Patents by Inventor Robert Theriault

Robert Theriault 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: 11480526
    Abstract: A sample of water is tested for silica and phosphate content in a single apparatus. In the test method, a first sample of the water is colorimetrically analyzed in a reaction chamber using a “molybdenum blue” test in which silica and phosphate in the sample are complexed with a first reagent. The phosphate complexes are then optically inactivated by a second reagent and the color of the silica complexes is intensified with a third reagent. From this, the silica content is calculated. A further sample is colorimetrically analyzed without using the second reagent, so that a combined silica and phosphate content of the further sample is obtained. A value of the silica content is subtracted from the value of the combined silica and phosphate content, resulting in a phosphate content for the sample. The silica content and the phosphate content of the sample are reportable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: Mettler-Toledo Thornton, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Theriault, David Marsh, Anthony C. Bevilacqua, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20210223184
    Abstract: A sample of water is tested for silica and phosphate content in a single apparatus. In the test method, a first sample of the water is colorimetrically analyzed in a reaction chamber rusing a “molybdenum blue” test in which silica and phosphate in the sample are complexed with a first reagent. The phosphate complexes are then optically inactivated by a second reagent and the color of the silica complexes is intensified with a third reagent. From this, the silica content is calculated. A further sample is colorimetrically analyzed without using the second reagent, so that a combined silica and phosphate content of the further sample is obtained. A value of the silica content is subtracted from the value of the combined silica and phosphate content, resulting in a phosphate content for the sample. The silica content and the phosphate content of the sample are reportable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2020
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: Robert Theriault, David Marsh, Anthony C. Bevilacqua, JR.
  • Patent number: 7097928
    Abstract: A battery includes a can having a rectangular or triangular cross section, the can having a closed end and an open end, a cathode in the can, an anode in the can, a separator between the cathode and the anode, and a seal assembly attached to the open end of the can.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2006
    Assignee: The Gillette Company
    Inventors: William T. McHugh, Robert A. Scalisi, Gary M. Searle, Robert Theriault
  • Patent number: 6384574
    Abstract: A battery cartridge includes a casing, a battery in the casing, and a slide moveably engaged with the casing. The battery has an opening, and the slide has an opening alignable with the opening of the battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Assignee: The Gillette Company
    Inventors: William T. McHugh, Robert A. Scalisi, Gary M. Searle, Robert Theriault