Patents by Inventor Charles H. Gooding

Charles H. Gooding 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).

  • Process for digesting cellulose containing solid wastes
    Patent number: 5709796
    Abstract: A process and apparatus for reducing the volume and mass of solid waste (A) by initially subjecting the solid waste to a digestive enzymatic solution (20) agitated by fluid jets (28) under conditions which convert substrate (12) into a liquid waste which is discharged through a conventional sewage system (30). Non-biodegradable plastic shells (10) may be collected in a strainer basket (24) to be removed for further solid waste treatment such as shredding and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 20, 1998
    Assignee: Bio-Sep, Inc.
    Inventors: Clark R. Fuqua, Ronald L. Thomas, Charles H. Gooding
  • Process for digesting solid waste
    Patent number: 5326477
    Abstract: A process and apparatus for reducing the volume and mass of solid waste (A) by initially subjecting the solid waste to a digestive enzymatic solution (20) agitated by fluid jets (28) under conditions which convert substrate (12) into a liquid waste which is discharged through a conventional sewage system (30). Non-biodegradable plastic shells (10) may be collected in a strainer basket (24) to be removed for further solid waste treatment such as shredding and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 1992
    Date of Patent: July 5, 1994
    Assignee: Bio-Sep, Inc.
    Inventors: Clark R. Fugua, Ronald L. Thomas, Charles H. Gooding