Patents by Inventor BILLY J. BARFIELD

BILLY J. BARFIELD 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: 9868648
    Abstract: This disclosure is directed to the regulated injection of a chemical(s), solution(s) or material(s) hereafter referred to as chemicals into stormwater runoff, other surface waters or other fluid streams to promote the removal of a pollutant(s) or to alter the properties of the water. Specifically, and depending upon the types of chemicals injected, the physical, chemical and/or biological properties of the water can be altered. The invention provides a passive system to alter stormwater runoff or other surfaces. The system may be deployed at a remote site, such as a construction site, and implemented with minimal or zero external power requirements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Inventors: Jason Robert Vogel, Daniel Eugene Storm, Billy J. Barfield, Wayne Ray Kiner, Karl Michael Garbrecht
  • Publication number: 20140014591
    Abstract: This disclosure is directed to the regulated injection of a chemical(s), solution(s) or material(s) hereafter referred to as chemicals into stormwater runoff, other surface waters or other fluid streams to promote the removal of a pollutant(s) or to alter the properties of the water. Specifically, and depending upon the types of chemicals injected, the physical, chemical and/or biological properties of the water can be altered. The invention provides a passive system to alter stormwater runoff or other surfaces. The system may be deployed at a remote site, such as a construction site, and implemented with minimal or zero external power requirements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2013
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Inventors: Jason Robert Vogel, Daniel Eugene Storm, Billy J. Barfield, Wayne Ray Kiner, Karl Michael Garbrecht
  • Publication number: 20080157044
    Abstract: A silt fence structure and method of controlling erosion are disclosed. The silt fence structure includes a water permeable fence, an apron having first and second edges, the first edge providing a buried apron toe, the second edge attaching to the water permeable fence, and at least one flow barrier attached to the water permeable fence and to the apron so as to impede lateral runoff flow along the water permeable fence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2007
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Applicant: THE BOARD OF REGENTS FOR OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: BILLY J. BARFIELD, KHALED A.M. GASEM, SANDEEP YERI, ELLEN STEVENS, JOHN C. HAYES