Patents by Inventor Chaitanya Agnihotri

Chaitanya Agnihotri 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).

  • Methods for removing volatile substances from water using flash vaporization
    Patent number: 4842748
    Abstract: Methods for removing volatile organic substances from water employ flash vaporization techniques. The methods comprise providing water which contains volatile organic substances and is at a pressure of at least about 35 psig, releasing the water into a vacuum chamber maintained under a vacuum in the range of about 1 to about 5 psia, removing resulting vapors from the chamber, and collecting liquid water from the chamber. At least a portion of the volatile organic substances originally contained in the water are removed as vapors from the vacuum chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 1988
    Date of Patent: June 27, 1989
    Assignee: Assigned to the Government of the United States as represented by the Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
    Inventors: Chaitanya Agnihotri, Robert M. Cobiella