Patents by Inventor Gerald C. Bye

Gerald C. Bye 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).

  • Method of processing waste materials
    Patent number: 4741776
    Abstract: A method of processing waste material comprises treating the material with flue dust and bonding it to form a solid mass with cement powder, e.g. Portland cement. Acidic liquors containing heavy metals can be processed. Suitable flue dust is obtained from cement manufacture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 1985
    Date of Patent: May 3, 1988
    Assignee: Blue Circle Industries Limited
    Inventors: Gerald C. Bye, Kenneth B. Matthews
  • Removal of heavy metals with gamma dicalcium silicate
    Patent number: 4336142
    Abstract: According to the present invention we provide a method of controlling the heavy metal content of the water in an aqueous system which comprises incorporating in the system an amount of gamma dicalcium silicate to insolubilize heavy metals present.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 1981
    Date of Patent: June 22, 1982
    Assignee: Blue Circle Industries Limited
    Inventor: Gerald C. Bye