Patents by Inventor Wade E. Jager

Wade E. Jager 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).

  • Anaerobic digester
    Patent number: 6855253
    Abstract: An anaerobic digester and a method for treating organic waste and recovering a usable quality methane gas. A first cover of gas permeable material conducive to bacterial colonization covers the surface of a slurry of organic waste material in a containment vessel. The permeable cover acts as a media to support and encourage the growth of methanogenic bacteria. Gas collection apparatus is installed on the first cover. A second cover of gas impermeable material is installed over the gas collection apparatus. A gas collection space is formed between the two covers. Edges of the first and second covers are closed to inhibit the escape of gas from the gas collection space. Biogas produced as a result of anaerobic digestion activity permeates the gas permeable cover and enters the collection space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2005
    Assignee: Baumgartner Environics, Inc.
    Inventors: John W. Baumgartner, Mark K. Kubesh, Wade E. Jager
  • Anaerobic digester
    Publication number: 20040055952
    Abstract: An anaerobic digester and a method for treating organic waste and recovering a usable quality methane gas. A first cover of gas permeable material conducive to bacterial colonization covers the surface of a slurry of organic waste material in a containment vessel. The permeable cover acts as a media to support and encourage the growth of methanogenic bacteria. Gas collection apparatus is installed on the first cover. A second cover of gas impermeable material is installed over the gas collection apparatus. A gas collection space is formed between the two covers. Edges of the first and second covers are closed to inhibit the escape of gas from the gas collection space. Biogas produced as a result of anaerobic digestion activity permeates the gas permeable cover and enters the collection space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2003
    Publication date: March 25, 2004
    Inventors: John W. Baumgartner, Mark K. Kubesh, Wade E. Jager