Patents Assigned to Rockwater Resource, LLC
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Publication number: 20180297880Abstract: A mobile liquid treatment station and operation methods are disclosed, the station having a mobile treatment unit and separate mobile treatment management unit. A plurality of serial containment compartments at the treatment unit for performance of chemical dosing and solids separation are provided and are monitored with sensors. The management unit includes a plurality of chemical dosing platforms, arid a power and processing assembly. A bus links the units for data and control signal transfer and chemical feed lines are connected between the units for transfer of dosing chemicals.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2018Publication date: October 18, 2018Applicant: Rockwater Resource, LLCInventors: Reginald A. Wiemers, Bardia B. Khalili, Werner Roeder
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Patent number: 9776893Abstract: A mobile station and methods are disclosed for diagnosing and modeling site specific effluent treatment facility requirements to arrive at a treatment regimen and/or proposed commercial plant model idealized for the particular water/site requirements. The station includes a mobile platform having power intake, effluent intake and fluid outflow facilities and first and second suites of selectably actuatable effluent pre-treatment apparatus. An effluent polishing treatment array is housed at the station and includes at least one of nanofiltration, reverse osmosis and ion-exchange stages. A suite of selectively actuatable post-treatment apparatus is housed at the station. Controls are connected at the station for process control, monitoring and data accumulation. A plurality of improved water treatment technologies is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2014Date of Patent: October 3, 2017Assignee: Rockwater Resource, LLCInventors: Reginald A. Wiemers, Robert Kohlheb, Bardia B. Khalili, Gyorgy Lipovszki, Peter H. Zahn
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Publication number: 20170107136Abstract: A mobile liquid treatment station and operation methods are disclosed, the station having a mobile treatment unit and separate mobile treatment management unit. A plurality of serial containment compartments at the treatment unit for performance of chemical dosing and solids separation are provided and are monitored with sensors. The management unit includes a plurality of chemical dosing platforms, and a power and processing assembly. A bus links the units for data and control signal transfer and chemical feed lines are connected between the units for transfer of dosing chemicals.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2016Publication date: April 20, 2017Applicant: Rockwater Resource, LLCInventors: Reginald A. Wiemers, Bardia B. Khalili, Werner Roeder
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Publication number: 20170107135Abstract: A mobile liquid treatment station and operation methods are disclosed, the station having a mobile treatment unit and separate mobile treatment management unit. A plurality of serial containment compartments at the treatment unit for performance of chemical dosing and solids separation are provided and are monitored with sensors. The management unit includes a plurality of chemical dosing platforms, and a power and processing assembly. A bus links the units for data and control signal transfer and chemical feed lines are connected between the units for transfer of dosing chemicals.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2016Publication date: April 20, 2017Applicant: Rockwater Resource, LLCInventors: Reginald A. Wiemers, Bardia B. Khalili, Werner Roeder
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Publication number: 20170107134Abstract: A mobile liquid treatment station and operation methods are disclosed, the station having a mobile treatment unit and separate mobile treatment management unit. A plurality of serial containment compartments at the treatment unit for performance of chemical dosing and solids separation are provided and are monitored with sensors. The management unit includes a plurality of chemical dosing platforms, and a power and processing assembly. A bus links the units for data and control signal transfer and chemical feed lines are connected between the units for transfer of dosing chemicals.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2016Publication date: April 20, 2017Applicant: Rockwater Resource, LLCInventors: Reginald A. Wiemers, Bardia B. Khalili, Werner Roeder
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Patent number: 9573776Abstract: Apparatus and methods are disclosed for uptake and transport of particulate matter in a gas stream. The apparatus includes a receiver for the particulate matter connected with a gravity feed input channel assembly with a passive metering orifice therein. An in-line aeration and distribution chamber assembly is connected with an outlet from the input channel assembly and includes a chamber with plural discrete gas intake passageways opening thereinto. An outlet channel exits the chamber and is connectable with a vacuum suction source for directing a gas stream having the particulate matter entrained therein from the apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2014Date of Patent: February 21, 2017Assignee: Rockwater Resource, LLCInventor: Reginald A. Wiemers
