Patents by Inventor Richard Bartha

Richard Bartha 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).

  • Biodegradation of oil on water surfaces
    Patent number: 3959127
    Abstract: Free-floating oil slicks on bodies of sea and fresh water are disposed of microbial degradation at a greatly enhanced rate by applying the essential microbial nutrients, nitrogen and phosphorus, to the oil slick in a form that dissolves in or adheres to the oil and thus selectively stimulates the activity of oil-metabolizing microorganisms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 1975
    Date of Patent: May 25, 1976
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Richard Bartha, Ronald M. Atlas