Patents by Inventor L. Fred Roensch

L. Fred Roensch 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: 7077995
    Abstract: The present invention provides a new method for the in situ generation of chlorine dioxide from a solution of sodium chlorite and carbon dioxide. The present invention produces effective levels of chlorine dioxide without having to resort to the use of hydrochloric acid, sulfuric acid, hydrogen peroxide, chlorine, sulfur dioxide, or methanol. By eliminating the use of toxic and/or hazardous compounds, the present invention provides a safer means for generating and using chlorine dioxide in a wider variety of applications than previously possible. For instance, the present invention can easily be adapted for the treatment of combustion exhaust gases, flue gases, cooling towers, chilled water systems, contaminated groundwater, and agricultural produce or products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2006
    Assignee: ChemTreat, Inc.,
    Inventors: L. Fred Roensch, Richard H. Tribble, Dick Hilliard
  • Publication number: 20040232087
    Abstract: The present invention provides a new method for the in situ generation of chlorine dioxide from a solution of sodium chlorite and carbon dioxide. The present invention produces effective levels of chlorine dioxide without having to resort to the use of hydrochloric acid, sulfuric acid, hydrogen peroxide, chlorine, sulfur dioxide, or methanol. By eliminating the use of toxic and/or hazardous compounds, the present invention provides a safer means for generating and using chlorine dioxide in a wider variety of applications than previously possible. For instance, the present invention can easily be adapted for the treatment of combustion exhaust gases, flue gases, cooling towers, chilled water systems, contaminated groundwater, and agricultural produce or products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2004
    Publication date: November 25, 2004
    Inventors: L. Fred Roensch, Richard H. Tribble, Dick Hilliard
  • Patent number: 6761872
    Abstract: The present invention provides a new method for the in situ generation of chlorine dioxide from a solution of sodium chlorite and carbon dioxide. The present invention produces effective levels of chlorine dioxide without having to resort to the use of hydrochloric acid, sulfuric acid, hydrogen peroxide, chlorine, sulfur dioxide, or methanol. By eliminating the use of toxic and/or hazardous compounds, the present invention provides a safer means for generating and using chlorine dioxide in a wider variety of applications than previously possible. For instance, the present invention can easily be adapted for the treatment of combustion exhaust gases, flue gases, cooling towers, chilled water systems, contaminated groundwater, and agricultural produce or products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2004
    Assignee: ChemTreat, Inc.
    Inventors: L. Fred Roensch, Richard H. Tribble, Dick Hilliard
  • Publication number: 20030003015
    Abstract: The present invention provides a new method for the in situ generation of chlorine dioxide from a solution of sodium chlorite and carbon dioxide. The present invention produces effective levels of chlorine dioxide without having to resort to the use of hydrochloric acid, sulfuric acid, hydrogen peroxide, chlorine, sulfur dioxide, or methanol. By eliminating the use of toxic and/or hazardous compounds, the present invention provides a safer means for generating and using chlorine dioxide in a wider variety of applications than previously possible. For instance, the present invention can easily be adapted for the treatment of combustion exhaust gases, flue gases, cooling towers, chilled water systems, contaminated groundwater, and agricultural produce or products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2002
    Publication date: January 2, 2003
    Inventors: L. Fred Roensch, Richard H. Tribble, Dick Hilliard
  • Patent number: 6436345
    Abstract: The present invention provides a new method for the in situ generation of chlorine dioxide from a solution of sodium chlorite and carbon dioxide. The present invention produces effective levels of chlorine dioxide without having to resort to the use of hydrochloric acid, sulfuric acid, hydrogen peroxide, chlorine, sulfur dioxide, or methanol. By eliminating the use of toxic and/or hazardous compounds, the present invention provides a safer means for generating and using chlorine dioxide in a wider variety of applications than previously possible. For instance, the present invention can easily be adapted for the treatment of combustion exhaust gases, flue gases, cooling towers, chilled water systems, contaminated groundwater, and agricultural produce or products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2002
    Assignee: ChemTreat, Inc.
    Inventors: L. Fred Roensch, Richard H. Tribble, Dick Hilliard
  • Patent number: 4997571
    Abstract: A method of treating and removing volatile organic contaminants from ground water by treating the water with effective amounts of a water-soluble polymeric sequesterant comprising polymers derived from acrylic acid or organic acid, followed by the addition of a biocide, e.g., chlorine, and then subsequently passing the treated water through a packed column or air stripper wherein the volatile organic contaminants are removed by passing air in a counter-direction to the flow of water at temperatures ranging from about 40.degree. to about 200.degree. F.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 1990
    Date of Patent: March 5, 1991
    Assignee: Mogul Corporation
    Inventors: L. Fred Roensch, Hershel Zamechek, Kelvin Y. Chang, Eric J. Dlugosz
  • Patent number: 4464228
    Abstract: A method of stripping volatile contaminants from ammonia plant process condensate and recovering a stripped process condensate and using same as a high quality makeup water for operating units within the ammonia process which comprises:(a) feeding ammonia plant process condensate to the upper stages of an evaporative stripping tower equipped with a collection basin, and(b) allowing said condensate to flow downwardly against an upward flow of air, and(c) operating the evaporative stripping tower in at least a once-through manner, and(d) collecting the stripped process condensate in the evaporative tower collection basin, and(e) recovering the stripped process condensate from the evaporative tower basin, and(f) reusing this stripped process condensate as water makeup for other process operating units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 1982
    Date of Patent: August 7, 1984
    Assignee: Nalco Chemical Company
    Inventor: L. Fred Roensch