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Publication number: 20160167897Abstract: Apparatus and methods are disclosed for uptake and transport of particulate matter in a gas stream. The apparatus includes a receiver for the particulate matter connected with a gravity feed input channel assembly with a passive metering orifice therein. An in-line aeration and distribution chamber assembly is connected with an outlet from the input channel assembly and includes a chamber with plural discrete gas intake passageways opening thereinto. An outlet channel exits the chamber and is connectable with a vacuum suction source for directing a gas stream having the particulate matter entrained therein from the apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2014Publication date: June 16, 2016Applicant: Rockwater Resource, LLCInventor: Reginald A. Wiemers
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Publication number: 20160089636Abstract: Oscillatory crossflow membrane separation apparatus and methods are disclosed for effluent treatment. The apparatus include a membrane module with a housing containing a membrane element, said module having an input for receiving effluent for treatment and a treated effluent output. A crossflow pump is connected for moving oscillating fluid through the membrane module and a feed pressure pump is connected with the membrane module for applying membrane operating pressure. A fluid oscillator is active with either pump for pulsating fluid received thereat.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2015Publication date: March 31, 2016Applicant: Rockwater Resource, LLCInventors: Reginald A. Wiemers, Robert Kohlheb
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Patent number: 9108160Abstract: Apparatus and methods for enhanced electrocoagulation processing using enhanced membrane aeration are disclosed for effluent treatment. The apparatus has an enrichment means for establishing an ion rich air/gas stream and a membrane aerator for receiving the ionized air/gas stream and effluent to be treated. An ionized air/gas rich effluent feed stream flows out of the membrane aerator and is received at an electrocoagulation processing assembly for diffused ion enhanced electrocoagulation treatment.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2014Date of Patent: August 18, 2015Assignee: Rockwater Resource, LLCInventors: Reginald A. Wiemers, Robert Kohlheb, Peter H. Zahn
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Publication number: 20150225262Abstract: An electrocoagulation apparatus is disclosed integrated with a plate clarifier and sludge chamber for effluent treatment. The clarifier includes first and second tanks, an electrocoagulation reactor positioned in the first tank. The sludge chamber is defined below and integrated with the primary reaction chamber and has a selectively openable outlet.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2015Publication date: August 13, 2015Applicants: Rockwater Resource, LLCInventor: Reginald A. Wiemers
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Publication number: 20150034558Abstract: Electrocoagulation effluent treatment apparatus and methods are disclosed, the apparatus including a primary electrocoagulation reactor chamber having treatment electrodes maintained therein and an effluent inlet and treated effluent outlet. An integrated flotation chamber is located above the reaction chamber, a vacuum device connectable with a vacuum source being received in the flotation chamber and including a foam intake and an output. A sludge chamber is defined below and integrated with the primary reaction chamber and has a settled sludge output.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2014Publication date: February 5, 2015Applicants: Rockwater Resource, LLCInventors: Reginald A. Wiemers, Robert Kohlheb
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Electrocoagulation apparatus with integrated sludge chamber and feed controller assembly and methods
Publication number: 20150034495Abstract: Electrocoagulation and sludge control apparatus and feed controller assembly and methods for effluent treatment are disclosed, the apparatus including a primary reaction chamber having electrodes mounted therein and a treated effluent output. A sludge chamber is defined below and integrated with the primary reaction chamber and has a selectively openable outlet. The feed controller assembly is intermediate the primary reaction chamber and the sludge chamber and has a length selected for distribution of all effluent feed water across substantially an entire length of the primary reaction chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2014Publication date: February 5, 2015Applicant: Rockwater Resource, LLCInventor: Reginald A. Wiemers -
Patent number: 8940166Abstract: An electrocoagulation apparatus is disclosed integrated with a plate clarifier and sludge chamber for effluent treatment. The clarifier includes first and second tanks, an electrocoagulation reactor positioned in the first tank. The sludge chamber is defined below and integrated with the primary reaction chamber and has a selectively openable outlet.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2013Date of Patent: January 27, 2015Assignee: Rockwater Resource, LLCInventor: Reginald A. Wiemers
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Publication number: 20140366730Abstract: Apparatus and method are disclosed for integrated waste foam/gas evacuation from an electrocoagulation unit. The electrocoagulation unit has a primary electrocoagulation reaction chamber with processing electrodes maintained therein. A flotation chamber is integrated above the reaction chamber and a vacuum hood is affixed over the flotation chamber. A vacuum nozzle device is connectable with a vacuum source and received through the hood and in the flotation chamber, a height adjustable foam intake provided at one end of the nozzle.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2014Publication date: December 18, 2014Applicant: Rockwater Resource, LLCInventor: Reginald A. Wiemers
