Patents
US 9631219 B2: Metabolic rate indicator for cellular populations
- Granted
- 2017-04-25
- Filed
- 2010-02-24 application 12711925
- Type
- Utility · 12 claims
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Abstract
Described and claimed is a novel system and method for monitoring the metabolic rate of a cellular population in an industrial process. The invention includes obtaining a sample of the cellular population and initiating a reaction between a metabolic component of the cellular population and a bioreporter. The reaction produces a detectable metabolic signal which is measured and analyzed to determine a metabolic rate of the cellular population. In preferred embodiments, a controller is operable to provide prompts to a user and/or automate various steps of the invention.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg170425.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nalco Company LLC 271 patents | US company or organization | Naperville, IL | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael E. Bradley | Joliet, IL | 5 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| C12M | Apparatus for enzymology or microbiology; apparatus for culturing microorganisms for producing biomass, for growing cells or for obtaining fermentation or metabolic products, i.e. bioreactors or fermenters | C12M41/46 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-11-01 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | NALCO COMPANY LLC signed 2017-02-27 | ECOLAB USA INC. ST. PAUL, MN | 44347/104 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2017-09-20 | Name change Change of name | NALCO COMPANY signed 2015-12-29 | NALCO COMPANY LLC NAPERVILLE, IL | 43924/587 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2010-02-24 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | BRADLEY, MICHAEL E. signed 2010-02-24 | NALCO COMPANY NAPERVILLE, IL | 23986/386 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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