Patents by Inventor Karen Meyer Bertram

Karen Meyer Bertram 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: 10612778
    Abstract: Systems and methods for a pyrolytic oven for processing waste include multiple zones associated with multiple independently-controlled heating sources. The pyrolytic oven may have multiple sensors also associated with each zone. The pyrolytic oven may also include a fuel management system which adjusts a power level of each heating source for each zone independently based on a reading of the corresponding sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Inventors: Karen Meyer Bertram, Dan Watts
  • Patent number: 10101086
    Abstract: A pyrolytic converter for treating waste materials has an elongated oven that has different channels. The different channels share the length of the elongated oven and divided to occupy different portions of a cross section of the oven. The pyrolytic converter also has a heating source that is configured to supply heat to a portion of the waste materials located within a channel at a specific temperature and to supply heat to another portion of the waste materials located within a different channel at a different temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Inventor: Karen Meyer Bertram
  • Publication number: 20170115000
    Abstract: Systems and methods for a pyrolytic oven for processing waste include multiple zones associated with multiple independently-controlled heating sources. The pyrolytic oven may have multiple sensors also associated with each zone. The pyrolytic oven may also include a fuel management system which adjusts a power level of each heating source for each zone independently based on a reading of the corresponding sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2017
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Inventors: Karen Meyer Bertram, Dan Watts
  • Patent number: 9568190
    Abstract: Systems and methods for a pyrolytic oven for processing waste include multiple zones associated with multiple independently-controlled heating sources. The pyrolytic oven may have multiple sensors also associated with each zone. The pyrolytic oven may also include a fuel management system which adjusts a power level of each heating source for each zone independently based on a reading of the corresponding sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Inventors: Karen Meyer Bertram, Dan Watts
  • Publication number: 20150362182
    Abstract: Systems and methods for a pyrolytic oven for processing waste include multiple zones associated with multiple independently-controlled heating sources. The pyrolytic oven may have multiple sensors also associated with each zone. The pyrolytic oven may also include a fuel management system which adjusts a power level of each heating source for each zone independently based on a reading of the corresponding sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2015
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Inventors: Karen Meyer Bertram, Dan Watts
  • Publication number: 20150362183
    Abstract: A pyrolytic converter for treating waste materials has an elongated oven that has different channels. The different channels share the length of the elongated oven and divided to occupy different portions of a cross section of the oven. The pyrolytic converter also has a heating source that is configured to supply heat to a portion of the waste materials located within a channel at a specific temperature and to supply heat to another portion of the waste materials located within a different channel at a different temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2015
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Inventor: Karen Meyer Bertram
  • Patent number: 7832343
    Abstract: A pyrolyzer has a heated inner housing that includes first and second conveyors. Preferred conveyors have independent or at least potentially independent flows of material to be pyrolyzed. All suitable conveyors are contemplated, including especially screw conveyors, or combination of screw and paddle conveyors. Both first and second conveyors can be disposed within a common lumen, with a partial divider between them. An alternative divider is also contemplated that more or less divides the inner housing into two lumens. Thus, the lumens can be entirely distinct, or can have cross-flow of gases and/or material being pyrolyzed. Heat transfer fins can be advantageously attached, extend from, or be otherwise coupled to the inner housing to assist in transfer of heat into the lumen(s) of the inner housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2010
    Assignee: International Environmental Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: William Walker, Karen Meyer Bertram