Patents by Inventor Sanjay Vancheeswaran

Sanjay Vancheeswaran 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).

  • Slow release substrates for driving microbial transformations of environmental contaminants
    Patent number: 6472198
    Abstract: Bioremediation methods and kits for degrading environmental contaminants, such as chlorinated hydrocarbons, in a sample containing microorganisms uses at least one slow release compound having at least one hydrolyzable organic group capable of forming at least one alcohol, at least one organic acid, or a combination thereof, upon hydrolysis. The hydrolysis occurs over an extended period of time to provide alcohols and/or organic acids, which are used by the microorganisms to degrade the environmental contaminants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2002
    Assignee: The State of Oregon Acting by and through the State Board of Higher Education on Behalf of Oregon State University
    Inventors: Lewis Semprini, Sanjay Vancheeswaran