EPA Technologies Available for Licensing:
The links below will take you to the relevant page in the Google Patents Database.
| Patent # | Patent Title | Synopses | Category | Inventor | Issue Date | Marketing Materials |
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| 11,854,366 | Leak Monitoring Systems and Methods of Utilizing the Same |
A system for detecting and locating harmful VOC leaks more efficiently using fixed and mobile sensors the communicate wirelessly with a central control unit. |
Industrial Facilities | Eben Thoma, Deborah Preschler, Roger Hilarides, Michael Clausewitz, Barry Kelley, David Massner, Wenfeng Peng, Marko Spiegel | 2023-26-12 | |
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17/611,916 ) |
Systems and Methods for Placing Networked Sensors within a Facility for Fugitive Emissions Monitoring | A leak monitoring VOC sensor placement method to monitor harmful gas emissions in chemical plants and facilities which minimizes the number of sensors used while optimizing sensor placement. | Industrial Facilities | Eben Thoma, Alexander Chernyshov, Wenfeng Peng, Ling-Yin Lin, Jingxue Xu | Patent Pending | |
| 10,890,343 | System and Method for Assessment and Management of Air Pollution Exposures Using Personal Devices | Using a personal device to correlate air pollution data with individual health information to recommend harm reduction strategies. | Air Quality | Yanxia Zhang, Yumin Wu | 2021-01-12 | |
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7,963,720 |
Polymer Nanocoated Activation of Oxidants for Remediation and Methods of Use Thereof |
Persulfate based oxidative removal of soil contaminants using polymer coated nanoparticles. | Hazardous Sites | George Hoag, John Collins, Rajender Varma, Mallikarjuna Nadagouda |
2011-06-21 |
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8,791,044 |
Doped Titanium Dioxide as a Visible and Sun Light Photocatalyst |
Increasing photoreactivity of low cost, low toxicity titanium dioxide to neutralize organic contaminants using visible light. | Waste | Rajender Varma, Babita Baruwati, Jurate Virkutyte |
2014-07-29 |
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| 9,285,354 | Systems and methods for the detection of low-level harmful substances in a large volume of fluid | Concentrating large volume samples using multiple filters to detect harmful pathogens in water sources. | Water | Michael Carpenter, Lyle Roybal, Alan Lindquist, Vincente Gallardo | 2016-03-15 |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKg_gbh3DFI https://www.epa.gov/ftta/portable-device-concentrate-water-samples-microorganism-analysis |
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8,574,839 |
Genome Fragment Enrichment (GFE) based PCR is used to identify species, strain and host-specific microbial DNA sequences of fecal bacteria. | Water | Orin Shanks, Jorge Domingo, James Graham, Jingrang Lu |
2013-11-05 |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFEZ6YoeyMI | |
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8,029,674 |
Biological Filter for Oxidizing Ammonia in Drinking Water Treatment |
A biologically-active water treatment process to convert ammonia to nitrate in a five zone filtration column. | Water | Darren Lytle |
2011-10-04 |
https://www.epa.gov/ftta/epa-technology-available-licensing-biological-filter-oxidizing-ammonia-drinking-water |
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10,290,089 |
Software that converts satellite imaging data into personalized cyanobacteria risk assessment maps. | Water | Blake Schaeffer, Robyn Conmy, Darryl Keith, Ross Lunetta, Mark Murphy, Torrin Hultgren |
2019-05-14 |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsacFdeuFAI | |
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9,586,814 |
A monochloramine microsensor used to measure water treatment effectiveness throughout municipal water systems. | Water | Jonathan Pressman, Woo Lee, David Wahman |
2017-03-07 |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHZhQGgt_gU | |
| 9,816,141 | Host-Associated DNA Sequences, Primers and Probes for PCR-based Identification of Dog Fecal Pollution Sources | Specific primers are used to identify Bacteroides spp. contamination in water. | Water | Orin Shanks, Hyatt Green | 2017-11-14 | |
| 9,914,654 | PEPS - Portable Evaluation Pilot Skid | Low cost, easy to assemble pilot evaluation skid to identify and solve water quality issues with aeration and biological filtration. | Water | Daniel Williams | 2018-03-13 | |
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11,104,591 11,787,706 18/242,125 |
