Patents by Inventor Brian K. Gullett

Brian K. Gullett 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).

  • Publication number: 20240294413
    Abstract: Apparatus and systems are provided for processing PFAS-contaminated waste via thermomechanochemical (TMC) processing. In one example, a system may include a TMC processing chamber including a milling system and coupled to a heating system, the heating system configured to co-operate with the milling system to process the waste material. A plurality of containers including the waste material in one or more of a liquid-solid state, a semi-wet or slurry solid state, and a dry solid state are coupled to the TMC chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2024
    Publication date: September 5, 2024
    Inventors: Andrew Richard Whitehill, Eben Daniel Thoma, Paul Lemieux, Mark Higuchi, Chelsea Berg, Brian K. Gullett, Erin Shields
  • Patent number: 12006238
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for processing PFAS-contaminated waste via thermomechanochemical (TMC) processing. In one example, a system may include a TMC processing chamber including a milling system and coupled to a heating system, the heating system configured to co-operate with the milling system to process the waste material. A plurality of containers including the waste material in one or more of a liquid-solid state, a semi-wet or slurry solid state, and a dry solid state are coupled to the TMC chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT, AS REPRESENTED BY THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE U.S. EPA
    Inventors: Andrew Richard Whitehill, Eben Daniel Thoma, Paul Lemieux, Mark Higuchi, Chelsea Berg, Brian K. Gullett, Erin Shields
  • Publication number: 20230097058
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for processing PFAS-contaminated waste via thermomechanochemical (TMC) processing. In one example, a system may include a TMC processing chamber including a milling system and coupled to a heating system, the heating system configured to co-operate with the milling system to process the waste material. A plurality of containers including the waste material in one or more of a liquid-solid state, a semi-wet or slurry solid state, and a dry solid state are coupled to the TMC chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Inventors: Andrew Richard Whitehill, Eben Daniel Thoma, Paul Lemieux, Mark Higuchi, Chelsea Berg, Brian K. Gullett, Erin Shields
  • Patent number: 8062610
    Abstract: For analysis of small quatities of target analytes in an environment, the gas flow can be delivered to a suitably fast analyzer and their concentration determined in a time period whose duration is dependent on the analyte, its concentration and the phase separation properties. A device having a sorbent bed that is essentially concentric with a passage way containing thermal fluid is used to concentrate the target analyte.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by Environmental Protection Agency
    Inventors: Brian K. Gullett, Abderrahamne Touati, Shawn Ryan, William Squier
  • Patent number: 5185134
    Abstract: A method of diminishing the amount of chlorinated organics released to the atmosphere in the incineration of wastes which includes injecting calcium-based sorbents into the flue gas to react with HCl to form calcium-chlorine compounds to remove the HCl from the flue gas and prevent it from forming the chlorinated organics. The flue gas carries the sorbent from the injection zone to the reactive temperature zone quickly enough such that the sorbent is not exposed to temperatures which would degrade the effectiveness of the sorbent, the reactive temperature zone being in the range of 300.degree. C. to 900.degree. C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 1991
    Date of Patent: February 9, 1993
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
    Inventor: Brian K. Gullett
  • Patent number: 5021229
    Abstract: A method of diminishing the amount of chlorinated organics released to the atmosphere in the incineration of wastes which includes injecting calcium-based sorbents into the flue gas at around 700.degree. C. to react with HCl to remove it from the flue gas to prevent it from forming the chlorinated organics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 1988
    Date of Patent: June 4, 1991
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Environmental Protection Agency
    Inventor: Brian K. Gullett