Patents by Inventor William Frankenberger, Jr.

William Frankenberger, Jr. 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).

  • Selenium detoxification
    Patent number: 4861482
    Abstract: A method is provided for the removal of selenium from soil or drain water, which comprises adding to the soil one or more members of the group consisting of pectin, corn straw, starch, galacturonic acid, cellobiose, glucuronic acid, glucose, albumin, casein, gluten, methionine, ethionine, and cobalt, zinc or nickel ions to form volatile alkylselenides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 1988
    Date of Patent: August 29, 1989
    Inventors: William Frankenberger, Jr., Ulrich Karlson