Patents by Inventor Giulio Prosperi

Giulio Prosperi 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).

  • Lipopolysaccharide biosurfactant
    Patent number: 6063602
    Abstract: The invention relates to a new lipopolysaccaride biosurfactant, a strain of Acinetobacter calcoaceticus which produces this biosurfactant, and a process for its preparation. The biosurfactant has a high emulsifying capacity, it promotes the biodegradation of hydrocarbons in water and favors the adhesion of microorganisms to the water/oil interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2000
    Assignee: EniTecnologie S.p.A.
    Inventors: Giulio Prosperi, Marcello Camilli, Francesco Crescenzi, Eugenio Fascetti, Filippo Porcelli, Pasquale Sacceddu
  • Process for the biological treatment of solid waste and mud contaminated by hydrocarbons
    Patent number: 5551987
    Abstract: Process for the biological treatment of mud and oily residues obtained from he processing or extraction of crude oil. This process can be applied to mud alone, its mixtures and to suitable combinations of mud and oily emulsions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 1994
    Date of Patent: September 3, 1996
    Assignee: Ministero Dell `Universita` E Della Ricerca Scientifica E Tecnologica
    Inventors: Ezio D'Addario, Eugenio Fascetti, Alberto Patricelli, Giulio Prosperi, Andrea Robertiello
  • Method for improving the activity of oxireductase enzymes embedded in filamentary structures
    Patent number: 4100029
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for improving the activity of oxireductase enzymes, the improvement consisting in that an enzyme and a previously functionalized coenzyme are embedded in a filamentary structure, the coenzyme having previously been attached to a water-soluble, high-molecular-weight polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 1976
    Date of Patent: July 11, 1978
    Assignee: Snam Progetti S.p.A.
    Inventors: Giulio Prosperi, Walter Marconi, Silvia Giovenco, Franco Morisi