Patents by Inventor Dorian Cauceglia
Dorian Cauceglia 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).
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Patent number: 11782043Abstract: Disclosed is a real-time method for detecting copper and silver in water in parts per billion. Total silver is detected by adding a nitric acid solution to the sample; after the silver is digested, adding a buffer solution comprising water, sodium bicarbonate, sodium carbonate and EDTA to the sample; adding an indicator comprising Cadion 2B, EtOH, and Triton X-100 to the sample; then reading the absorbance of the sample after light with an approximate target peak of 515 nm is sent through the sample; and determining the silver concentration by comparing the absorbance of the sample to the absorbances of known silver standards.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2022Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: HF Scientific, LLCInventors: Dorian Cauceglia, Nicholas J. Pusateri
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Patent number: 11713387Abstract: A method of testing the composition or quality of water includes dissolving about two parts by weight of a 2-hydroxybenzyl alcohol and about one part by weight of a sodium nitroprusside in about seventy-five parts by weight of a polyethylene glycol; adding the sodium nitroprusside solution to a water sample to catalyze an indophenol monochloramine reaction; and detecting the concentration of monochloramine in the water sample. The polyethylene glycol may be a polyethylene glycol 300, a PEG-400 or a PEG-1000. The method may also be accomplished with a solution made by dissolving a 2-hydroxybenzyl alcohol and a sodium nitroprusside in a mixture of propane-1,2-diol and water.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2022Date of Patent: August 1, 2023Assignee: HF Scientific, LLCInventor: Dorian Cauceglia
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Publication number: 20230058190Abstract: Stabilized indicator compositions, and systems and methods using the same are described. In embodiments the stabilized indicator compositions include a solvent, an indicator, a stabilizer for the indicator, and optionally a buffer. In embodiments the indicator is or includes N, N-diethyl-p-phenylene diamine (DPD). Systems and methods utilizing the stabilized indicator composition to determine an amount of at least one constituent in a test sample (e.g., water) are also described. In embodiments, the systems and methods remove the stabilizer from the stabilized indicator composition to produce a fluid flow containing un stabilized indicator, which is then combined with a fluid from a sample source to form a test sample for analysis.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2021Publication date: February 23, 2023Applicant: Watts Regulator Co.Inventor: Dorian Cauceglia
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Publication number: 20230017495Abstract: Disclosed is a real-time method for detecting copper and silver in water in parts per billion. Total silver is detected by adding a nitric acid solution to the sample; after the silver is digested, adding a buffer solution comprising water, sodium bicarbonate, sodium carbonate and EDTA to the sample; adding an indicator comprising Cadion 2B, EtOH, and Triton X-100 to the sample; then reading the absorbance of the sample after light with an approximate target peak of 515 nm is sent through the sample; and determining the silver concentration by comparing the absorbance of the sample to the absorbances of known silver standards.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2022Publication date: January 19, 2023Inventors: Dorian Cauceglia, Nicholas J. Pusateri
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Patent number: 11480556Abstract: Disclosed is a real-time method for detecting copper and silver in water in parts per billion. Total silver is detected by adding a 2% nitric acid solution to the sample; after ten minutes, adding a buffer solution comprising water, sodium bicarbonate, sodium carbonate and EDTA to the sample; adding an indicator comprising Cadion 2B, EtOH, and Triton X-100 to the sample; after one minute, reading the absorbance of the sample using a spectrophotometer with a target peak of 515 nm; and determining the silver concentration by comparing the absorbance of the sample to the absorbances of known silver standards.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2020Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Assignee: HF Scientific, LLCInventors: Dorian Cauceglia, Nicholas J. Pusateri
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Publication number: 20220204728Abstract: A method of testing the composition or quality of water includes dissolving about two parts by weight of a 2-hydroxybenzyl alcohol and about one part by weight of a sodium nitroprusside in about seventy-five parts by weight of a polyethylene glycol; adding the sodium nitroprusside solution to a water sample to catalyze an indophenol monochloramine reaction; and detecting the concentration of monochloramine in the water sample. The polyethylene glycol may be a polyethylene glycol 300, a PEG-400 or a PEG-1000. The method may also be accomplished with a solution made by dissolving a 2-hydroxybenzyl alcohol and a sodium nitroprusside in a mixture of propane-1,2-diol and water.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2022Publication date: June 30, 2022Inventor: Dorian Cauceglia
