Patents by Inventor Clifton W. Westbrook

Clifton W. Westbrook 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).

  • Waste water process
    Patent number: 4211646
    Abstract: A method is provided for the treatment of a waste water stream characterized by having toxic and corrosive properties due to the presence of a cyanides formates and a halide of a metal or ammonia comprising adding a ferrous ion to said waste water to convert the cyanides to iron cyanides, adding a base to said waste water until the pH of said waste water is adjusted to the range from about 9 to 11 to precipitate a sludge containing said iron cyanides, feeding said waste water to a biological reactor to convert said formates to carbon dioxide and a biological residue and recovering an environmentally upgraded waste water stream from said biological reactor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 1977
    Date of Patent: July 8, 1980
    Assignee: Texaco Inc.
    Inventors: Clifton W. Westbrook, Lloyd J. Parcell, Gary L. Claytor, Byron V. Klock