Patents by Inventor BRUNO HEINIGER

BRUNO HEINIGER 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: 20230364555
    Abstract: Method to scrub ozone in an ozone scrubber comprising a gas-liquid contactor adapted to bring a reducing liquid in contact with an inlet gas comprising ozone, the method comprising the steps of: supplying the inlet gas to the gas-liquid contactor, supplying fresh reducing liquid to the gas-liquid contactor, the fresh reducing liquid comprising an aqueous solution of a reducing agent, scrubbing ozone of the inlet gas by a reduction reaction with the reducing liquid under acidic pH conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2021
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: Walter UTTINGER, Bruno HEINIGER, Amanda MURILLO, Luca RAMOINO
  • Publication number: 20220242761
    Abstract: A method to clean a treatment water containing brackish or sea water and further containing a veterinary product for aquatic animals, the method comprising the steps of: moving the treatment water, from a treatment aquatic area in which the aquatic animals are treated, toward a reaction vessel, performing a first degradation step of a portion of the veterinary product from the moved treatment water in the reaction vessel by an advanced oxidation process comprising introducing ozone and a basic substance, to obtain a reacting treatment water, performing a second degradation step of a remaining portion of the veterinary product in the reacting treatment water after the first degradation step, by retaining the reacting treatment water during a predetermined time and without introducing ozone, reducing the remaining oxidant species of the reacting treatment water, after the second degradation step, in order to obtain a clean treatment water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2020
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventors: Bruno HEINIGER, Stefan AMANN, Laurent DE FRANCESCHI
  • Publication number: 20210017055
    Abstract: The present invention is generally directed to the use of an ozone oxidation process to remove azoles and azole-type compounds from wastewater. Specifically, the present invention is directed to a chemical treatment system for wastewater, including: an oxidation module receiving wastewater input and outputting an effluent; wherein the oxidation module removes azole-type compounds from the wastewater; and wherein the effluent has a reduction in azole-type compounds greater than ninety percent (90%).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2020
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventors: Barbara Schilling, Antonio Lau, Bruno Heiniger
  • Patent number: 9255022
    Abstract: The invention is directed to systems and methods of biological and chemical treatment of wastewater comprising organic nitrogen compounds. Systems may include: an aerobic reactor, a first separation module for separating liquid and solid components of the wastewater; an oxidation module for removing organic materials from the wastewater; and a post-anoxic reactor for denitrifying at least a portion of the wastewater. Systems may include a second separation module and various feedback recycle lines between the components. Methods may include: degrading by the aerobic reactor more than 95% of organic compounds to ammonia, oxidizing by the oxidation module at least a portion of the ammonia to nitrates, and degrading by the post-anoxic reactor at least a portion of the nitrates to nitrogen gas and water. Systems and methods may reduce total organic carbon of the wastewater by more than 90%, and total nitrogen of the wastewater by more than 90%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: Infilco Degremont, Inc
    Inventors: Sunil Mehta, Nabin Chowdhury, Richard Ubaldi, Barbara Schilling, Antonio Lau, Bruno Heiniger
  • Publication number: 20150353392
    Abstract: The present invention is generally directed to the use of an ozone oxidation process to remove azoles and azole-type compounds from wastewater. Specifically, the present invention is directed to a chemical treatment system for wastewater, including: an oxidation module receiving wastewater input and outputting an effluent; wherein the oxidation module removes azole-type compounds from the wastewater; and wherein the effluent has a reduction in azole-type compounds greater than ninety percent (90%).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2015
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Inventors: Barbara Schilling, Antonio Lau, Bruno Heiniger
  • Publication number: 20140217019
    Abstract: The invention is directed to systems and methods of biological and chemical treatment of wastewater comprising organic nitrogen compounds. Systems may include: an aerobic reactor, a first separation module for separating liquid and solid components of the wastewater; an oxidation module for removing organic materials from the wastewater; and a post-anoxic reactor for denitrifying at least a portion of the wastewater. Systems may include a second separation module and various feedback recycle lines between the components. Methods may include: degrading by the aerobic reactor more than 95% of organic compounds to ammonia, oxidizing by the oxidation module at least a portion of the ammonia to nitrates, and degrading by the post-anoxic reactor at least a portion of the nitrates to nitrogen gas and water. Systems and methods may reduce total organic carbon of the wastewater by more than 90%, and total nitrogen of the wastewater by more than 90%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2013
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: Infilco Degremont, Inc.
    Inventors: SUNIL MEHTA, NABIN CHOWDHURY, RICHARD UBALDI, BARBARA SCHILLING, ANTONIO LAU, BRUNO HEINIGER