Filter Assembly for Disinfecting Opportunistic Premise Plumbing Pathogens Using Multiple Wavelength UV-LEDs | Showerhead assembly that inactivates pathogenic bacteria through filtration and ultraviolet irradiation. | Water | Hodon Ryu, Hyoungmin Woo | 2021-08-31 | Point of use filter for disabling Legionella AUG 2022 (pdf) |
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8,058,000 |
Genome Fragment Enrichment (GFE) based PCR is used to identify species, strain and host-specific microbial DNA sequences of fecal bacteria. | Ecological Research, Water | Orin Shanks, Jorge Domingo, James Graham, Lingrang Lu |
2011-11-15 |
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| 17/201,403 | Cross-Assembly Phage DNA Sequences, Primers and Probes for PCR-based Identification of Human Fecal Pollution Sources | Genome Fragment Enrichment (GFE) based PCR is used to identify species, strain and host-specific microbial DNA sequences of fecal bacteria. | Ecological Research, Water | Orin Shanks | Patent Pending | |
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7,572,584 |
Genome Fragment Enrichment (GFE) based PCR is used to identify species, strain and host-specific microbial DNA sequences of fecal bacteria. | Ecological Research, Water | Orin Shanks, Jorge Domingo, James Graham, Lingrang Lu |
2009-08-11 |
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8,497,135 |
A kit for detecting male infertility based on the concentration of SP22 protein. | Human Health | Gary Klinefelter |
2013-07-30 |
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8,057,682 |
Green Synthesis of Nanomaterials Using Plant Extracts and Use Thereof |
A method to remove contaminants from soil and groundwater using metallic nanoparticles and plant-based surfactants. | Manufacturing | George Hoag, John Collins, Rajender Varma, Mallikarjuna Nadagouda |
2011-11-15 |
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| 11,090,647 | Double-bottom Test Tube Kit | Improved test tube with two rounded ends to reduce handling steps and facilitate faster sample processing. | Manufacturing | 2021-8-17 | ||
| 11,701,642 |
A system for remediating water contaminated with halogenic hydrocarbon pollutants, such as PCBs and dioxins, using metals embedded in granular activated carbon matrices. |
Hazardous Sites, Waste, Water Treatment |
Souhail Al-Abed, John McKernan, Slawomir Lomnicki |
2023-7-18 |
Carbon Traps to Deactivate Halogenic Pollutants AUG 2022 (pdf) |
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11,422,106 |
Using 4-Acetoxyphenol as the Substrate for Modular Hydrolase Biosensors | A shelf-stable device and method for detecting and measuring arsenic, PFAS, mercury, and other troubling pollutants in groundwater using electrochemical biosensors. |
Human Health, Water |
Tao Li, Endalkachew Sahle-Demessie | 2022-8-23 | |
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11,345,617 17/731,341 (Patent Pending DIV) |
Microwave Drying Apparatus for the Minimization of Drinking Water Plant Residuals | Method and apparatus for treating residuals or waste streams from a plant by drying plant residuals through microwave irradiation. | Hazardous Sites, Waste, Water | Darren Lytle | 2022-05-31 |
Microwave Drying of Drinking Water Plant Residuals AUG 2022 (pdf) https://www.epa.gov/ftta/microwave-drying-apparatus-minimization-drinking-water-plant-residuals |
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16/142,319 (Non-Provisional) 17/847,043 (CIP) |
Genus Specific Detection of Toxic Cyanobacteria | This is a detection system for toxic cyanobacteria using qPCR that can provide immediate information on the occurrence of a harmful algal genus and their quantities and potential toxin production. | Water | Jingrang Lu | Patent Pending | |
| 11,320,411 | Air Pollution Sensor to Measure Major Components in the Environment | A sensor that simultaneously measures CO2 and particle phase carbonaceous compunds such as black carbon, brown carbon and total carbon. | Air quality/ Health and Safety | Alan Paul Solomon, Thomas Kirchstetter | 2022-5-23 | |
| 11,311,875 | Sample Device for Mobile Water Analysis | The invention provides a sample device add-on that will allow for multiple water samples to be simultaneously analyzed or for multiple analyses to be simultaneously performed by a mobile-water analyzing system. | Water | David Wahman | 2022-4-26 | Sample Device for Mobile Water Analysis AUG 2022 (pdf) |
| 11,255,783 | Systems and Processes for Early Detection of Biological Ammonia Oxidation in Water Using Fluorometry | A fluorescence-based method for detecting and treating biological ammonia oxidation in a drinking water distribution system. | Water Testing and Remediation | David Wahman, Julian Fairey, Thien Duc Do, Ashley Pifer | 2022-02-22 | |
