Patents by Inventor Todd A. Burnes

Todd A. Burnes 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).

  • Pitch degradation with wood colonizing bacteria
    Patent number: 5766926
    Abstract: The bacteria Pseudomonas fluorescens, Pantoea (Enterobacter) agglomerans, Bacillus cereus, and Xanthomonas campestris are useful in reducing the pitch content of pulps and pulpwoods used in making cellulosic products. Such bacteria are also useful in reducing the color staining by staining fungi of structural wood by inoculating the structural wood or log sources from which it is to be cut.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 16, 1998
    Assignee: Clariant Finance (BVI) Limited
    Inventors: Robert A. Blanchette, Todd A. Burnes, Roberta L. Farrell, Sara Iverson
  • Pitch degradation with Pseudomonas fluorescens
    Patent number: 5711945
    Abstract: The bacteria Pseudomonas fluorescens and Xanthomonas campestris are useful in reducing the pitch content of pulps and pulpwoods used in making cellulosic products. Such bacteria are also useful in reducing the color staining by staining fungi of structural wood by inoculating the structural wood or log sources from which it is to be cut.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1998
    Assignee: Regents of the University of Minnesota
    Inventors: Robert A. Blanchette, Todd A. Burnes, Roberta L. Farrell