Patents by Inventor Daniel William Oberle

Daniel William Oberle 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).

  • Patent number: 6770205
    Abstract: A method for pollutants using an iron-impregnated, carbon-coated silica sand with the iron containing between to and 16 percent silicon. The invention provides an improved method for performing remeditation of pollutants by dissolved metal reactions while minimizing interferences caused by oxide fouling from oxygen in the water or in the atmosphere. The invention further provides an inexpensive media with high surface area for adsorptive fixation and reductive treatment that yields higher than anticipated reaction kinetics utilizing only low concentrations of iron in the media.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2004
    Inventors: David Lawrence Schroder, Daniel William Oberle, James R. Burns, Thomas Barton Cole
  • Patent number: 6520259
    Abstract: The present invention presents an improved method and apparatus for liquid entrainment by a two-phase flow system. The present invention provides an apparatus that recovers liquids by entrainment without experiencing deadhead conditions, choking or dry recovery due to fluctuations in the elevation of the liquid level. The apparatus provides self-regulated two-phase recovery of gas and liquid by construction design, thus eliminating the need for manual adjustments or electronically controlled devices. The enhanced venturi effects of the present invention enhance liquid lift while maintaining the gas recovery point above the liquid at all times to eliminate deadhead conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2003
    Inventors: Jeremy Mathew Rasmussen, James R. Burns, David Lawrence Schroder, Daniel William Oberle