Patents by Inventor Suellen Van Ooteghem

Suellen Van Ooteghem 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).

  • Process for generation of hydrogen gas from various feedstocks using thermophilic bacteria
    Patent number: 6942998
    Abstract: A method for producing hydrogen gas is provided comprising selecting a bacteria from the Order Thermotogales, subjecting the bacteria to a feedstock and to a suitable growth environment having an oxygen concentration below the oxygen concentration of water in equilibrium with air; and maintaining the environment at a predetermined pH and at a temperature of at least approximately 45° C. for a time sufficient to allow the bacteria to metabolize the feedstock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2005
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy
    Inventor: Suellen Van Ooteghem