Patents by Inventor JAMES T. HOLLIBAUGH

JAMES T. HOLLIBAUGH 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).

  • MICROBES AND METHODS FOR REDUCING COMPOUNDS
    Publication number: 20150056677
    Abstract: Provided herein are biologically pure cultures of microbes having the characteristic of reducing Sb(V) to Sb(III). In one embodiment, the microbes produce Sb2O3 by reduction of Sb(OH)6?. In one embodiment, the microbes also reduce selenite, selenate, tellurate, nitrite, nitrate, and/or arsenate. Also provided are compositions that include the microbes, and methods of using the microbes. Examples of methods include making crystalline Sb2O3 and converting soluble contaminants to insoluble contaminants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2014
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Inventors: CHRISTOPHER A. ABIN, JAMES T. HOLLIBAUGH