Patents by Inventor Eugene L. McLinn

Eugene L. McLinn 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).

  • Devices and methods for directing migration of non-aqueous phase liquids from sediment
    Patent number: 8651768
    Abstract: Devices and methods for directing a non-aqueous phase liquid (NAPL) that migrate entrained in a fluid (e.g., a gas) from sediments in bodies of water by using trapping caps having an upwardly sloped surface toward an accumulation zone that contains a water table, in which migration of the gas carries the NAPL toward the accumulation zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: TRC Environmental Corporation
    Inventors: Eugene L. McLinn, John Rice
  • Devices and methods for directing migration of non-aqueous phase liquids from sediment
    Patent number: 8419314
    Abstract: Devices and methods for directing a non-aqueous phase liquid (NAPL) that migrate entrained in a fluid (e.g., a gas) from sediments in bodies of water by using trapping caps having an upwardly sloped surface toward an accumulation zone that contains a water table, in which migration of the gas carries the NAPL toward the accumulation zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: TRC Environmental Corporation
    Inventors: Eugene L. McLinn, John Rice
  • Devices and Methods for Directing Migration of Non-Aqueous Phase Liquids from Sediment
    Publication number: 20090110486
    Abstract: Devices and methods for directing a non-aqueous phase liquid (NAPL) that migrate entrained in a fluid (e.g., a gas) from sediments in bodies of water by using trapping caps having an upwardly sloped surface toward an accumulation zone that contains a water table, in which migration of the gas carries the NAPL toward the accumulation zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2008
    Publication date: April 30, 2009
    Inventor: Eugene L. McLinn