Patents by Inventor Charles R. Cushing

Charles R. Cushing 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).

  • Wastewater treatment
    Patent number: 7153423
    Abstract: Offshore facilities, systems, and methods for treating wastewater have been developed. An offshore wastewater treatment facility include wastewater treatment components (for preliminary treatment, primary treatment, secondary treatment, and/or advanced treatment); a means for moving wastewater from a land-based site to the facility; a means for removing treated wastewater from the facility; and a means for removing sludge from the facility. A method of treating wastewater includes: transporting wastewater from a site on land to a wastewater treatment facility located offshore in a body of water, and subjecting the wastewater to preliminary treatment, primary treatment, secondary treatment, and/or advanced treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2006
    Assignee: Water Standard Company, LLC
    Inventors: Andrew W. Gordon, Charles R. Cushing
  • Mobile desalination plants and systems, and methods for producing desalinated water
    Patent number: 7081205
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatus for desalinating water are provided. A vessel includes a water intake system, a reverse osmosis system, a concentrate discharge system, a permeate transfer system, a power source, and a control system. The concentrate discharge system includes a plurality of concentrate discharge ports.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2006
    Assignee: Water Standard Company, LLC
    Inventors: Andrew W. Gordon, Charles R. Cushing, Steven J. Duranceau, J. Michael Cavanaugh
  • Mobile desalination plants and systems, and methods for producing desalinated water
    Publication number: 20040065614
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatus for desalinating water are provided. A vessel includes a water intake system, a reverse osmosis system, a concentrate discharge system, a permeate transfer system, a power source, and a control system. The concentrate discharge system includes a plurality of concentrate discharge ports.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2003
    Publication date: April 8, 2004
    Inventors: Andrew W. Gordon, Charles R. Cushing, Steven J. Duranceau, J. Michael Cavanaugh