Patents by Inventor Clinton Church

Clinton Church 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).

  • Processes and treatment systems for treating high phosphorous containing fluids
    Patent number: 10737958
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are processes for treating high-P fluid involving (1) providing a high-P containing stream; (2) chemically treating the high-P stream such that a majority of dissolved P in the stream is transformed into a solid form via sorption of P onto particles placed or precipitated within the stream; and (3) removing the solid form containing P from the chemically treated fine solids stream, such that > about 90% of the total P is removed from the high-P fluid. Also disclosed are systems for treating a high-P stream, the systems involving (1) a chemical treatment station operable to chemically treat and transform equal to or greater than about 90% of dissolved P in a high-P stream into a solid form; and (2) a liquid-solid separator station operable to remove the solid form containing P from the chemically treated high-P stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignees: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture, The Penn State Research Foundation
    Inventors: Clinton Church, Ray B. Bryant, Peter J. Kleinman, Alex Hristov
  • PROCESSES AND TREATMENT SYSTEMS FOR TREATING HIGH PHOSPHOROUS CONTAINING FLUIDS
    Publication number: 20170369344
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are processes for treating high-P fluid involving (1) providing a high-P containing stream; (2) chemically treating the high-P stream such that a majority of dissolved P in the stream is transformed into a solid form via sorption of P onto particles placed or precipitated within the stream; and (3) removing the solid form containing P from the chemically treated fine solids stream, such that > about 90% of the total P is removed from the high-P fluid. Also disclosed are systems for treating a high-P stream, the systems involving (1) a chemical treatment station operable to chemically treat and transform equal to or greater than about 90% of dissolved P in a high-P stream into a solid form; and (2) a liquid-solid separator station operable to remove the solid form containing P from the chemically treated high-P stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2017
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Inventors: Clinton Church, Ray B. Bryant, Peter J. Kleinman, Alex Hristov
  • Processes and treatment systems for treating high phosphorous containing fluids
    Patent number: 9790110
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are processes for treating high-P fluid involving (1) providing a high-P containing stream; (2) chemically treating the high-P stream such that a majority of dissolved P in the stream is transformed into a solid form via sorption of P onto particles placed or precipitated within the stream; and (3) removing the solid form containing P from the chemically treated fine solids stream, such that >about 90% of the total P is removed from the high-P fluid. Also disclosed are systems for treating a high-P stream, the systems involving (1) a chemical treatment station operable to chemically treat and transform equal to or greater than about 90% of dissolved P in a high-P stream into a solid form; and (2) a liquid-solid separator station operable to remove the solid form containing P from the chemically treated high-P stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignees: The United States of America, as Represented by the Sectary of Agriculture, The Penn State Research Foundation
    Inventors: Clinton Church, Ray B. Bryant, Peter J. Kleinman, Alex Hristov
  • PROCESSES AND TREATMENT SYSTEMS FOR TREATING HIGH PHOSPHOROUS CONTAINING FLUIDS
    Publication number: 20150274556
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are processes for treating high-P fluid involving (1) providing a high-P containing stream; (2) chemically treating the high-P stream such that a majority of dissolved P in the stream is transformed into a solid form via sorption of P onto particles placed or precipitated within the stream; and (3) removing the solid form containing P from the chemically treated fine solids stream, such that >about 90% of the total P is removed from the high-P fluid. Also disclosed are systems for treating a high-P stream, the systems involving (1) a chemical treatment station operable to chemically treat and transform equal to or greater than about 90% of dissolved P in a high-P stream into a solid form; and (2) a liquid-solid separator station operable to remove the solid form containing P from the chemically treated high-P stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2015
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventors: Clinton Church, Ray B. Bryant, Peter J. Kleinman, Alex Hristov