Patents by Inventor G. Daniel Thomas

G. Daniel Thomas 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).

  • Patent number: 6716618
    Abstract: A system and process for remediating an “asbestos containing material” (ACM), or a “regulated” asbestos containing material (RACM), with a vermicultural process, or “vermiprocess.” Worms are employed to convert the ACM into a material with an acceptable, deminimus level of asbestos fibers, or further to a non-detectable level of asbestos. The process includes placing an asbestos containing material into a worm bin and mixing the asbestos containing material with an effective quantity of a worm adjuvant, optionally employing organic material and mixing in a homogenizer. The worm bin may be a single bin or alternatively an array of staged worm bins. The worms are introduced into the ACM to form an asbestos containing vermicompost. The preferred worm species employed the species Esenia hortensis, or “hortensis,” and Esenia fetida, commonly referred to as “red wigglers,” or “red worms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2004
    Assignee: Good Earth Solutions, LLC
    Inventors: Jonathan Craig, G. Daniel Thomas