Patents by Inventor Christopher John Athmer

Christopher John Athmer 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).

  • Electrokinetic soil desalinization system and method
    Patent number: 9545651
    Abstract: A system for electrokinetic desalinization of soil may include at least one cathode including a hollow cathode tube perforated along its length to allow liquid water to pass through the cathode tube from an exterior thereof to an interior thereof, and a cathode conductor extending along an exterior surface of the cathode tube; at least one anode including a hollow anode tube perforated along its length to allow liquid water to pass through the anode tube from an exterior thereof to an interior thereof, and an anode conductor extending along an exterior surface of the anode tube; a make-up water line communicating with the interior of the anode tube; an anode discharge line communicating with the interior of the anode tube; and a cathode discharge line communicating with the interior of the cathode tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: TERRAN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Christopher John Athmer, Brent Elliot Huntsman
  • Electrokinetic Soil Desalinization System and Method
    Publication number: 20160052030
    Abstract: A system for electrokinetic desalinization of soil may include at least one cathode including a hollow cathode tube perforated along its length to allow liquid water to pass through the cathode tube from an exterior thereof to an interior thereof, and a cathode conductor extending along an exterior surface of the cathode tube; at least one anode including a hollow anode tube perforated along its length to allow liquid water to pass through the anode tube from an exterior thereof to an interior thereof, and an anode conductor extending along an exterior surface of the anode tube; a make-up water line communicating with the interior of the anode tube; an anode discharge line communicating with the interior of the anode tube; and a cathode discharge line communicating with the interior of the cathode tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2014
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Inventors: Christopher John Athmer, Brent Elliot Huntsman