Patents by Inventor Gary Lum

Gary Lum 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).

  • Publication number: 20210262736
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide systems and methods for heat transfer systems at temperatures in the range of 20 C to 800 C. The systems consist of heat pipes configured such that they fit inside conventional heat exchangers, and more effectively transfer or recover heat from hot fluids, and that operate without user intervention over long periods of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2021
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventors: Eugene Thiers, Gary Lum
  • Publication number: 20200361787
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide systems and methods for water treatment and/or desalination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2020
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventors: Eugene Thiers, Gary Lum, Jordi Perez Mariano, Douglas Karlson (deceased), Laura Demmons, Brian Bayley
  • Publication number: 20190352194
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide systems and methods for water treatment and/or desalination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2018
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventors: Eugene Thiers, Gary Lum, Jordi Perez Mariano, Douglas Karlson, Laura Demmons, Brian Bayley
  • Publication number: 20180224215
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide systems and methods for heat transfer at temperatures in the range of ?40° C. to 1,300° C. over long distances with minimal heat losses. The systems consist of advanced heat pipes configured such that they fit inside drilling holes or in horizontal distance over industrial plants, and effectively transfer heat requiring minimal water, CO2, or steam injection, and that operate without user intervention for many years.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2015
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: Eugene Thiers, Brian Bayley, Gary Lum
  • Publication number: 20180051937
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide systems and methods for heat transfer systems at temperatures in the range of 20 C to 800 C. The systems consist of heat pipes configured such that they fit inside conventional heat exchangers, and more effectively transfer or recover heat from hot fluids, and that operate without user intervention over long periods of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2016
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Inventors: Eugene THIERS, Gary LUM
  • Publication number: 20170362094
    Abstract: A desalination system that can comprise an inlet, an optional preheating stage, multiple evaporation chambers and optional demisters, product condensers, a waste outlet, one or more product outlets, a nested configuration that facilitates heat transfer and recovery and a control system. The control system can permit operation of the purification system continuously with minimal user intervention or cleaning. The desalination system can operate with any number of pre-treatment methods for descaling, and with degassing systems to eliminate or reduce hydrocarbons and dissolved gases. The system is capable of removing, from a contaminated water sample, a plurality of contaminant types including microbiological contaminants, radiological contaminants, metals, and salts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2015
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Inventors: Eugene Thiers, Brian Bayley, Gary Lum
  • Publication number: 20070068791
    Abstract: A fully automated system for controlling water purification units based on distillation is provided. Control parameters and aspects in the system can include an overall power input fuse, a manual reset switch that resets the whole system to an initial state, a thermal overload switch, a product level switch, a boiler pressure switch, an inlet solenoid, a boiler drain solenoid, and a timer delay relay, a product output solenoid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2006
    Publication date: March 29, 2007
    Inventors: Douglas Thom, Gary Lum
  • Publication number: 20070012556
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide systems and methods for water purification. The unit can include a boiler chamber, a degasser, and a demister.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2006
    Publication date: January 18, 2007
    Inventors: Gary Lum, Joseph Urban