Patents by Inventor Clinton D. Church

Clinton D. 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).

  • Apparatus and method for rejuvenation and recovery of filtration media
    Patent number: 11325058
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods to rejuvenate spent filtration media are described. The apparatuses include a filtration unit to filter a liquid having solids that need to be removed and a rejuvenation unit to heat the spent filtration media that has reduced filtering capacity. The methods include using the apparatus to rejuvenate spent filtration media by removing solids deposited on the filtration media to allow its repeated reuse rather than being discarded and replaced with new filtration media.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignees: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture, The Penn State Research Foundation
    Inventors: Clinton D. Church, Ray B. Bryant, Peter J. Kleinman, Alexander Nikolov Hristov
  • Apparatus and Method for Rejuvenation and Recovery of Filtration Media
    Publication number: 20200078707
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods to rejuvenate spent filtration media are described. The apparatuses include a filtration unit to filter a liquid having solids that need to be removed and a rejuvenation unit to heat the spent filtration media that has reduced filtering capacity. The methods include using the apparatus to rejuvenate spent filtration media by removing solids deposited on the filtration media to allow its repeated reuse rather than being discarded and replaced with new filtration media.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2019
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Inventors: Clinton D. Church, Ray B. Bryant, Peter J. Kleinman, Alexander Nikolov Hristov