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Bruce E. Rittmann
Also filed as: RITTMANN BRUCE · RITTMANN BRUCE E · Rittmann Bruce Edward
20 granted patents·16 pending applications·181 citations·filing 1998–2025
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36 records- 0191US6387262B1Hollow-fiber membrane biofilm reactor for autohydrogenotrophic treatment of waterUNIV NORTHWESTERN·Filed 2000·Granted May 14, 2002·80 cites·4 claims
- 0286US7186340B1Perchlorate reduction and related water treatment methodsUNIV NORTHWESTERN·Filed 2004·Granted Mar 6, 2007·32 cites·42 claims
- 0384US12168622B2Methods and systems for removing trichloroethane, trichloroethene, and 1,4-dioxane from contaminated water and wastewaterUNIV ARIZONA STATE·Filed 2021·Granted Dec 17, 2024·1 cites·18 claims
- 0479US9549955B2Reducing short-chain fatty acids and energy uptake in obese humans by managing their intestinal microbial communitiesARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS FOR AND ON BEHALF OF ARIZONA STATE UNIV·Filed 2014·Granted Jan 24, 2017·9 cites·3 claims
- 0578US9216919B2Microbial electrolysis cells and methods for the production of chemical productsARIZONA SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ENTPR LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Dec 22, 2015·6 cites·12 claims
- 0678US8734968B2Micro-sized microbial fuel cellCHAE JUNSEOK·Filed 2011·Granted May 27, 2014·6 cites·14 claims
- 0776US7491331B2Methods for total nitrogen removalUNIV NORTHWESTERN·Filed 2008·Granted Feb 17, 2009·7 cites·9 claims
- 0875US11459253B2Methods of recovering platinum group metals from waste streamsUNIV ARIZONA STATE·Filed 2017·Granted Oct 4, 2022·1 cites·20 claims
- 0974US7338597B1Apparatus for water treatmentUNIV NORTHWESTERN·Filed 2004·Granted Mar 4, 2008·15 cites·22 claims
- 1071US7632415B1Apparatus and methods for water treatmentUNIV NORTHWESTERN·Filed 2008·Granted Dec 15, 2009·3 cites·21 claims
- 1170US9142852B2Bicarbonate and carbonate as hydroxide carriers in a biological fuel cellRITTMANN BRUCE E·Filed 2009·Granted Sep 22, 2015·2 cites·22 claims
- 1269US2024384216A1Method and system for membrane carbonationUNIV ARIZONA STATE·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 1369US2023002263A1Systems for catalytically removing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances from a fluid and related methodsUNIV ARIZONA STATE·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 1469US2024336504A1Systems for catalytically removing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances from a fluid and related methodsUNIV ARIZONA STATE·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 1567US10435659B2Membrane biofilm reactors, systems, and methods for producing organic productsUNIV ARIZONA STATE·Filed 2015·Granted Oct 8, 2019·1 cites·15 claims
- 1666US11155776B2Membrane biofilm reactors, systems, and methods for producing organic productsUNIV ARIZONA STATE·Filed 2019·Granted Oct 26, 2021·0 cites·14 claims
- 1763US8388844B2Intimate coupling of photocatalysis and biodegradation in a photocatalytic circulating-bed biofilm reactorMARSOLEK MICHAEL·Filed 2008·Granted Mar 5, 2013·5 cites·24 claims
- 1863US7910009B1Apparatus and methods for water treatmentUNIV NORTHWESTERN·Filed 2009·Granted Mar 22, 2011·1 cites·20 claims
- 1962US8394273B2Method and system for surface water treatmentRITTMANN BRUCE E·Filed 2009·Granted Mar 12, 2013·1 cites·20 claims
- 2062US7384554B2Methods for total nitrogen removal from waste streamsUNIV NORTHWESTERN·Filed 2005·Granted Jun 10, 2008·2 cites·10 claims
- 2161US2025236544A1Systems comprising multiple catalysts for catalytically removing oxidized contaminants from a fluid and related methodsUNIV ARIZONA STATE·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 2259US2024316526A1Photocatalytic hydrogen peroxide production in a dual optical fiber-membrane systemLAI YEN JUNG·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 2358US2013295649A1Photobioreactor System with High Specific Growth Rate and Low Dilution RateUNIV ARIZONA·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
- 2456US2024001308A1Systems for removing explosives and other coexisting contaminants from water and related methodsUNIV ARIZONA STATE·Filed 2021·Application pending·0 cites
- 2555US2023137006A1Methods and systems for producing elemental selenium during selenate removal from waterARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS OF BEHALF OF ARIZONA STATE UNIV·Filed 2021·Application pending·0 cites
- 2654US11970683B2Method and system for membrane carbonationUNIV ARIZONA STATE·Filed 2020·Granted Apr 30, 2024·0 cites·17 claims
- 2752US2021155515A1Organic industrial tailwater treatment method based on simultaneous combination of ozonation and biodegradation (scob)UNIV NORTHEAST·Filed 2020·Application pending·0 cites
- 2851US2011014683A1System and Method for Growing Photosynthetic CellsUNIV ARIZONA·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 2947US2025269348A1Photocatalytic reduction of carbon dioxide in a dual optical-fiber photocatalytic systemLAI YEN JUNG·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 3045US2015030888A1Methods and systems for microbial fuel cells with improved cathodesUNIV ARIZONA·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
- 3141US6808879B1Means for qualitative and quantitative analysis of microbial populations potentially present in a sampleSUEZ LYONNAISE DES EAUX·Filed 1998·Granted Oct 26, 2004·9 cites·30 claims
- 3241US2013345990A1Tool for optimizing chlorinated-solvent bioremediation through integration of chemical and molecular data with electron and alkalinity balancesZIV-EL MICHAL·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
- 3338US2013230498A1Reducing short-chain fatty acids and energy uptake in obese humans by managing their intestinal microbial communitiesRITTMANN BRUCE·Filed 2011·Application pending·0 cites
- 3437US2012082869A1Microbial Electrolytic CellRITTMANN BRUCE E·Filed 2010·Application pending·0 cites
- 3534US2013115684A1Methods and systems for reduction of halogenated compoundsRITTMANN BRUCE E·Filed 2011·Application pending·0 cites
- 3627US11306280B2Systems and methods of atmospheric carbon dioxide enrichment and delivery to photobioreactors via membrane carbonationRITTMANN BRUCE·Filed 2016·Granted Apr 19, 2022·0 cites·28 claims
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