhyaya 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).

  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SIMULTANEOUS BIOLOGICALLY MEDIATED REMOVAL OF CONTAMINANTS FROM CONTAMINATED WATER
    Publication number: 20110017663
    Abstract: A system and method for simultaneous biologically mediated removal of contaminants (including at least arsenic or nitrate) from water are disclosed herein. The system includes i) a bioreactor having a length suitable for housing at least three different microbial populations, or ii) two bioreactors coupled together, the two bioreactors each having a length and an empty bed contact time that together are suitable for housing at least three different microbial populations. The system also includes a biofilm attachment medium positioned in i) the bioreactor, or ii) the two bioreactors; and the at least three different microbial populations formed on the biofilm attachment medium. The microbial populations are selected from oxygen reducing microbes, nitrate reducing microbes, arsenate reducing microbes, sulfate reducing microbes, and uranium reducing microbes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2010
    Publication date: January 27, 2011
    Applicants: The Regents of the University of Michigan, Carollo Engineers, Inc.
    Inventors: Lutgarde Raskin, Giridhar Upadhyaya, Kim F. Hayes, Jess C. Brown