Patents by Inventor Amanda K. Kimball

Amanda K. Kimball has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • ELECTRODECONTAMINATION OF CONTAMINATED SURFACES
    Publication number: 20090260978
    Abstract: A decontaminating system 200 is provided that includes: (a) a decontaminating apparatus 100 including (i) an electrically conductive scrubbing shoe 104 having an inlet 204 for a gel-like material and (ii) an insulating standoff 116 positioned between the scrubbing shoe 104 and a surface 120 to be decontaminated to maintain a desired distance between the scrubbing shoe 104 and the surface 120; (b) a reservoir 216 for the gel-like material 124, the reservoir 216 being in communication with the inlet 204; and (c) a voltage source 224 in communication with the electrically conductive scrubbing shoe 104, whereby a current is passed through the gel-like material 124 applied to the surface 120, thereby removing contaminants from the surface 120.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2009
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Inventors: Bradley D. Veatch, Zinaida Ibrisagic, Amanda K. Kimball, Thomas E. Broderick
  • High capacity regenerable sorbent for removal of arsenic and other toxic ions from drinking water
    Patent number: 7326346
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a sorbent comprising a disordered polyvalent metal oxide on the surface of an inert substrate. The substrate can be a layered silicate, such as vermiculite, an aluminosilicate such as montmorillonite, or a nonlayered silicate such as a zeolite. The sorbent removes ionic contaminants, such as arsenic, from process streams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2008
    Assignee: ADA Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: John Stanley Lovell, Thomas E. Broderick, Craig S. Turchi, Amanda K. Kimball
  • High capacity regenerable sorbent for removing arsenic and other toxic ions from drinking water
    Patent number: 7183235
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a sorbent comprising a disordered polyvalent metal oxide on the surface of an inert substrate. The substrate can be a layered silicate, such as vermiculite, an aluminosilicate such as montmorillonite, or a nonlayered silicate such as a zeolite. The sorbent removes ionic contaminants, such as arsenic, from process streams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: ADA Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: John Stanley Lovell, Thomas E. Broderick, Craig S. Turchi, Amanda K. Kimball