Patents by Inventor David Roy Woodbury

David Roy Woodbury 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).

  • Treatment process for wastewater streams
    Patent number: 5891345
    Abstract: A process for the destruction of organic compounds selected from the group consisting of nitriles, aromatics, heteroaromatics, amides, organic acids, aldehydes and alcohols from wastewater, comprising contacting volatilized wastewater with a catalyst at an elevated temperature in the absence of added oxygen, so as to convert volatile organic compounds and ammonia to a mixture comprising hydrogen and carbon dioxide which are separated and removed from the stream, yielding a purified aqueous stream, substantially free of organic compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 6, 1999
    Assignee: The Standard Oil Company
    Inventors: Noel Jerome Bremer, Gary Vernon Goeden, David Roy Woodbury
  • Waste concentration and destruction process
    Patent number: 5651833
    Abstract: A process for the destruction of organic contaminants from wastewater streams and solid surfaces, including soil. The process comprises removing volatile organic compounds from the wastewater stream or surface by steam stripping and then contacting a stream comprising steam and the stripped organic compounds with a catalyst at an elevated temperature so as to convert the hydrocarbon portion of the organic compounds to a mixture of hydrogen and carbon dioxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 29, 1997
    Assignee: The Standard Oil Company
    Inventors: Noel Jerome Bremer, Gary Vernon Goeden, David Roy Woodbury