Patents by Inventor Victor Alexander Coppola

Victor Alexander Coppola 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).

  • System for enhanced gas dissolution having a hood positioned over the impeller with segregating rings
    Patent number: 6145815
    Abstract: A system for the dissolution of gas in a large body of liquid comprising an impeller positioned below the surface of the large body of liquid; a floating hood positioned over the impeller and of sufficient size to capture undissolved gas; a conduit for introducing a feed gas stream beneath the floating hood and directly into the large body of liquid; at least one segregation ring positioned under the floating hood and extending below the surface of the large body of liquid such that a first inner region between the ring and the impeller, and a second outer region between the ring and an outer diameter of the floating hood are created, and a back pressure regulator located in the floating hood adjacent to the outer diameter of the floating hood.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2000
    Assignee: Praxair Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Alan Tat Yan Cheng, Steven Donald Clark, Paolo Sergio Bon, Thomas John Bergman, Jr., Jeffrey Paul Kingsley, Mark Herbert Kirby, Mitchell Adis, Victor Alexander Coppola
  • Enhanced gas dissolution
    Patent number: 6135430
    Abstract: Oxygen or other gases are dissolved in large bodies of liquid by injection under a baffle for passage into a submerged hollow draft-tube-impeller means assembly for downward passage therein. Liquid containing dissolved gas is dispersed throughout the body of liquid, while any undissolved gas is effectively recovered and recycled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2000
    Assignee: Praxair Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas John Bergman, Jr., Jeffery Paul Kingsley, Mark Herbert Kirby, Mitchell Adis, Victor Alexander Coppola