Patents by Inventor Bosco P. Ho

Bosco P. Ho 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 monitoring and/or controlling liquid-solid separation processes
    Patent number: 5240594
    Abstract: A system for monitoring and/or controlling a liquid/solid separation process is described. The system utilizes photodetectors to view the surface of the composition being dewatered, and correlates the corresponding signals from the photodetectors to dryness values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 1992
    Date of Patent: August 31, 1993
    Assignee: Calgon Corporation
    Inventor: Bosco P. Ho
  • Tube clarifier method for monitoring and/or controlling clarification processes
    Patent number: 5135662
    Abstract: An on-line monitoring/control method for a separation process used to remove solids from a carrier liquid, wherein a portion of an influent stream containing both the carrier liquid and solids is diverted through a tube after addition of a separation agent, causing slugs of solids to form in the tube which are carried through the tube by clarified carrier liquid in plug flow, and wherein the clarity of the clarified carrier liquid is used to monitor or control the separation process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 1990
    Date of Patent: August 4, 1992
    Inventor: Bosco P. Ho
  • Method for monitoring and/or controlling liquid-solid separation processes
    Patent number: 4990261
    Abstract: A method for monitoring and/or controlling a liquid/solid separation process is described. The method utilizes photodetectors to view the surface of the composition being dewatered, and correlate the corresponding signals from the photodetectors to dryness values.This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 122,976, filed Nov. 19, 1987 now abandoned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 1989
    Date of Patent: February 5, 1991
    Assignee: Calgon Corporation
    Inventor: Bosco P. Ho