Patents by Inventor Gary A. Aron

Gary A. Aron 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).

  • Seismic protection system for a clarifier feedwell in a wastewater treatment system
    Patent number: 6343698
    Abstract: A clarifier feedwell having a seismic protection system. The clarifier feedwell includes a feedwell frame and at least one pressure relief door which is slidably inserted into the feedwell frame. The pressure relief door includes a supporting frame, the supporting frame defining an opening. A flexible panel is disposed in the opening. A first edge of the panel is attached to a first portion of the supporting frame. The remaining edges of the panel are releasably engaged with other portions of the supporting frame such that the panel occupies substantially the entire area of the opening. At least one stiffening frame is disposed on the panel. The stiffening frame increases the rigidity of the panel, so that the panel does not disengage from portions of the supporting frame under a normal hydrodynamic load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2002
    Inventors: Ba T. Than, Ann E. Farrell, William E. Brennan, Kenneth S. Clark, Munawar Husain, Gary A. Aron, Kevin H. Monroe