Patents by Inventor Martin Van Den Berghe

Martin Van Den Berghe 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).

  • SYSTEM FOR ACCELERATING DISSOLUTION OF MAFIC AND ULTRAMAFIC MATERIALS
    Publication number: 20240109031
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a system for processing ultramafic material. The system may comprise a reactor for accelerating weathering of said ultramafic material. The reactor may comprise one or more chambers comprising one or more microbes, biological medicators, or enzymatic accelerants to facilitate the weathering of the ultramafic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Stephen J. ROMANIELLO, Brian D. LEY, Douglas O. EDWARDS, Margaret G. ANDREWS, Nathan G. WALWORTH, Thomas ISHOEY, Tom C. GREEN, Francesc MONTSERRAT, Martin VAN DEN BERGHE, Kenneth NEALSON, Devon Barnes COLE, Kelly ERHART
  • Oxygen-generating bioelectrical reactor
    Patent number: 11920247
    Abstract: In various embodiments of the present disclosure, an oxygen-generating bioelectrical reactor comprises two chambers, a first oxidative chamber configured for the abiotic oxidation of water to generate molecular oxygen, and a second reductive chamber configured for the biotic reduction of an insoluble metal(loid) oxide or hydroxide. In various embodiments, the biotic reduction comprises microbially-catalyzed metal(loid) ion reduction of the insoluble metal(loid) oxide or hydroxide, wherein a dissimilatory metal(loid) reducing microorganism transfers electrons obtained from the oxidation of the water extracellularly to the metal(loid) ions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
    Inventors: Martin Van Den Berghe, Kenneth H. Nealson, A. Joshua West
  • OXYGEN-GENERATING BIOELECTRICAL REACTOR
    Publication number: 20220098739
    Abstract: In various embodiments of the present disclosure, an oxygen-generating bioelectrical reactor comprises two chambers, a first oxidative chamber configured for the abiotic oxidation of water to generate molecular oxygen, and a second reductive chamber configured for the biotic reduction of an insoluble metal(loid) oxide or hydroxide. In various embodiments, the biotic reduction comprises microbially-catalyzed metal(loid) ion reduction of the insoluble metal(loid) oxide or hydroxide, wherein a dissimilatory metal(loid) reducing microorganism transfers electrons obtained from the oxidation of the water extracellularly to the metal(loid) ions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
    Inventors: Martin Van Den Berghe, Kenneth H. Nealson, A. Joshua West