Patents
US 12748036 B2: M-MIC: microfluidic microbiologically influenced corrosion model
- Granted
- 2026-09-29
- Filed
- 2018-04-30 application 16607787
- Type
- Utility · 11 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A method for determining the susceptibility of a material to corrosion includes generating, via an inlet in a monitoring device, a laminar flow of material comprising a plurality of microorganisms. The plurality of microorganisms comprises at least one microorganism type. The method also includes forming, inside the monitoring device, in response to the laminar flow, a biofilm comprising at least one microorganism type. In addition, the method includes applying a voltage to the first and second electrodes during the laminar flow.
Source: PTBLXML, file of 2026-09-29 (ipgb20260929.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Texas A&M University System 801 patents | US company or organization | College Station, TX | PTBLXML, file of 2026-09-29 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Susmitha Purnima Kotu | College Station, TX | PTBLXML, file of 2026-09-29 | ||
| Arul Jayaraman | College Station, TX | 2 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-09-29 | |
| Mahboobul Sam Mannan | College Station, TX | 4 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-09-29 | |
| Arum Han | College Station, TX | 10 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-09-29 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G01N | Investigating or analysing materials by determining their chemical or physical properties | G01N17/02 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-09-29 |
| B01L | Chemical or physical laboratory apparatus for general use | B01L3/502715 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-09-29 |
| C12Q | Measuring or testing processes involving enzymes, nucleic acids or microorganisms ; compositions or test papers therefor; processes of preparing such compositions; condition-responsive control in microbiological or enzymological processes | C12Q1/02 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-09-29 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
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