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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2020
Filed:
May. 03, 2016
Applicant:
The Government of the United States of America, As Represented BY the Secretary of the Navy, Arlington, VA (US);
Inventors:
Barry J. Spargo, Washington, DC (US);
Justin C. Biffinger, Woodbridge, VA (US);
Bradley R. Ringeisen, Lorton, VA (US);
Erinn C. (Howard) Pirlo, Alexandria, VA (US);
Lisa A. Fitzgerald, Alexandria, VA (US);
Peter K. Wu, Ashland, OR (US);
Michael P. Malito, Washington, DC (US);
Assignee:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12M 1/107 (2006.01); C12M 1/34 (2006.01); C12M 1/00 (2006.01); C12P 3/00 (2006.01); C12P 5/02 (2006.01); B63B 22/18 (2006.01); C12P 5/00 (2006.01); B63G 8/08 (2006.01); B63G 8/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12M 21/04 (2013.01); B63B 22/18 (2013.01); C12M 23/36 (2013.01); C12M 29/20 (2013.01); C12M 41/40 (2013.01); C12P 3/00 (2013.01); C12P 5/00 (2013.01); C12P 5/02 (2013.01); B63G 8/08 (2013.01); B63G 2008/002 (2013.01); Y02E 50/343 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed is an apparatus having: a pressure chamber and a gas-producing microorganism within the chamber. The pressure chamber is capable of maintaining a gas pressure of at least 0.5 psi above atmospheric pressure.