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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:
Jan. 12, 1999
Filed:
Apr. 25, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Wendy J Davis-Hoover, West Chester, OH (US);
Stephen J Vesper, Kettering, OH (US);
Assignees:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N / ; C12N / ; C12N / ; C12P / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
4352524 ; 435 42 ; 4352625 ; 435183 ; 435194 ; 435198 ; 435200 ;
Abstract
The invention is a consortium of thermophilic methanotrophic organisms in culture medium containing said consortium reproduced at temperatures of 50.degree. C. to 80.degree. C., said consortium being comprised primarily of ovoid or rod-shaped organisms. The consortium can be instilled into soil or water to degrade pollutants, especially hydrocarbons and substituted hydrocarbons.