Patents by Inventor Grant Frank

Grant Frank 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).

  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TREATING AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS AND CONTAMINANTS THEREIN
    Publication number: 20150076002
    Abstract: The present disclosure is generally directed to devices and methods of treating aqueous solutions to help remove or otherwise reduce levels, concentrations or amounts of one or more contaminants. The present disclosure relates to a method of which includes the application of a constant current or a pulse width modulation duty cycle to at least one counterelectrode (e.g. cathode) and at least one photoelectrode (e.g. anode) provided or arranged around at least one UV light source in a housing adapted to also receive, contain and/or circulate fluid or aqueous solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Inventors: Edward Andrews, Terence P. Barry, Ramsey Kropp, Alan Carlson, Grant Frank
  • SYSTEM FOR OIL RECOVERY AND TREATMENT OF WASTEWATER UTILIZING PHOTOELECTROCATALYTIC OXIDATION AND METHOD OF OPERATION
    Publication number: 20140332455
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the removal and recovery of oil, and/or the removal and recovery of contaminants, from aqueous solutions. More specifically, the present invention relates to a system and a method for removing bacteria and recovering oil from oil and gas wastewater, produced water, and other aqueous solutions utilizing photoelectrocatalytic oxidation and suspended solids filtration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2014
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Inventors: Edward Andrews, Terence P. Barry, Craig Doolittle, David Kapsos, Jake Myre, Alan Carlson, Anton Asmuth, Grant Frank, Mark Henrickson