Patents by Inventor Manoj Kumar Upreti

Manoj Kumar Upreti 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 bio-assisted treatment of hydrocarbon contaminated soil
    Patent number: 8980619
    Abstract: Provided is a method of treating a hydrocarbon-contaminated soil/gravel with a blend of microbes by adding a first microbe selected from the group consisting of Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain IOCX, Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain IOC DHT and mixtures thereof to a hydrocarbon-contaminated soil/gravel to release the hydrocarbon; and adding a second microbe selected from the group consisting of Pseudomonas putida strain IOC5al, Pseudomonas putida strain IOCRl, Bacillus subtlis and a mixture thereof to degrade the released hydrocarbon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Indian Oil Corporation Limited
    Inventors: Manoj Kumar Upreti, Harinder Kaur Dua, Mahendra Pratap Singh, Arvind Pratap Singh, Ravinder Kumar Malhotra, Ram Prakash Verma
  • METHOD FOR BIO-ASSISTED TREATMENT OF HYDROCARBON CONTAMINATED SOIL
    Publication number: 20090325271
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a bio-assisted method for treatment of hydrocarbon contaminated soil employing novel microbes which are capable of decontaminating hydrocarbon contaminated soil having free flowing water or in slurry form or having large amount of gravels. The method comprises adding hydrocarbon releasing microbes followed by adding the microbes capable of degrading the released hydrocarbon to decontaminate the soil, wherein said microbes are grown separately in suitable vessels containing a suitable nutrient medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2006
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Applicant: INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LIMITED
    Inventors: Manoj Kumar Upreti, Harinder kaur Dua, Mahendra Pratap Singh, Arvind Pratap Singh, Ravinder Kumar Malhotra, Ram Prakash Verma