Patents by Inventor Terrence I. Mudder

Terrence I. Mudder 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).

  • Strain of Pseudomonas paucimobilis
    Patent number: 4461834
    Abstract: Cyanides, thiocyanates and metal cyanide complexes present in an aqueous solution can be biologically degraded by certain mutant strains of the species Pseudomonas paucimobilis. Such microorganisms are useful in the biological treatment of cyanide-containing wastewaters.Pseudomonas paucimobilis mudlock was deposited at the ATCC on Nov. 3, 1982, and granted accession No. 39204.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 1983
    Date of Patent: July 24, 1984
    Assignee: Homestake Mining Company
    Inventors: Terrence I. Mudder, James L. Whitlock
  • Method for the biological removal of free and complex cyanides and thiocyanates from water
    Patent number: 4440644
    Abstract: Cyanides, thiocyanates and metal cyanide complexes present in an aqueous solution can be biologically degraded by certain mutant strains of the species Pseudomonas paucimobilis. Such microorganisms are useful in the biological treatment of cyanide-containing wastewaters.Pseudomonas paucimobilis mudlock was deposited at the ATCC on Nov. 3, 1982, and granted accession No. 39204.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 1983
    Date of Patent: April 3, 1984
    Assignee: Homestake Mining Company
    Inventors: Terrence I. Mudder, James L. Whitlock