Class 435/9 - Geomicrobiological testing (e.g., for petroleum, etc.)

Subclass of Class 435 - Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology
Definition: Subject matter where the measurement or test is for the
No. of patents: 40
Last issue date: 04/22/2008

Number	Title	Issue Date
7362258	Transponder detection system using radio and light wave signals A target object detection system for detecting a target object using a detector and a tag on the target object; the tag includes a radio wave receiver receiving radio wave from the detector; a light receiver receiving a light signal from the detector; a receipt sign...	04/22/2008
7182871	Wastewater treatment with alkanes An apparatus and method are provided for treating wastewater with alkanes such as butane. An oxygen-containing gas may also be introduced into the wastewater. Butane, because of its relatively high solubility, rapidly dissolves in the wastewater, thereby significant...	02/27/2007
7169290	Biosensor for metal analysis and speciation A biosensor for metal analysis and speciation is disclosed. The biosensor comprises an electron carrier immobilized to a surface of an electrode and a layer of an immobilized enzyme adjacent to the electrode. The immobilized enzyme comprises an enzyme having biologi...	01/30/2007
7118879	Method of recovering a nucleic acid encoding a proteinaceous binding domain which binds a target material In order to obtain a novel binding protein against a chosen target, DNA molecules, each encoding a protein comprising one of a family of similar potential binding domains and a structural signal calling for the display of the protein on the outer surface of a chosen...	10/10/2006
7062962	Portable apparatus and method for measuring hydraulic features in rivers and streams A portable apparatus for measuring characteristics of hydraulic features in rivers and streams that are unwadeable. The apparatus consists of a tripod base, a horizontal boom that articulates on the tripod, a carriage configured to travel on the boom, and a measurin...	06/20/2006
6980677	Method, system, and computer code for finding spots defined in biological microarrays A method (and system) for using information contained within the scanned image to create, in an automated (or semi-automated) process, an accurate data grid. The process has steps: enhance the image; locate blocks of spots; and find each individual spot in each of t...	12/27/2005
6950747	Methods of processing magnetotelluric signals A method for processing magnetotelluric signals to identify subterranean deposits is provided for. The methods comprise obtaining magnetotelluric data from an area of interest. The magnetotelluric data comprises the amplitude of magnetotelluric signals recorded over...	09/27/2005
6815190	Cutinase variants The present invention relates to cutinase variants having improved thermostability. The variants have one or more amino acid substitutions within the vicinity of the N-terminal amino acid. ...	11/09/2004
6811997	Method for chromium analysis and speciation A method of detecting a metal in a sample comprising a plurality of metal is disclosed. The method comprises providing the sample comprising a metal to be detected. The sample is added to a reagent solution comprising an enzyme and a substrate, where the enzyme is i...	11/02/2004
6808711	Immunologically active proteins from Borrelia burgdorferi, nucleic acids which encode them, and their use in test kits and as vaccines The present invention relates to immunologically active proteins from Borrelia burgdorferi which are present in a form which is free of other proteins derived from Borrelia burgdorferi and which exhibit the sequence of the protein 1829-22A, which has t...	10/26/2004
6787133	Using purified telomerase to identify telomerase activators and inhibitors This invention provides purified telomerase and methods of purifying it. The methods involve the use of several sequential steps, including the use of matrices that bind molecules bearing negative charges, matrices that bind molecules bearing positive charges, inter...	09/07/2004
6771972	System and method for a distributed search for a lost asset A method for searching for a lost asset equipped with a short-range wireless transceiver includes a finder service sending out a search request including a lost-asset identifier, this request being sent over a mobile radio infrastructure to a plurality of mobile dev...	08/03/2004
6604108	Information mart system and information mart browser The invention pertains to an information mart system and information mart browser. The information mart provides an automated mechanism for gathering data that is dispersed among the electronic data storage facilities of an enterprise, and for synthesizin...	08/05/2003
