Patents by Inventor Duane Ager

Duane Ager 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).

  • CONSORTIUM OF MICRO-ORGANISMS AND ITS USE TO REDUCE CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND OF SPENT METAL WORKING FLUID
    Publication number: 20190152819
    Abstract: There is described herein a consortium of micro-organisms comprising, consisting or consisting essentially of Rhizobium spp., Bacillus spp., and Pseudomonas spp.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2016
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Applicant: FORD MOTOR COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: William POPE, Duane AGER, Timothy GOODALL
  • Method for the treatment of industrial waste
    Patent number: 10227246
    Abstract: There is provided a method for treating spent metal working fluid (MWF), comprising the steps of: (a) providing a biofilm of microorganisms on a solid support matrix in a first bioreactor; (b) transferring at least a portion of the solid support matrix comprising the biofilm of microorganisms from the first bioreactor into a second bioreactor; and (c) incubating the microorganisms in the second bioreactor to reduce the chemical oxygen demand of the spent MWF contained therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: FORD MOTOR COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Duane Ager, Timothy Goodall, William Pope
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CLEANING FILTERS
    Publication number: 20130068252
    Abstract: There is described an apparatus for cleaning a filter cloth, comprising: a cleaning station comprising a gas flow device and a support surface defining an aperture; and a collection device positioned below the aperture for receiving material removed from the filter cloth; wherein the gas flow device is configured to provide a flow of gas through an area of filter cloth located above the aperture so as to remove material from the filter cloth and direct it into the collection device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2012
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Applicant: Microbial Solutions Limited
    Inventors: Duane Ager, Timothy Goodall, William Pope
  • METHOD FOR THE TREATMENT OF INDUSTRIAL WASTE
    Publication number: 20130068688
    Abstract: There is provided a method for treating spent metal working fluid (MWF), comprising the steps of: (a) providing a biofilm of microorganisms on a solid support matrix in a first bioreactor; (b) transferring at least a portion of the solid support matrix comprising the biofilm of microorganisms from the first bioreactor into a second bioreactor; and (c) incubating the microorganisms in the second bioreactor to reduce the chemical oxygen demand of the spent MWF contained therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2012
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Applicant: Microbial Solutions Limited
    Inventors: Duane Ager, Timothy Goodall, William Pope