Patents by Inventor Edward John Jordan

Edward John Jordan 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: 9359239
    Abstract: A hybrid method and system of treating wastewater with reduced energy usage is disclosed. The treatment system has a sorption system, an anaerobic digester that digests or converts at least a portion of the solids or sludge from the sorption system, and an aerobic treatment tank that partially reduces oxygen demand of a portion of the sludge from the sorption tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: Evoqua Water Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Wenjun Liu, Edward John Jordan, George W. Smith
  • Patent number: 9359238
    Abstract: A hybrid method and system of treating wastewater with reduced energy usage is disclosed. The treatment system has a sorption system, an anaerobic digester that digests or converts at least a portion of the solids or sludge from the sorption system, and an aerobic treatment tank that partially reduces oxygen demand of a portion of the sludge from the sorption tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: Evoqua Water Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Wenjun Liu, Edward John Jordan, Marc Roehl
  • Patent number: 8894856
    Abstract: A hybrid method and system of treating wastewater with reduced energy usage is disclosed. The treatment system has a sorption system, an anaerobic digester that digests or converts at least a portion of the solids or sludge from the sorption system, and an aerobic treatment tank that partially reduces oxygen demand of a portion of the sludge from the sorption tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Evoqua Water Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Wenjun Liu, Edward John Jordan, George W. Smith
  • Patent number: 8894855
    Abstract: A hybrid method and system of treating wastewater with reduced energy usage is disclosed. The treatment system has a sorption system and an anaerobic digester that digests or converts at least a portion of the solids or sludge from the sorption system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Evoqua Water Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Wenjun Liu, Edward John Jordan, George W. Smith, Joseph Edward Zuback
  • Patent number: 8894857
    Abstract: A method and system of treating wastewater is disclosed. The treatment system has a nitrification-denitrification system comprising a sorption system, a biofilm system, and an anaerobic digester that digests or converts at least a portion of the solids or sludge from the sorption system and biofilm system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Evoqua Water Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Wenjun Liu, Edward John Jordan, Paul M. Gallagher
  • Publication number: 20140263010
    Abstract: A hybrid method and system of treating wastewater with reduced energy usage is disclosed. The treatment system has a sorption system, an anaerobic digester that digests or converts at least a portion of the solids or sludge from the sorption system, and an aerobic treatment tank that partially reduces oxygen demand of a portion of the sludge from the sorption tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: EVOQUA WATER TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventors: Wenjun Liu, Edward John Jordan, George W. Smith
  • Patent number: 8801931
    Abstract: A hybrid method and system of treating wastewater with reduced energy usage is disclosed. The treatment system has a sorption system, an anaerobic digester that digests or converts at least a portion of the solids or sludge from the sorption system, and an aerobic treatment tank that partially reduces oxygen demand of a portion of the sludge from the sorption tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Evoqua Water Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Wenjun Liu, Edward John Jordan, George W. Smith
  • Publication number: 20140175009
    Abstract: A hybrid method and system of treating wastewater with reduced energy usage is disclosed. The treatment system has a sorption system, an anaerobic digester that digests or converts at least a portion of the solids or sludge from the sorption system, and an aerobic treatment tank that partially reduces oxygen demand of a portion of the sludge from the sorption tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2011
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: Siemens Water Technologies Corp.
    Inventors: Wenjun Liu, Edward John Jordan, George W. Smith
  • Publication number: 20140076799
    Abstract: A method and system of treating wastewater is disclosed. The treatment system has a nitrification-denitrification system comprising a sorption system, a biofilm system, and an anaerobic digester that digests or converts at least a portion of the solids or sludge from the sorption system and biofilm system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2011
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: Siemens Water Technologies Pte Ltd.
    Inventors: Wenjun Liu, Edward John Jordan, Paul M. Gallagher
  • Publication number: 20140034573
    Abstract: A hybrid method and system of treating wastewater with reduced energy usage is disclosed. The treatment system has a sorption system and an anaerobic digester that digests or converts at least a portion of the solids or sludge from the sorption system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Inventors: Wenjun Liu, Edward John Jordan, George W. Smith, Joseph Edward Zuback
  • Publication number: 20140027374
    Abstract: A hybrid method and system of treating wastewater with reduced energy usage is disclosed. The treatment system has a sorption system, an anaerobic digester that digests or converts at least a portion of the solids or sludge from the sorption system, and an aerobic treatment tank that partially reduces oxygen demand of a portion of the sludge from the sorption tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2013
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: SIEMENS WATER TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventors: Wenjun Liu, Edward John Jordan, George W. Smith
  • Publication number: 20140021130
    Abstract: A hybrid method and system of treating wastewater with reduced energy usage is disclosed. The treatment system has a sorption system, an anaerobic digester that digests or converts at least a portion of the solids or sludge from the sorption system, and an aerobic treatment tank that partially reduces oxygen demand of a portion of the sludge from the sorption tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2013
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicant: SIEMENS WATER TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventors: Wenjun Liu, Edward John Jordan, Marc Roehl
  • Publication number: 20120285885
    Abstract: Aspects and embodiments of the present application are direction to systems and methods for treating fluids and to systems and methods for cleaning membrane modules used in the treatment of fluids. Disclosed herein is a membrane filtration system and a method of operating same. The membrane filtration system comprises a plurality of membrane modules positioned in a feed tank, at least one of the membrane modules having a gas slug generator positioned below a lower header thereof, the gas slug generator configured and arranged to deliver a gas slug along surfaces of membranes within the at least one of the membrane modules. The membrane filtration system may further comprise a global aeration system configured to operate independently from an aeration system providing a gas to the gas slug generator. The global aeration system may be configured and arranged to induce a global circulatory flow of fluid throughout the feed tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2012
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Applicant: SIEMENS INDUSTRY, INC.
