Patents by Inventor Manorangan Misra

Manorangan Misra 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).

  • Fibrous protein adsorption of heavy metals
    Publication number: 20040124151
    Abstract: A method of removing a heavy metal from a composition comprises: (1) providing a fibrous protein fiber; (2) agitating the fibrous protein fiber; (3) making a slurry of the agitated fibrous protein fiber; (4) contacting the agitated fibrous protein fiber slurry with a composition containing a heavy metal ion or a heavy metal ion complex; and (5) filtering a supernatant produced in step (4) to remove the heavy metal from the composition. The fibrous protein of the fibrous protein fiber can be selected from the group consisting of keratins, collagens, fibrins, and elastins. Typically, the fibrous protein of the fibrous protein fiber is a keratin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2003
    Publication date: July 1, 2004
    Applicant: MAXIM, LLC, a limited liability corporation
    Inventors: Carlo Licata, Rajendra Mehta, Manorangan Misra