Patents by Inventor Brett Showalter

Brett Showalter 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).

  • Patent number: 9387435
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods for the on-site manufacture of aqueous-based mercury sorbent compositions prepared using a process water. The sorbent compositions may be aqueous-based materials manufactured from a silica containing precursor, a metal species, and a sulfur-based species, in the presence of a process waters, such as a process water from a coal-fired power plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: Ecolab USA Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas S. Ergang, Bruce Keiser, Rebecca Stiles, Brett Showalter
  • Patent number: 9387434
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods for the on-site manufacture of aqueous-based mercury sorbent compositions prepared using a process water. The sorbent compositions may be aqueous-based materials manufactured from a silica containing precursor, a metal species, and a sulfur-based species, in the presence of a process waters, such as a process water from a coal-fired power plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: Ecolab USA Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas S. Ergang, Bruce Keiser, Rebecca Stiles, Brett Showalter
  • Patent number: 8974762
    Abstract: Methods of forming a silica-containing products are disclosed. One method comprises: (a) providing a silica containing precursor (SCP) contained in solution that has a pH less than or equal to a pH of 7; (b) optionally doping the SCP with one or more metal species; (d) adding an effective amount of salt to the solution so that the conductivity of the solution is greater than or equal to 4 mS; (e) optionally filtering and drying the SCP; and (f) optionally reacting the dried product from step e with a functional group. Another method comprises: (a) providing a silica containing precursor (SCP) contained in solution that has a pH greater than 7; (b) adjusting the pH of the solution to less than or equal to 7; (c) optionally doping the SCP with one or more metal species; (d) adjusting the pH of the solution to greater than 7; and (e) adding an effective amount of salt to the solution so that the conductivity of the solution is greater than or equal to 4 mS; (f) optionally filtering and drying the SCP.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Nalco Company
    Inventors: Nicholas S. Ergang, Bruce A. Keiser, Richard Mimna, Brett Showalter, Ian Saratovsky, Hung-Ting Chen
  • Publication number: 20140050640
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods for the on-site manufacture of aqueous-based mercury sorbent compositions prepared using a process water. The sorbent compositions may be aqueous-based materials manufactured from a silica containing precursor, a metal species, and a sulfur-based species, in the presence of a process waters, such as a process water from a coal-fired power plant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2013
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Inventors: Nicholas S. Ergang, Bruce Keiser, Rebecca Stiles, Brett Showalter
  • Publication number: 20140050641
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods for the on-site manufacture of aqueous-based mercury sorbent compositions prepared using a process water. The sorbent compositions may be aqueous-based materials manufactured from a silica containing precursor, a metal species, and a sulfur-based species, in the presence of a process waters, such as a process water from a coal-fired power plant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2013
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Inventors: Nicholas S. Ergang, Bruce Keiser, Rebecca Stiles, Brett Showalter
  • Publication number: 20130036946
    Abstract: Methods of forming a silica-containing products are disclosed. One method comprises: (a) providing a silica containing precursor (SCP) contained in solution that has a pH less than or equal to a pH of 7; (b) optionally doping the SCP with one or more metal species; (d) adding an effective amount of salt to the solution so that the conductivity of the solution is greater than or equal to 4 mS; (e) optionally filtering and drying the SCP; and (f) optionally reacting the dried product from step e with a functional group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2011
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Inventors: Nicholas S. Ergang, Bruce A. Keiser, Richard Mimna, Brett Showalter, Ian Saratovsky, Hung-Ting Chen
  • Publication number: 20090186859
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds that release nitric oxide, e.g., a compound of Formula (I) wherein R1-10, X, and n are as described herein, which are NSAID derivatives comprising a diazeniumdiolate moiety N2O2?. The compounds are chemopreventive agents with gastric-sparing, analgesic, cardioprotective, and/or anti-inflammatory properties. Also disclosed is a pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound of the invention and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. Also disclosed is a method of preventing or treating cancer or treating inflammation or an inflammation-related condition in a mammal comprising administering an effective amount of a compound of the invention to the mammal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2007
    Publication date: July 23, 2009
    Applicants: THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AS REPRESENTED BY THE SEC., DEPT. OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, The Governors of the University of Alberta
    Inventors: Carlos A. Velázquez, Joseph E. Saavedra, Larry Keefer, Brett Showalter, Edward E. Knaus