Patents by Inventor Sarah M. Glaven

Sarah M. Glaven 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).

  • Conductive materials to drive bacterial carbon dioxide fixation
    Patent number: 11881606
    Abstract: “Biocathode MCL,” designated for its main bacterial constituents (Marinobacter, Chromatiaceae, and Labrenzia), is a stable microbial community enriched from seawater that forms biofilms on the surfaces of electrodes. These biofilms are effective to perform carbon fixation without the need for external electrical power nor sunlight applied thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: The Government of the United States of America, as repersented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Sarah M. Glaven, Lina Bird, Leonard M. Tender
  • Driving Bacterial Carbon Dioxide Fixation with Conductive Materials
    Publication number: 20240006643
    Abstract: “Biocathode MCL,” designated for its main bacterial constituents (Marinobacter, Chromatiaceae, and Labrenzia), is a stable microbial community enriched from seawater that forms biofilms on the surfaces of electrodes. These biofilms are effective to perform carbon fixation without the need for external electrical power nor sunlight applied thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventors: Sarah M. Glaven, Lina Bird, Leonard M. Tender
  • Electrochemical Flow Cell Framework for Evaluating Electroactive Biofilms
    Publication number: 20210325333
    Abstract: A biocompatible electrochemical flow cell (eFC) for high resolution imaging of anode and cathode biofilms using laser scanning confocal microscopy employs optically transparent indium tin oxide (ITO)-coated electrode configured to allow observation of the flow chamber. This enables correlation of electrochemical signatures with biofilm development in real-time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2021
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: Sarah M. Glaven, Daniel A. Phillips, Matthew D. Yates, Leonard M. Tender
  • Conductive Materials to Drive Bacterial Carbon Dioxide Fixation
    Publication number: 20210273250
    Abstract: “Biocathode MCL,” designated for its main bacterial constituents (Marinobacter, Chromatiaceae, and Labrenzia), is a stable microbial community enriched from seawater that forms biofilms on the surfaces of electrodes. These biofilms are effective to perform carbon fixation without the need for external electrical power nor sunlight applied thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2020
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventors: Sarah M. Glaven, Lina Bird, Leonard M. Tender
  • Transferrable mechanism of generating inducible, BAR domain protein-mediated bacterial outer membrane extensions
    Patent number: 10793865
    Abstract: A prokaryotic protein appearing to have a Bin/Amphiphysin/Rvs (BAR) domain, previously known in eukaryotes, has been identified. Expression of this protein causes formation of outer membrane extensions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Daniel A. Phillips, Sarah M. Glaven
  • Transferrable mechanism of generating inducible, BAR domain protein-mediated bacterial outer membrane extensions.
    Publication number: 20190367931
    Abstract: A prokaryotic protein appearing to have a Bin/Amphiphysin/Rvs (BAR) domain, previously known in eukaryotes, has been identified. Expression of this protein causes formation of outer membrane extensions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2019
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventors: Daniel A. Phillips, Sarah M. Glaven