Patents by Inventor Dale Courtney

Dale Courtney 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).

  • Aerobic bioreduction of municipal solid waste landfill mass
    Patent number: 6916136
    Abstract: A process for converting municipal solid waste landfills to aerobic conditions that will allow for a highly accelerated and enhanced bioreduction of landfill mass, followed by the optional excavation of the landfill cell materials subsequent to the bioreduction process, separation of excavated materials using trommels, screens, and other means as necessary, production of useable compost materials, and reclamation of recyclable plastics, metal, and glass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2005
    Assignees: Waste Management Holdings, Inc., Arcadis Geraghty & Miller
    Inventors: Gordon Layton, Dale Courtney, Matthew C. Smith, William H. Johnson
  • Aerobic bioreduction of municipal solid waste landfill mass
    Publication number: 20030108394
    Abstract: A process for converting municipal solid waste landfills to aerobic conditions that will allow for a highly accelerated and enhanced bioreduction of landfill mass, followed by the optional excavation of the landfill cell materials subsequent to the bioreduction process, separation of excavated materials using trommels, screens, and other means as necessary, production of useable compost materials, and reclamation of recyclable plastics, metal, and glass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2002
    Publication date: June 12, 2003
    Applicants: Waste Management of Georgia, Inc., Arcadis Geraghty & Miller, Inc., University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Gordon Layton, Dale Courtney, Matthew C. Smith, William H. Johnson
  • Aerobic bioreduction of municipal solid waste landfill mass
    Patent number: 6481929
    Abstract: A process for converting municipal solid waste landfills to aerobic conditions that will allow for a highly accelerated and enhanced bioreduction of landfill mass, followed by the optional excavation of the landfill cell materials subsequent to the bioreduction process, separation of excavated materials using trommels, screens, and other devices as necessary, production of useable compost materials, and reclamation of recyclable plastics, metal, and glass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2002
    Assignees: Arcadis Geraghty & Miller, Waste Management of Georgia, Inc., University of Georgia Research Foundation
    Inventors: Gordon Layton, Dale Courtney, Matthew C. Smith, William H. Johnson