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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.

Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2016

Filed:

May. 20, 2011
Applicants:

Barry J Spargo, Washington, DC (US);

Justin C Biffinger, Woodbridge, VA (US);

Bradley R Ringeisen, Lorton, VA (US);

Erinn C. Howard, Alexandria, VA (US);

Lisa A. Fitzgerald, Alexandria, VA (US);

Peter K Wu, Ashland, OR (US);

Michael P. Malito, Washington, DC (US);

Inventors:

Barry J Spargo, Washington, DC (US);

Justin C Biffinger, Woodbridge, VA (US);

Bradley R Ringeisen, Lorton, VA (US);

Erinn C. Howard, Alexandria, VA (US);

Lisa A. Fitzgerald, Alexandria, VA (US);

Peter K Wu, Ashland, OR (US);

Michael P. Malito, Washington, DC (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12M 1/00 (2006.01); B63B 22/18 (2006.01); C12M 1/107 (2006.01); C12M 1/34 (2006.01); C12P 3/00 (2006.01); C12P 5/00 (2006.01); B63G 8/08 (2006.01); B63G 8/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B 22/18 (2013.01); C12M 21/04 (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); 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.


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