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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:
May. 26, 1998
Filed:
Jul. 14, 1995
Applicant:
Inventor:
Stevan B Jovanovich, Livermore, CA (US);
Assignee:
Molecular Solutions, Livermore, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q / ; C12Q / ; C12M / ; C12N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435 34 ; 435262 ; 435-4 ; 435287 ; 435252 ; 4352541 ; 435800 ; 435839 ; 435832 ; 435821 ; 436 43 ; 436139 ; 422 50 ; 422 681 ; 588251 ; 588900 ;
Abstract
The present invention is directed to the application of robotics to screen and optimize microorganisms for their bioremediation capabilities. In particular, the present invention provides methods to screen for the ability of microorganisms to metabolize particular compounds of interest in bioremediation applications. The present invention also provides a method for discovery of microorganisms useful for bioremediation and biomining, as well as other applications where microbial metabolism is useful for catalyzing chemical biotransformations.