Patents by Inventor Harold Kinasewich
Harold Kinasewich 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).
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Patent number: 9044708Abstract: An apparatus for treating headspace gas has a production water tank, a source of at least one of oxygen and ozone, a diffuser, and a reaction tank. The production water tank contains a headspace gas and a headspace gas outlet. At least a portion of the headspace gas is a sulfide gas. The diffuser diffuses a mixture of the at least one of oxygen and ozone and headspace gas from the production water tank via the headspace gas outlet into a liquid solvent. The at least one of oxygen and ozone oxidizes at least a portion of the sulfide gas as they pass through the diffuser. The reaction tank for receives the liquid solvent.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2011Date of Patent: June 2, 2015Assignee: Seair Inc.Inventors: Harold Kinasewich, Kyle Greene, Todd J. Webb
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Publication number: 20140326677Abstract: A method of treating produced water containing hydrocarbons includes introducing microbubbles of a lift gas into the produced water in a separation stage to float oil to a surface of the produced water. The top layer of oil is removed from the surface of the produced water. Microbubbles of an oxidizing gas are introduced into the produced water in an aeration stage to oxidize contaminants. Microbubbles of an ultra-violet light treated oxidizing gas are introduced into the produced water in an advanced oxidation stage to oxidize remaining contaminants.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2011Publication date: November 6, 2014Inventors: Harold Kinasewich, Kyle Greene, Todd Webb, Mike Zelen
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Patent number: 8496808Abstract: A wastewater treatment apparatus (10) includes one or more treatment tanks (12, 14). Each treatment tank (12, 14) has an associated oxygenation treatment circuit (18) including a gas and liquid mixing chamber (20), a gas injector (22) upstream of the mixing chamber (20) and one of an oxygen generator (24) or an ozone generator (26) supplying gas to the gas injector (22), and a pump (28, 29) for pumping wastewater from the treatment tank (12, 14) through the mixing chamber (20) and back to the treatment tank (28, 29).Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2007Date of Patent: July 30, 2013Assignee: Seair IncInventors: Harold Kinasewich, Chris Kinasewich
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Publication number: 20120256011Abstract: A method of high flow gas diffusion is described involving the following steps. Firstly, positioning at least one diffuser in an upper portion of a vessel. Secondly, filling the upper portion of the vessel with a gas to create a gas zone. Thirdly, passing a liquid through the at least one diffuser to create at least two liquid streams that impinge upon each other in the gas zone in a shearing action that causes the liquid to interact with the gas. Fourthly, collecting and removing treated liquid from a lower portion of the vessel.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2010Publication date: October 11, 2012Applicant: SEAIR INC.Inventors: Harold Kinasewich, Kyle Greene, Todd Webb
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Patent number: 8182678Abstract: An apparatus for treating liquid includes a tank having a water inlet for receiving water, a treated water outlet for outputting treated water and a flow path between the inlet and the outlet. An injection section of the tank is located along the flow path of the tank with an outlet toward a bottom of the tank. Ozonated liquid containing ozone microbubbles is injected through an injection manifold positioned within the injection section of the tank. The ozone microbubbles adsorb to impurities in the ozonated water. A separation section of the tank is positioned downstream of the outlet of the injection section. The separation section has a contact surface such that the ozonated water travels upward to contact the contact surface and such that at least a portion of the ozone microbubbles adsorb to the contact surface.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2009Date of Patent: May 22, 2012Assignee: Seair Inc.Inventors: Harold Kinasewich, Kyle Greene
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Publication number: 20120039780Abstract: An apparatus for treating headspace gas has a production water tank, a shource of at least one of oxygen and ozone, a diffuser, and a reaction tank. The production water tank contains a headspace gas and a headspace gas outlet. At least a portion of the headspace gas is a sulfide gas. The diffuser diffuses a mixture of the at least one of oxygen and ozone and headspace gas from the production water tank via the headspace gas outlet into a liquid solvent. The at least one of oxygen and ozone oxidizes at least a portion of the sulfide gas as they pass through the diffuser. The reaction tank for receives the liquid solvent.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2011Publication date: February 16, 2012Applicant: SEAIR INC.Inventors: Harold Kinasewich, Kyle Greene, Todd J. Webb
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Publication number: 20100096305Abstract: A wastewater treatment apparatus (10) includes one or more treatment tanks (12, 14). Each treatment tank (12, 14) has an associated oxygenation treatment circuit (18) including a gas and liquid mixing chamber (20), a gas injector (22) upstream of the mixing chamber (20) and one of an oxygen generator (24) or an ozone generator (26) supplying gas to the gas injector (22), and a pump (28, 29) for pumping wastewater from the treatment tank (12, 14) through the mixing chamber (20) and back to the treatment tank (28, 29).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2007Publication date: April 22, 2010Applicant: SEAIR INC.Inventors: Harold Kinasewich, Chris Kinasewich
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Publication number: 20090178967Abstract: An apparatus for treating liquid includes a tank having a water inlet for receiving water, a treated water outlet for outputting treated water and a flow path between the inlet and the outlet. An injection section of the tank is located along the flow path of the tank with an outlet toward a bottom of the tank. Ozonated liquid containing ozone microbubbles is injected through an injection manifold positioned within the injection section of the tank. The ozone microbubbles adsorb to impurities in the ozonated water. A separation section of the tank is positioned downstream of the outlet of the injection section. The separation section has a contact surface such that the ozonated water travels upward to contact the contact surface and such that at least a portion of the ozone microbubbles adsorb to the contact surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2009Publication date: July 16, 2009Applicant: SEAIR INC.Inventors: Harold KINASEWICH, Kyle GREENE
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Publication number: 20050218533Abstract: A diffuser (10) having a body (12) with a blind bore (18) having a closed impaction end (22). Fluids are diffused radially from the body (12) through slots (26). The diffuser (10) is characterized by a central slot (28), a lower slot (3) and an upper slot (32). The central slot (28) discharges a first fluid stream (34) substantially horizontally. The lower slot (30) discharges a second fluid stream (36) at an upward angle to impinge upon the first fluid stream (34). The upper slot (32) discharges a third fluid stream (38) at a downward angle to impinge upon the first fluid stream (34). The diffuser, as described above, has proven to be effective for use in aeration of water for aquaculture.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2002Publication date: October 6, 2005Inventors: Paul Thomas, Harold Kinasewich