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Patent number: 11312839Abstract: A method to extend a shelf life of a sodium nitroprusside solution includes: dissolving about two parts by weight of a 2-hydroxybenzyl alcohol and about one part by weight of a sodium nitroprusside in about seventy-five parts by weight of a polyethylene glycol. Compositions for preserving a sodium nitroprusside solution are also described.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2019Date of Patent: April 26, 2022Assignee: HF Scientific, LLCInventor: Dorian Cauceglia
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Patent number: 11137373Abstract: A water hardness mitigation or treatment evaluation system includes a first quartz crystal microbalance cell and a fluid coupling adapted to be fluidly coupled to a pre-treated water to be flowed over a first quartz crystal. A second quartz crystal microbalance cell and a fluid coupling are adapted to be fluidly coupled to a post-treated water to be flowed over a second quartz crystal. A computer processor receives a first frequency data from the first quartz crystal and a second frequency data from the second quartz crystal and based on a difference of frequency over time between the first frequency data and the second frequency data, provides an indication of an effectiveness of a water hardness mitigation or treatment component or system. A method to evaluate and effectiveness of a water hardness mitigation or treatment evaluation system is also described.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2019Date of Patent: October 5, 2021Assignee: HF Scientific, Inc.Inventors: Dorian Cauceglia, Thomas R. Whiteside, Pamela Eldridge, Nicholas J. Pusateri
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Publication number: 20210002457Abstract: A method to extend a shelf life of a sodium nitroprusside solution includes: dissolving about two parts by weight of a 2-hydroxybenzyl alcohol and about one part by weight of a sodium nitroprusside in about seventy-five parts by weight of a polyethylene glycol. Compositions for preserving a sodium nitroprusside solution are also described.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2019Publication date: January 7, 2021Inventor: Dorian Cauceglia
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Patent number: 10883925Abstract: A spectrophotometer includes an electronics compartment having disposed within, at least one light source, and at least one optical detector. A testing compartment has disposed within, an optical block having at least one fluid connection port, and a first light pipe optically coupled between the at least one light source and the optical block. A second light pipe is optically coupled between the optical block and the at least one optical detector. The testing compartment is adapted to perform spectrophotometry of a fluid sample disposed within a sample container in the optical block, and the electronics compartment is electrically isolated from the testing compartment. A spectrophotometer for use in an explosive atmosphere and a method of measuring a presence or concentration of an organic or inorganic compound in a fluid in an explosive atmosphere are also described.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2018Date of Patent: January 5, 2021Assignee: HF Scientific, Inc.Inventors: Dorian Cauceglia, Thomas R. Whiteside, Michael J. Goodman, Charlie G. Pasquariello, Nicholas J. Pusateri, Thomas F. Grassi
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Publication number: 20200096440Abstract: A spectrophotometer includes an electronics compartment having disposed within, at least one light source, and at least one optical detector. A testing compartment has disposed within, an optical block having at least one fluid connection port, and a first light pipe optically coupled between the at least one light source and the optical block. A second light pipe is optically coupled between the optical block and the at least one optical detector. The testing compartment is adapted to perform spectrophotometry of a fluid sample disposed within a sample container in the optical block, and the electronics compartment is electrically isolated from the testing compartment. A spectrophotometer for use in an explosive atmosphere and a method of measuring a presence or concentration of an organic or inorganic compound in a fluid in an explosive atmosphere are also described.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2018Publication date: March 26, 2020Inventors: Dorian Cauceglia, Thomas R. Whiteside, Michael J. Goodman, Charlie G. Pasquariello, Nicholas J. Pusateri, Thomas F. Grassi
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Publication number: 20190360967Abstract: A water hardness mitigation or treatment evaluation system includes a first quartz crystal microbalance cell and a fluid coupling adapted to be fluidly coupled to a pre-treated water to be flowed over a first quartz crystal. A second quartz crystal microbalance cell and a fluid coupling are adapted to be fluidly coupled to a post-treated water to be flowed over a second quartz crystal. A computer processor receives a first frequency data from the first quartz crystal and a second frequency data from the second quartz crystal and based on a difference of frequency over time between the first frequency data and the second frequency data, provides an indication of an effectiveness of a water hardness mitigation or treatment component or system. A method to evaluate and effectiveness of a water hardness mitigation or treatment evaluation system is also described.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2019Publication date: November 28, 2019Inventors: Dorian Cauceglia, Thomas R. Whiteside, Pamela Eldridge, Nicholas J. Pusateri
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Patent number: D858328Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2018Date of Patent: September 3, 2019Assignee: HF Scientific, Inc.Inventors: Thomas R. Whiteside, Dorian Cauceglia, Nicholas J. Pusateri