Patents Assigned to Focus Environmental Systems
  • Method and apparatus for solar destruction of toxic and hazardous materials
    Patent number: 4549528
    Abstract: Toxic and hazardous organic materials are photochemically and thermally changed into innocuous and environmentally acceptable products through the proper application of solar energy. The present invention is especially well-suited for the destruction of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB's) which are resistant to conventional incineration. The method and apparatus described herein are also capable of handling liquids, solids or vapors, with only minor operating modifications. In an enhanced alternative, the rate of oxidation is controlled through the entire transformation process, or portions thereof, to reduce energy needs in de-toxifying biological or chemical ordinance or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 1984
    Date of Patent: October 29, 1985
    Assignee: Focus Environmental Systems
    Inventor: George W. Gibson
  • Method and apparatus for solar destruction of toxic and hazardous materials
    Patent number: 4432344
    Abstract: Toxic and hazardous organic materials are photochemically and thermally changed into innocuous and environmentally acceptable products through the proper application of solar energy. The present invention is especially well-suited for the destruction of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB's) which are resistant to conventional incineration The method and apparatus described herein are also capable of handling liquids, solids or vapors, with only minor operating modifications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 1981
    Date of Patent: February 21, 1984
    Assignee: Focus Environmental Systems
    Inventors: James E. Bennington, Gerald E. Bennington, Frederick E. Bernardin, Jr., Donald J. Patterson, Walter J. Weber, Jr.