The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 1989
Filed:
Nov. 24, 1986
Applicant:
Inventors:
David L Sawchuk, Sarnia, CA;
Ronald H Olsen, Ann Arbour, MI (US);
Assignee:
Polysar Limited, Sarnia, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C02F / ; C12R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
210611 ; 210626 ; 210909 ; 435262 ; 435264 ; 435281 ; 435282 ; 435874 ;
Abstract
A bacterium has been isolated which is capable of degrading surfactants having an oxydibenzene nucleus, such as sodium dodecyl oxydibenzene disulfonate. Accordingly, it may be used in biological wastewater treatment plants to remove the surfactant. The preferred bacterium is Pseudomonas cepacia OLSA100.