Patents by Inventor Malcolm B. Burbank

Malcolm B. Burbank 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).

  • Heat-Enhanced Treatment Of Energetic Compounds In Contaminated Soil, Sediment And/Or Water
    Publication number: 20200094301
    Abstract: Methods of treating matter from a contaminated site in need of decontamination are provided. These methods typically include applying an amendment containing a stimulant to the matter, and actively heating the matter in a controlled manner such that the matter has a temperature above ambient and below 100° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventors: Tamzen W. Macbeth, Malcolm B. Burbank
  • BIOREMEDIATION OF HEAVY METAL CONTAMINATED GEOMATERIALS BY INDIGENOUS MICROORGANISMS
    Publication number: 20180185894
    Abstract: A method for increasing the concentration of metal carbonates in a heavy metal contaminated geomaterial utilizing indigenous ureolytic microorganisms. The method may be used for bioremediation of heavy metal contaminated geomaterials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2018
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Applicant: BioCement Technologies, Inc
    Inventor: Malcolm B. Burbank
  • In situ precipitation of calcium carbonate (CaCO) by indigenous microorganisms to improve mechanical properties of a geomaterial
    Patent number: 8420362
    Abstract: A method for increasing the concentration of calcium carbonate in a geomaterial that contains indigenous microorganisms capable of hydrolyzing urea to ammonia, which method includes enriching the geomaterial with a source of nutrients, adding urea to the geomaterial which is hydrolyzed to ammonia and which raises the pH of the geomaterial, and adding a source of calcium ions to the geomaterial. Carbonate ions obtained by the hydrolysis of the urea combine with calcium ions to form calcium carbonate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: University of Idaho
    Inventors: Ronald L. Crawford, Malcolm B. Burbank, Thomas J. Weaver, Barbara C. Williams
  • In situ precipitation of calcium carbonate (CaCO3) by indigenous microorganisms to improve mechanical properties of a geomaterial
    Publication number: 20110027850
    Abstract: A method for increasing the concentration of calcium carbonate in a geomaterial that contains indigenous microorganisms capable of hydrolyzing urea to ammonia, which method includes enriching the geomaterial with a source of nutrients, adding urea to the geomaterial which is hydrolyzed to ammonia and which raises the pH of the geomaterial, and adding a source of calcium ions to the geomaterial. Carbonate ions obtained by the hydrolysis of the urea combine with calcium ions to form calcium carbonate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2010
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Inventors: Ronald L. Crawford, Malcolm B. Burbank, Thomas J. Weaver, Barbara C. Williams