    Inventors: Gerin James, Roger Phelps, Peter Zauner, Fufang Zha, Joseph Edward Zuback, Edward John Jordan, Wenjun Liu
  • Publication number: 20110259821
    Abstract: A method and system of treating wastewater is disclosed. The treatment system has a nitrification-denitrification system comprising a sorption system, a biofilm system, and an anaerobic digester that digests or converts at least a portion of the solids or sludge from the sorption system and biofilm system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2011
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Applicant: SIEMENS INDUSTRY, INC.
    Inventors: Wenjun Liu, Edward John Jordan, Paul M. Gallagher
  • Publication number: 20110203992
    Abstract: A hybrid method and system of treating wastewater with reduced energy usage is disclosed. The treatment system has a sorption system, an anaerobic digester that digests or converts at least a portion of the solids or sludge from the sorption system, and an aerobic treatment tank that partially reduces oxygen demand of a portion of the sludge from the sorption tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2011
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Applicant: Siemens Water Technologies Corp.
    Inventors: Wenjun Liu, Edward John Jordan, George W. Smith
  • Patent number: 7850851
    Abstract: A process for treating waste water to remove phosphorous and nitrogen in a treatment system including an anaerobic zone (5) containing an anaerobic mixed liquor having organisms which release phosphorous into the anaerobic mixed liquor; an anoxic zone (7) containing an anoxic mixed liquor having organisms which uptake phosphorous and denitrify the anoxic mixed liquor and an aerobic zone (9) containing an aerobic mixed liquor having organisms which uptake phosphorous and nitrify the aerobic mixed liquor; the process including the steps of providing wastewater to be treated into the anaerobic zone (5) and communicating anaerobic mixed liquor from the anaerobic zone (5) to the anoxic zone (7). The anoxic mixed liquor is then communicated from the anoxic zone (7) to the anaerobic zone (5) and the anoxic mixed liquor from the anoxic zone (7) to the amble zone (9).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: Siemens Water Technologies Corp.
    Inventors: Fufang Zha, Edward John Jordan
  • Publication number: 20100133177
    Abstract: A process for treating waste water to remove phosphorous and nitrogen in a treatment system including an anaerobic zone (5) containing an anaerobic mixed liquor having organisms which release phosphorous into the anaerobic mixed liquor; an anoxic zone (7) containing an anoxic mixed liquor having organisms which uptake phosphorous and denitrify the anoxic mixed liquor and an aerobic zone (9) containing an aerobic mixed liquor having organisms which uptake phosphorous and nitrify the aerobic mixed liquor; the process including the steps of providing wastewater to be treated into the anaerobic zone (5) and communicating anaerobic mixed liquor from the anaerobic zone (5) to the anoxic zone (7). The anoxic mixed liquor is then communicated from the anoxic zone (7) to the anaerobic zone (5) and the anoxic mixed liquor from the anoxic zone (7) to the amble zone (9).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2006
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Inventors: Fufang Zha, Edward John Jordan
  • Patent number: 7718065
    Abstract: The invention relates to a membrane bioreactor process combined with an advanced biological sludge digestion process that provides significant improvements in sludge digestion by reducing the costs and resources required for disposing of digested sludge. The offline treatment vessel is used to solubilize the organic material by operating in a very low oxygen environment. Digested process fluid is transferred back to the membrane bioreactor. The processes and apparatus substantially reduce the production of waste sludge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Assignee: Siemens Water Technologies Corp.
    Inventor: Edward John Jordan
  • Patent number: 7655142
    Abstract: A method of controlling the operating parameters of a membrane bioreactor system, the method including the steps of determining a control algorithm based on the relationship between the value of a parameter of the influent provided to the membrane bioreactor system and an optimal performance measurement parameter of the system and controlling one or more operating parameters of the membrane bioreactor system using the determined control algorithm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2010
    Assignee: Siemens Water Technologies Corp.
    Inventors: Wenjun Liu, Fufang Zha, Matthew Kuzma, Edward John Jordan
  • Publication number: 20090020475
    Abstract: The invention relates to a membrane bioreactor process combined with an advanced biological sludge digestion process that provides significant improvements in sludge digestion by reducing the costs and resources required for disposing of digested sludge. The offline treatment vessel is used to solubilize the organic material by operating in a very low oxygen environment. Digested process fluid is transferred back to the membrane bioreactor. The processes and apparatus substantially reduce the production of waste sludge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2008
    Publication date: January 22, 2009
    Inventor: Edward John Jordan