Patents by Inventor Gerald A. Leone

Gerald A. Leone 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).

  • Systems and methods for underground storage of biogas
    Patent number: 8002498
    Abstract: Systems and methods for producing purified biogas are disclosed. In one embodiment of the invention, a method includes collecting biogas from a landfill, transporting the biogas to a first well, injecting the biogas into the first well, and pressurizing the first well to store the biogas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: Casella Waste Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Gerald A. Leone, Larry G. Shilling
  • Systems and methods for identifying and collecting banned waste
    Patent number: 7994909
    Abstract: Systems and methods for authorizing a waste item to be removed from a site. In one embodiment, a waste collection vehicle includes a reader configured to obtain identification information from an identification tag associated with the waste item. A transceiver associated with the vehicle is configured to: receive the identification information from the reader, wirelessly transmit the identification information to a remote computer for processing, and wirelessly receive an indication of whether the waste item should be collected and removed by the waste collection. The received indication is based on at least one hazardous characteristic associated with the identified waste item, a determination that the waste collection vehicle is authorized to collect the waste item having the at least one hazardous characteristic, and a determination that a driver of the waste collection vehicle is authorized to collect the waste item having the at least one hazardous characteristic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: Casella Waste Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Dominic Maruca, Gerald A. Leone, Nancy Edwards Cronin, John A. Kintzer
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR UNDERGROUND STORAGE OF BIOGAS
    Publication number: 20100232880
    Abstract: Systems and methods for producing purified biogas are disclosed. In one embodiment of the invention, a method includes collecting biogas from a landfill, transporting the biogas to a first well, injecting the biogas into the first well, and pressurizing the first well to store the biogas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2010
    Publication date: September 16, 2010
    Applicant: Casella Waste Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Gerald A. Leone, JR., Larry G. Shilling
  • Systems and methods for underground storage of biogas
    Patent number: 7722289
    Abstract: Systems and methods for producing purified biogas are disclosed. In one embodiment of the invention, a method includes collecting biogas from a landfill, transporting the biogas to a first well, injecting the biogas into the first well, and pressurizing the first well to store the biogas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
    Assignee: Casella Waste Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Gerald A. Leone, Larry G. Shilling