Patents by Inventor David A. Reckhow

David A. Reckhow 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).

  • Publication number: 20240360013
    Abstract: A method for electrochemical treatment of water is provided. The method includes providing a flow-through reactor including a cathode and an anode, wherein the anode includes about 80 weight percent or greater of a sub-stoichiometric titanium oxide. The method further includes applying power to the cathode and the anode, passing a solution including water and a metal chloride through the flow-through reactor, and withdrawing the purified water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2024
    Publication date: October 31, 2024
    Inventors: Julie Bliss Mullen, David A. Reckhow
  • Patent number: 12030794
    Abstract: A method for electrochemical treatment of water is provided. The method includes providing a flow-through reactor including a cathode and an anode, wherein the anode includes about 80 weight percent or greater of a sub-stoichiometric titanium oxide. The method further includes applying power to the cathode and the anode, passing a solution including water and a metal chloride through the flow-through reactor, and withdrawing the purified water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS
    Inventors: Julie Bliss Mullen, David A. Reckhow
  • Publication number: 20220298032
    Abstract: A method for electrochemical treatment of water is provided. The method includes providing a flow-through reactor including a cathode and an anode, wherein the anode includes about 80 weight percent or greater of a sub-stoichiometric titanium oxide. The method further includes applying power to the cathode and the anode, passing a solution including water and a metal chloride through the flow-through reactor, and withdrawing the purified water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Julie Bliss Mullen, David A. Reckhow
  • Patent number: 11396463
    Abstract: A method for electrochemical treatment of water is provided. The method includes providing a flow-through reactor including a cathode and an anode, wherein the anode includes about 80 weight percent or greater of a sub-stoichiometric titanium oxide. The method further includes applying power to the cathode and the anode, passing a solution including water and a metal chloride through the flow-through reactor, and withdrawing the purified water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: THE UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS
    Inventors: Julie Bliss Mullen, David A. Reckhow
  • Publication number: 20190284066
    Abstract: A method for electrochemical treatment of water is provided. The method includes providing a flow-through reactor including a cathode and an anode, wherein the anode includes about 80 weight percent or greater of a sub-stoichiometric titanium oxide. The method further includes applying power to the cathode and the anode, passing a solution including water and a metal chloride through the flow-through reactor, and withdrawing the purified water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2017
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Inventors: Julie Bliss Mullen, David A. Reckhow