Patents by Inventor Mark James Groves

Mark James Groves 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).

  • Publication number: 20220246053
    Abstract: Training labs for training linemen and other power or utility technicians are disclosed. The training labs can be configured to provide equipotential zone (EPZ) grounding training in overhead and/or underground power scenarios. In some instances, the training labs can be mobile. For example, a mobile training lab can comprise an overhead training side that comprises one more deployable overhead power poles and/or an underground side comprising one or more component cabinets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2022
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventors: Mark James Groves, Dean Coriell, Joseph Wiley, Phillip Lee Carrillo, Aaron Howell, Ole James Groves, John Michael Perez, Matthew Clayton Compher
  • Patent number: 11331592
    Abstract: A salt recovery system, comprising: a) a salt recovery tank, configured to receive and hold brine; b) a fluid tank, configured to hold a fluid and comprising a heater configured and heat the fluid in the fluid tank; c) a heat exchanger pipe, configured to receive the fluid from the fluid tank, to enable heat exchange between the fluid in the heat exchanger pipe and the brine in the salt recovery tank, and to release the fluid into the fluid tank; d) a circulation pump configured for driving a circulation of the fluid from the fluid tank, through the heat exchanger pipe, and back into the fluid tank; e) a first vacuum pump configured to lower pressure inside the salt recovery tank and to pump the water vapor out the salt recovery tank; f) a recycled water tank, configured to receive the water vapor from the first vacuum pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Inventors: Oliver James Groves, Mark James Groves, Shad James Groves
  • Patent number: 11247927
    Abstract: A water purification system comprising a salvage pump, a vacuum assembly, and a clean water assembly. The salvage pump is configured to draw water from a water source. The vacuum assembly is configured to remove solutes from the water via vacuum evaporation. The clean water assembly is configured to remove non-soluble particles and/or bacteria from the water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Inventors: Oliver James Groves, Mark James Groves, Shad James Groves
  • Publication number: 20210390880
    Abstract: Mobile training labs for training gas technicians are disclosed. The mobile training labs can include a towable trailer comprising a body having a plurality of walls at least partially defining a hollow interior, an axle having at least two wheels disposed thereon to support the body, and a tow hitch. The mobile training labs can also include at least one training bay connected to the towable trailer such that the at least one training bay is configured to be accessed from an exterior of the towable trailer. The at least one training bay can include a work bench and a mock service entrance that is representative of a commercial or residential gas service entrance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2021
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Inventors: Mark James Groves, Aaron Howell, Dean Coriell, Phillip Lee Carrillo, Richard Gene Wilson, Ian Chase Richards, Vincent Delmar Kubichek, Philip Bradley-Gil Scarberry, Lawrence M. Krummert