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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:
Apr. 10, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 10, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Dimitre Gueorguiev Karamanev, London, CA;
Argyrios Margaritis, London, CA;
Assignee:
The University of Western Ontario, London, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C22B 3/18 ; C22B 3/24 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C22B 3/18 ; C22B 3/24 ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for bioprocessing particles wherein particles are entrapped a porous material and have biologically active microorganisms on their surfaces. A liquid (carrying oxygen and/or nutrients for said microorganisms) is passed through the entrapped particles and microorganisms and microorganisms are active to breakdown said particles. After a suitable period of time the particles are removed from the matrix.