Patents by Inventor Paul Christopher Burrell

Paul Christopher Burrell 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 the detection of aquatic nitrite oxidizing microorganisms of the genus nitrospira
    Patent number: 6221594
    Abstract: The invention relates to the nitrification of wastewater and identification of microorganisms capable of participating in this process. Specifically, the invention provides a consortium of microorganisms capable of nitrite oxidation in wastewater, which consortium is enriched in members of the Nitrospira phylum. The invention also provides oligonucleotide primers and probes for the amplification or detection of Nitrospira DNA, kits comprising the primers and probes, and methods of detection and quantitating Nitrospira species in a sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2001
    Assignee: CRC for Waste Management and Pollution Control Limited
    Inventors: Paul Christopher Burrell, Linda Louise Blackall, Jurg Keller