Patents by Inventor Peter Van Berkum

Peter Van Berkum 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).

  • Bacterial effects on metal accumulation by plants
    Patent number: 7214516
    Abstract: The invention includes methods for (1) extracting metals from soil by the use of plants that extract and accumulate the metal and adding bacteria to the soil that enhances the ability of the plants to extract the metal, and (2) preparing soil for extraction of a metal by plants by adding bacteria to the soil that enhances the ability of plants to extract the metal. It is preferred that the plants be planted in the soil as seeds and that the bacteria added to the soil is also added to the seeds prior to planting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2007
    Assignee: University of Maryland
    Inventors: Jay Scott Angle, Rufus L. Chaney, Reda Abdelaziz Abou-Shanab, Peter Van Berkum
  • Bacterial effects on metal accumulation by plants
    Publication number: 20070031958
    Abstract: The invention includes methods for (1) extracting metals from soil by the use of plants that extract and accumulate the metal and adding bacteria to the soil that enhances the ability of the plants to extract the metal, and (2) preparing soil for extraction of a metal by plants by adding bacteria to the soil that enhances the ability of plants to extract the metal. It is preferred that the plants be planted in the soil as seeds and that the bacteria added to the soil is also added to the seeds prior to planting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2006
    Publication date: February 8, 2007
    Inventors: Jay Angle, Rufus Chaney, Reda Abou-Shanab, Peter Van Berkum
  • Bacterial effects on metal accumulation by plants
    Publication number: 20050217174
    Abstract: The invention includes methods for (1) extracting metals from soil by the use of plants that extract and accumulate the metal and adding bacteria to the soil that enhances the ability of the plants to extract the metal, and (2) preparing soil for extraction of a metal by plants by adding bacteria to the soil that enhances the ability of plants to extract the metal. It is preferred that the plants be planted in the soil as seeds and that the bacteria added to the soil is also added to the seeds prior to planting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2004
    Publication date: October 6, 2005
    Inventors: Jay Angle, Rufus Chaney, Reda Abou-Shanab, Peter Van Berkum