USGS Technology Transfer

The patents and patent applications listed below are available for licensing from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Also listed below are inventions, identified as Reports of Invention (ROI) that will soon be patent applications. The patent cover sheets are below (.pdf format). The entire patents may be viewed at the Patent and Trademark Office website.

For further information on procedures for licensing any of these patent properties, or to obtain a license application form, please contact Neil Mark at: Phone (703) 648-4344; fax (703) 648-7219; email: nmark@usgs.gov, or regular mail,12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, MS 201, Reston, VA 20192.

Patent Number	Filing/Issue Date	Patent Title
5,656,144	08/12/1997	Ion Emplacement in Soil with Chim Electrodes
5,693,894	12/02/1997	Fluid Controlled Isokinetic Fluid Sampler
5,783,155	07/21/1998	Sheet Flow Fluid Sampling Apparatus
5,804,743	09/08/1998	Downhole Passive Water Sampler and Method of Sampling
5,811,696	09/22/1998	Isokinetic Fluid Sampling Method
5,863,422	01/26/1999	Apparatus for Carbon Dioxide Pretreatment and Accelerated Limestone Dissolution for Treatment of Acidified Water
5,914,046	06/22/1999	Process and Apparatus for Carbon Dioxide Pretreatment and Accelerated Limestone Dissolution for Treatment of Acidifed Water
6,013,254	01/11/2000	Method for Enhancing Oxidation of Methyl Bromide with Strain IMB-1 (ATCC 202197) During Agricultural Fumigations
6,021,664	02/08/2000	Automated Groundwater Monitoring System and Method
6,129,843	10/10/2000	Device for the Removal and Concentration of Neutral Mercury Species from Air and Water
6,131,451	10/17/2000	Well Flowmeter and Down-Hole Sampler
6,164,127	12/26/2000	Well Flowmeter and Down-Hole Sampler
6,216,549 B1	04/17/2001	Collapsible Bag Sediment/Water Quality Flow-Weighted Sampler
6,236,211 B1	05/22/2001	Induced Polarization Method Using Towed Cable Carrying Transmitters and Receivers for Identifying Minerals on the Ocean Floor
6,236,212 B1	05/22/2001	Induced Polarization Method Using Towed Cable Carrying Transmitters and Receivers for Identifying Minerals on the Ocean Floor
6,296,760 B1	10/02/2001	Device for the Removal and Concentration of Ionic Metal Species from Water
6,354,384 B1	03/12/2002	Surface Effect Drilling Craft for Obtaining Continuous Core Samples
6,379,459 B1	04/30/2002	Crystallization of Powders Having Uniform Particle Sizes by Ostwald Ripening at Large Levels of Supersaturation
6,428,695 B1	08/06/2002	Aquifer Remediation Barrier for Removal of Inorganic Contaminants
6,458,271 B2	10/01/2002	Deep Aquifer Remediation System
6,467,424 B1	10/22/2002	Submersible System for Analyzing Underwater Habitat Quality
6,478,961 B2	11/12/2002	Device for Sequestration and Concentration of Polar Organic Chemicals from Water
6,485,696 B1	11/26/2002	Recovery/Removal of Metallic Elements from Waste Water Using Ozone
6,545,286 B1	04/08/2003	Method and Apparatus for Water Level Determination
6,546,723 B1	04/15/2003	Hydropower Conversion System
6,586,760 B1	07/01/2003	Water Level Measuring Method and System
6,588,370 B1	07/08/2003	Labyrinth Weir and Pool Fishway
6,618,680 B2	09/09/2003	Signal Processor Apparatus for Rotating Water Current Meter
6,680,795 B2	01/20/2004	Underwater Microscope System
6,690,265 B2	02/10/2004	Infrasound Hazard-Warning Method and Device for Alerting Night Migrating Birds to Obstacles
6,713,764 B2	03/30/2004	Field Based Spectral Radiometer
6,863,815 B1	03/08/2005	Small-Scale Hydrogen-Oxidizing-Denitrifying Bioreactor
6,761,062 B1	07/13/2004	Borehole Testing System
7,189,366 B2	01/09/2001	Molecular Tag Reader
6,949,508 B1	06/27/2005	Easy Read Molecular Tag
6,832,578 B2	12/21/2004	Bio-Hydraulic Turbine Testing System
6,936,156 B2	08/30/2005	Automated Self-Calibrating Water Quality Monitoring Sensor Housing Assembly
6,821,442 B1	11/23/2004	Method and Apparatus for Control of Aquatic Vertebrate and Invertebrate Invasive Species
7,157,059 B1	01/02/2007	Reduction Device for Nitrate Determination
6,729,049 B1	05/04/2004	Mud Walking Shoe
6,896,813 B1	05/24/2005	Sorbant Sequestration and Removal of Toxic Metal Ions
6,877,724 B1	04/12/2005	A Device for Preparing and Delivering Constant Concentration Vapor Phase Mixtures of Respirable Chemicals
6,823,749 B1	11/30/2004	Sediment Sampler for Aquatic Environs
7,108,769 B1	09/19/2006	Solar Distillation Loop
10/729,267	12/03/2003	Collection of Biological Field Data Using Handheld Microcomputers
6,976,393 B1	12/20/2005	Pygmy Current Meter with Magnetic Switch
7,264,777 B1	09/04/2007	Measurement of Surface Areas by Polyvinylpyrrolidine Sorption
7,159,851 B1	01/09/2007	Apparatus for Deploying and Retrieving Water Sampler
6,722,203 B1	04/20/2004	Strong-Motion Seismological Accelerometer System
7,232,565 B2	06/19/2007	Use of Endophytic Fungi to Treat Plants
6,916,446 B1	07/12/2005	Bioreactor Method, Apparatus and Product Thereby
7,017,425 B1	07/12/2005	Bucket Wheel Assembly for Fluid Flowmeters
7,162,923 B1	01/16/2007	Adjustable Floating Open-Water Evaporation Pan
11/401,011	04/06/2006	Pore-Water Sampler
11/401,010	04/06/2006	Sequential, Time-Integrated Collector of Precipitation, Ground Water, and Surface Water for Analysis of Isotopes
11/122,204	05/04/2005	Solar Distillation Loop Evaporation Sleeve
11/688,788	03/20/2007	Enhanced Screen Auger Sampling System
60/936,017	06/13/2007	WBC2, West Branch Consortia 2
ROI		Wading Rod Level
12/042,029	03/04/2008	In-Well Baffle System
ROI		Anaerobic Microbial Composition and Method of Using Same
60/959,928	06/26/2007	Spring Viremia of Carp Virus (SVCV) - DNA Vaccine [pSVCVnc]
ROI		Pore-Well Profiler
ROI		Electronic Switch Closure Indicator for USGS Velocity Meters
ROI		Bucket Wheel for Vertical Axis Fluid Velocity Meters
ROI		VASCO Explorer
7,294,275 B1	11/13/2007	Method for the Removal of Phosphorus from Wastewaters Using Acid Mine Drainage Sludge in a Flow Through Contactor

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