Patents by Inventor Richard A. Brouns

Richard A. Brouns 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).

  • In-situ vitrification of soil
    Patent number: 4376598
    Abstract: A method of vitrifying soil at or below a soil surface location. Two or more conductive electrodes are inserted into the soil for heating of the soil mass between them to a temperature above its melting temperature. Materials in the soil, such as buried waste, can thereby be effectively immobilized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 1981
    Date of Patent: March 15, 1983
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy
    Inventors: Richard A. Brouns, James L. Buelt, William F. Bonner