Patents by Inventor Ian P. Thompson

Ian P. Thompson 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).

  • Bioremediation
    Patent number: 8703475
    Abstract: The chemical oxygen demand of unprocessed, spent metal working fluids, can be reduced to levels of 2000 mg l?1 by using a consortium of micro-organisms capable of growth in untreated semi-synthetic metal working fluids, wherein the consortium has at least four members which are selected from at least one each of Agrobacterium spp., Comamonas spp., Methylobacterium spp., and Microbacterium spp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Microbial Solutions Limited
    Inventors: Christopher John van der Gast, Ian P. Thompson
  • BIOREMEDIATION
    Publication number: 20100227380
    Abstract: The chemical oxygen demand of unprocessed, spent metal working fluids, can be reduced to levels of 2000 mg l?1 by using a consortium of micro-organisms capable of growth in untreated semi-synthetic metal working fluids, wherein the consortium has at least four members which are selected from at least one each of Agrobacterium spp., Comamonas spp., Methylobacterium spp., and Microbacterium spp.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2009
    Publication date: September 9, 2010
    Applicant: Natural Environment Research Council
    Inventors: Christopher John van der Gast, Ian P. Thompson