6436633	Human xenografts for microbicide testing and anatomical modeling A method for screening candidate antimicrobial compounds is described that utilizes a human vaginal xenograft engrafted in a non-human host. The method may be performed by using pathogen inoculated human vaginal xenografts in order to screen a wide range ...	08/20/2002
6235489	Method for diagnosing and distinguishing stroke and diagnostic devices for use therein A method for determining whether a subject has had a stroke and, if so, the type of stroke which includes analyzing the subject's body fluid for at least four selected markers of stroke, namely, myelin basic protein, S100 protein, neuronal specific enolas...	05/22/2001
6208941	Method and apparatus for analysis of chromatographic migration patterns The present invention includes a method and apparatus for the detection and analysis of information-containing signals in chromatographic data using iterative blind deconvolution and fuzzy logic algorithms. The invented method analyzes chromatographic dat...	03/27/2001
6183772	Doped colorimetric assay liposomes The present invention provides compositions comprising colorimetric assay liposomes. The present invention also provides methods for producing colorimetric liposomes and calorimetric liposome assay systems. In preferred embodiments, these calorimetric lip...	02/06/2001
6165775	Bacillus decomposing turf pseudo thatch and thatch, and a microbial material containing the Bacillus There are provided Bacillus macerans decomposing turf pseudo thatch and thatch, a microbial mixture composition comprising 1 part by weight of the Bacillus microorganism and 5 to 30 parts by weight of clay minerals, and a microbial material comprising at ...	12/26/2000
5942444	Marking of products to establish identity, source and fate In general, the invention features a method of marking a product for identification in which a marker, composed of a print molecule, print molecule analogue, or molecularly imprinted molecule, are added to the product and subsequently measured in a specif...	08/24/1999
5843638	Nucleic acids and pepties of human immunodeficiency virus type-1 (HIV-1). This invention is directed to nucleic acids derived from the pol region of the genome of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1). The nucleic acids are useful as probes for the detection of HIV-1. More particularly, this invention is directed to nucle...	12/01/1998
5753466	Method for recovering DNA from soil A method of recovery of DNA of a microorganism in soil is provided which comprises addition of nucleic acid to a liquid suspension containing the soil and the microorganism before lysis of the microorganism and recovery of the desired DNA....	05/19/1998
5654152	Method of measuring enzyme activity by using a column having an immobilized substrate Enzyme activity is measured promptly with a high accuracy by introducing an enzyme, the activity of which is to be measured, into a column comprising a hollow tube packed with a filler comprising a support and a substrate that can be recognized by the enz...	08/05/1997
5641642	In situ biofilm coupon device An apparatus for characterization of in-situ microbial biofilm populations in subsurface groundwater. The device permits biofilm-forming microorganisms to adhere to packing material while emplaced in a groundwater strata, so that the packing material can ...	06/24/1997
5616457	Method and apparatus for the detection and classification of microorganisms in water The method and apparatus for detecting the presence of an organism in a sample of liquid involves collecting an extinction spectrum of liquid sample, deconvoluting the spectrum to obtain a particle size distribution for the sample, comparing the spectrum ...	04/01/1997
5512660	Purified ICAM-2 and fragment thereof The present invention relates to intercellular adhesion molecules (ICAM-2) which are involved in the process through which lymphocytes recognize and migrate to sites of inflammation as well as attach to cellular substrates during inflammation. The inventi...	04/30/1996
5491078	Leach solution containing glucose, galactose, catalase, glucose oxidase, galactose oxidase, ascorbic acid and water soluble metal cyanides and halides A leach solution comprises water, glucose and glucose oxidase. The oxidase acts upon the glucose to produce gluconic acid and hydrogen peroxide. The leach solution reacts with mineral elements and compounds to produce a leach reaction solution from which ...	02/13/1996