| 11,802,067 | Nitrogen Sparging Assisted Anoxic Biological Water Treatment System | Systems and methods for removing nitrogen and dissolved oxygen from a water source. | Ecology/Water Treatment | Nicholas Dugan, Daniel Williams, Alan Darren Lytle, Asher Keithley | 2023-10-31 | |
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11,414,334 12,097,546 |
Method for Sequestering Ions in an Environmental Matrix | Method for direct soil remediation of mineral contaminates using ion sequestration. | Soil Remediation | Kirk Gerald Scheckel, Charles R. Partridge, Karen D Bradham, James David Thomas, Jennifer L. Goetz, Todd Peter Luxton | 2022-08-16 | |
| 17/151,979 (Non-Provisional) | Adsorbates and Methods for Separation and Recovery of Phosphate and Ammonia from Water | A water contaminant adsorbing material that removes phosphates and ammonia from wastewater using metal carbonates. | Water Treatment | Mallikarjuna Nadagouda | Patent Pending | |
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9,375,684 10,245,558 (CIP) |
Green Synthesis Nanocomposite Membranes | Macroporous polymer membrane containing metallic nanoparticles synthesized and immobilized in the membrane and treated with green reducing and caping agents. | Water Treatment | Rajender S. Varma, Subhas Sikdar, Dibakar Bhattacharyya, Vasile Smuleac | 2016-06-28 | |
| 10,830,684 | Reproducible Reference Standards for Filter-Based Measurements of Carbonaceous Aerosols Found in Environmental Samples | Printable reference standards for the analysis of filter samples measuring carbonaceous aerosols such as black carbon, brown carbon, organic carbon and elemental carbon. | Air Quality | Paul Alan Solomon, Anthony D. A Hansen, Anne-Marie Hyatt | 2020-11-10 | |
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7,479,230 7,449,118 7,341,667 |
Process for Reduction of Inorganic Contaminants from Waste Streams | A process recycling "used alumina," a by-product of chemical or industrial processes, to remove toxic industrial pollutants from wastewater streams. | Industrial Waste Remediation | Michael A. Gonzalez, Claude Kennard, David Szlag | 2009-01-20 | |
| 10,189,708 |
Ruthenium on Chitosan (ChRu): Concerted Catalysis for Water Splitting and Reduction |
The invention improves processes to split water by using a lower-energy microwave catalyst for the generation of hydrogen. | Water | Rajender Varma, Mallikarjuna Nadagouda, Nasir Baig | 2019-01-29 | |
| 11,406,947 | Equilibrator for Rapid and Continuous Detection of a Gas in a Liquid | Device and methods for detecting a gas contained within a liquid, for example, for the real time detection of hydrocarbon gas such as methane in water. | Waste, Water | Christopher Ruybal, Dominic DiGiulio | 2022-08-09 | |
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11,518,691 10,941,057 |
Highly Tunable Fluorescent Core-Shell Particles for Environmental Release Simulation and Tracking Applications | A customizable particle that more accurately mimics environmental contaminates and emulates pollutant dispersal in water, allowing for advanced modeling of oil spills and related events. | Waste, Water | Anthony Zimmer | 2021-03-09 | Customizeable Oil Spill Modeling Particles AUG 2022 (pdf) |
| 8,102,518 |
Zero Angle Photon Spectrophotometer for Monitoring of Water Systems |
A device using fiber optic sensors for continuous monitoring of chemical and physical changes in water systems, for example, natural, drinking, purified or wastewater systems. | Water |
Roy C. Haught, Gary P. Klinkhammer, Frank J. Bussell |
2012-01-24 | |
| 10,968,113 | Lead Exposure Assessment Device (LEAD) |
A device and method for determining the average level of lead in drinking water at the point-of-use and the device removes lead and other contaminates at the point-of-use to minimize human exposure. |
Human Health, Water | Darren Alan Lytle, Michael Reed Schock | 2021-04-06 | Lead Exposure Assessment Device AUG 2022 (pdf) |
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8,263,815 8,128,787 8,114,255 9,138,678 |
Membrane Augmented Distillation to Separate Solvents from Water | An improved process to remove water from solvents through a combination of distillation, overhead vapor compression and membrane separation. | Water | Leland M. Vane, Franklin R. Alvarez, Yu Huang, Richard W. Baker, Ramin Daniels, Tiem Aldajani, Jennifer Ly | 2012-09-11 | |
| 11,400,438 | Synthesis and Immobilization of a Ferrous Sulfite Catalyst and Method of Degrading Fluorinated Organic Chemicals in Aqueous Media | A compound and method for chemical reduction of PFAS in water for pollution remediation. | Water Remediation |
Mallikarjuna Nadagouda, Dionysios D Dionysiou, Wael H.M. Abdelraheem |
2022-08-02 |