Patents by Inventor Charles Bertram Gerber

Charles Bertram Gerber 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 providing homogenous polymer-sludge composition to dewatering equipment
    Patent number: 10688454
    Abstract: An improved system for providing a homogeneous polymer-sludge composition to dewatering equipment includes an input mechanism that is adapted to receive sludge from a first supply source, and polymer materials from a second supply source. The input mechanism functioning to perform an initial blending of the materials before discharging the same to a pump unit. The pump unit comprising a boundary layer viscous drag pump that functions to efficiently and simultaneously mix and pump the polymer/sludge material to dewatering equipment in a manner that does not shear the polymer or reduce the efficiency, as previously experienced with downstream mixing units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Inventors: Charles Bertram Gerber, Stephen Bertram Gerber
  • SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING HOMOGENOUS POLYMER-SLUDGE COMPOSITION TO DEWATERING EQUIPMENT
    Publication number: 20200070109
    Abstract: An improved system for providing a homogeneous polymer-sludge composition to dewatering equipment includes an input mechanism that is adapted to receive sludge from a first supply source, and polymer materials from a second supply source. The input mechanism functioning to perform an initial blending of the materials before discharging the same to a pump unit. The pump unit comprising a boundary layer viscous drag pump that functions to efficiently and simultaneously mix and pump the polymer/sludge material to dewatering equipment in a manner that does not shear the polymer or reduce the efficiency, as previously experienced with downstream mixing units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: Charles Bertram Gerber, Stephen Bertram Gerber
  • System for providing homogeneous polymer-sludge composition to dewatering equipment
    Patent number: 10478755
    Abstract: An improved system for providing a homogenous polymer-sludge composition to dewatering equipment includes an input mechanism that is adapted to receive sludge from a first supply source, and polymer materials from a second supply source. The input mechanism functioning to perform an initial blending of the materials before discharging the same to a pump unit. The pump unit comprising a boundary layer viscous drag pump that functions to efficiently and simultaneously mix and pump the polymer/sludge material to dewatering equipment in a manner that does not shear the polymer or reduce the efficiency, as previously experienced with downstream mixing units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Inventors: Charles Bertram Gerber, Stephen Bertram Gerber
  • SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING HOMOGENOUS POLYMER-SLUDGE COMPOSITION TO DEWATERING EQUIPMENT
    Publication number: 20180117500
    Abstract: An improved system for providing a homogenous polymer-sludge composition to dewatering equipment includes an input mechanism that is adapted to receive sludge from a first supply source, and polymer materials from a second supply source. The input mechanism functioning to perform an initial blending of the materials before discharging the same to a pump unit. The pump unit comprising a boundary layer viscous drag pump that functions to efficiently and simultaneously mix and pump the polymer/sludge material to dewatering equipment in a manner that does not shear the polymer or reduce the efficiency, as previously experienced with downstream mixing units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: Charles Bertram Gerber, Stephen Bertram Gerber