5439800	Offshore petroleum exploration system A system is provided for locating and delineating sea floor occurrences of petroleum seepage, achieved by apparatus for the detection of the resulting abnormal distribution of electrical potential within the affected sediments. The system uses an electric...	08/08/1995
5426035	Method of compensating toxicity test data for the measured toxicity of a reference sample A method for compensating toxicity test data for the measured toxicity of a reference sample by the steps of: a. obtaining toxic response data for a plurality of concentrations of at least two different test samples, including reagent controls having zero ...	06/20/1995
5385827	Method of geochemical prospecting A method of geochemical prospecting where samples of soil, sediment and rock in a geological area are collected and each sample is contacted with a leach solution of water, glucose and glucose oxidase. The oxidase acts upon the glucose to produce gluconic...	01/31/1995
5369011	Method and apparatus for collecting and detecting bacteria This invention relates to a method for collecting, concentrating and detecting microorganisms from difficult-to-separate environmental samples e.g. oil well samples and the like, for the purpose of their analysis or identification; and apparatus for perfo...	11/29/1994
5358851	Immunoassay for aromatic ring containing compounds The present invention provides methods, reagents and kits for determining the presence of aromatic ring-containing compounds by immunoassay techniques, including enzyme, fluorescent, chemiluminescent and biosensor immunoassay, as well as radioimmunoassay....	10/25/1994
5288613	Enzyme-based biosensor system for monitoring the freshness of fish The present invention relates to a method for determining the degree of freshness of raw, frozen and processed edible fish by monitoring the degradation of adenine triphosphate to inosine monophosphate, inosine and hypoxanthine. This method comprises simu...	02/22/1994
5093236	Microbiological oil prospecting This invention provides methods and systems for prospecting for subterranean oil and gas deposits by detecting the presence of hydrocarbon-consuming microorganisms in soil samples taken from a field of interest for production. A preferred method of this i...	03/03/1992
5055397	Geomicrobiological methods of ore and petroleum exploration Geomicrobiological exploration method employing one or more culture, luminometry or tritiated thymidine assays of microbes (bacteria) for sensitivity, determined as survival rate in percentage, of the microbes to selected toxic materials, preferably heavy...	10/08/1991
5015586	Method and apparatus useful in geochemical exploration for petroleum oils Method and kit useful in geochemical exploration for petroleum oils. The method involves contacting a soil sample with serum from a rabbit that has not been immunized with petroleum oils, and determining the amount of the bound serum as indicative of the ...	05/14/1991
4999286	Sulfate reducing bacteria determination and control Sulfate reducing bacteria are detected by preparing a lysate so as to release an enzyme essential to derive energy by reduction of sulfate such as adenosine 5'-phosphosulfate reductase (APS reductase), containing the lysate with an antibody for the enzyme...	03/12/1991
4820399	Enzyme electrodes An enzyme electrode composed of a carrier, an enzyme immobilized on a parr of the surface of the carrier, a coating film consisting of a thin film coating the portion where the enzyme is immobilized and being permeable for the substrate for the enzyme and...	04/11/1989
4293309	Method of obtaining and recording seismic and geochemical data A method is disclosed for determining the location of hydrocarbon reservoirs which comprises the steps of drilling boreholes along a linear path to a depth below the weathered zone, sampling the soil and drilling fluid found at the bottom of the boreholes...	10/06/1981
4056969	Detection of concealed metalliferous deposits, hydrocarbons and explosives A method and apparatus for geochemical exploration for mineral, hydrocarbon and geothermal deposits in which particles which are contained in the very surface, or surficial layer of the earth, or of vegetation, or water are collected and analyzed....	11/08/1977
3985619	Exploration method and apparatus utilizing atmospheric micro-organic particulates Exploration method and apparatus in which atmospheric particulates are collected, and wherein micro-organisms present in the collected particulates are analyzed for pre-determined elements or compounds....	10/12/1976

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Class 435/9 - Geomicrobiological testing (e.g., for petroleum, etc.)