Patents by Inventor David L. Wait

David L. Wait 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).

  • Gas/liquid separation utilizing bunched mesh materials
    Patent number: 7364604
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for gas/liquid separation on an array of jets or streams of liquid is provided. Layers of substantially spherical aggregates of meshed material are provided to “quiet” high-velocity liquid flow with entrained gas to provide a uniform flow at moderate or low velocity from which the gas has been substantially separated from the liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2008
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventor: David L. Wait
  • Gas/liquid separation utilizing structured separator material
    Patent number: 7318855
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for gas/liquid separation on an array of jets or streams of liquid is provided. Layers of structured packing material are configured to “quiet” high-velocity liquid flow with entrained gas to provide a flow at moderate or low velocity from which the gas has been substantially separated from the liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2008
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Clyde D. Newman, Albert D. Tomassian, Alan Z. Ullman, David L. Wait