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Publication number: 20140332450Abstract: A mobile station and methods are disclosed for diagnosing and modeling site specific effluent treatment facility requirements to arrive at a treatment regimen and/or proposed commercial plant model idealized for the particular water/site requirements. The station includes a mobile platform having power intake, effluent intake and fluid outflow facilities and first and second suites of selectably actuatable effluent pre-treatment apparatus. An effluent polishing treatment array is housed at the station and includes at least one of nanofiltration, reverse osmosis and ion-exchange stages. A suite of selectively actuatable post-treatment apparatus is housed at the station. Controls are connected at the station for process control, monitoring and data accumulation. A plurality of improved water treatment technologies is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2014Publication date: November 13, 2014Applicant: Rockwater Resource, LLCInventors: Reginald A. Wiemers, Robert Kohlheb, Bardia B. Khalili, Gyorgy Lipovszki, Peter H. Zahn
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Patent number: 8858790Abstract: Electrocoagulation effluent treatment apparatus and methods are disclosed, the apparatus including a primary electrocoagulation reactor chamber having treatment electrodes maintained therein and an effluent inlet and treated effluent outlet. An integrated flotation chamber is located above the reaction chamber, a vacuum device connectable with a vacuum source being received in the flotation chamber and including a foam intake and an output. A sludge chamber is defined below and integrated with the primary reaction chamber and has a settled sludge output.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2008Date of Patent: October 14, 2014Assignee: Rockwater Resource, LLCInventors: Reginald A. Wiemers, Robert Kohlheb
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Patent number: 8858791Abstract: Electrocoagulation and sludge control apparatus and feed controller assembly for effluent treatment are disclosed, the apparatus including a primary reaction chamber having electrodes mounted therein and a treated effluent output. A sludge chamber is defined below and integrated with the primary reaction chamber and has a selectively openable outlet. The feed controller assembly is intermediate the primary reaction chamber and the sludge chamber and has a length selected for distribution of all effluent feed water across substantially an entire length of the primary reaction chamber.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2008Date of Patent: October 14, 2014Assignee: Rockwater Resource, LLCInventor: Reginald A. Wiemers
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Publication number: 20140284208Abstract: Use of a non-sacrificial electrode made of synthetic graphite for applications utilizing conductive immersed treatment of wastewater is disclosed. The synthetic graphite is manufactured from a petroleum based extruded or molded composite material in any of plate, bar or coil forms. The electrodes are especially useful in the primary reaction chamber of an electrocoagulation apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2014Publication date: September 25, 2014Applicant: Rockwater Resource, LLCInventors: Reginald A. Wiemers, Robert Kohlheb
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Patent number: 8790517Abstract: A mobile station and methods are disclosed for diagnosing and modeling site specific effluent treatment facility requirements to arrive at a treatment regimen and/or proposed commercial plant model idealized for the particular water/site requirements. The station includes a mobile platform having power intake, effluent intake and fluid outflow facilities and first and second suites of selectably actuatable effluent pre-treatment apparatus. An effluent polishing treatment array is housed at the station and includes at least one of nanofiltration, reverse osmosis and ion-exchange stages. A suite of selectively actuatable post-treatment apparatus is housed at the station. Controls are connected at the station for process control, monitoring and data accumulation. A plurality of improved water treatment technologies is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2011Date of Patent: July 29, 2014Assignee: Rockwater Resource, LLCInventors: Reginald A. Wiemers, Robert Kohlheb, Bardia B. Khalili, Gyorgy Lipovszki, Peter H. Zahn
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Publication number: 20140183058Abstract: Apparatus and methods for enhanced electrocoagulation processing using enhanced membrane aeration are disclosed for effluent treatment. The apparatus has an enrichment means for establishing an ion rich air/gas stream and a membrane aerator for receiving the ionized air/gas stream and effluent to be treated. An ionized air/gas rich effluent feed stream flows out of the membrane aerator and is received at an electrocoagulation processing assembly for diffused ion enhanced electrocoagulation treatment.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2014Publication date: July 3, 2014Applicant: Rockwater Resource, LLCInventors: Reginald A. Wiemers, Robert Kohlheb, Peter H. Zahn