Patents by Inventor Lakshmi Bhatnagar

Lakshmi Bhatnagar 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).

  • Method for dechlorinating polychlorinated biphenyls and granules for use in method
    Patent number: 5635393
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a biological method for dechlorinating polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) by inoculating a polychlorinated biphenyl containing sample with PCB dechlorinating anaerobic methanogenic granules. The granules are made by coculturing particles of a PCP-dechlorinating methanogenic microbial consortia and a PCB-dechlorinating microorganism under anaerobic conditions in an upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (USAB) reactor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 3, 1997
    Inventors: Lakshmi Bhatnagar, Wei-Min Wu, Murugiah R. Natarajan, Henry Y. Wang, Mahendra K. Jain