Patents by Inventor Guillermo Rein

Guillermo Rein 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 for remediating contaminated land
    Patent number: 8132987
    Abstract: A method for remediating land contaminated by a combustible material, in particular, land contaminated with non-aqueous phase liquids (NAPLs), which includes the steps of locating a subterranean volume of combustible material such as a DNAPL in land to be remediated, and igniting the combustible material to combust the material and thereby remediate the land. By monitoring combustion of the material, combustion may be optimised by, for example, supplying an oxidant or a combustion suppressant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: University Court of the University of Edinburgh
    Inventors: Jason Gerhard, Jose Torero, Paolo Pironi, Christine Switzer, Guillermo Rein
  • Method and Apparatus for Remediating Contaminated Land
    Publication number: 20090180836
    Abstract: A method for remediating land contaminated by a combustible material, in particular, land contaminated with non-aqueous phase liquids (NAPLs), which includes the steps of locating a subterranean volume of combustible material such as a DNAPL in land to be remediated, and igniting the combustible material to combust the material and thereby remediate the land. By monitoring combustion of the material, combustion may be optimised by, for example, supplying an oxidant or a combustion suppressant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2006
    Publication date: July 16, 2009
    Applicant: The University Court of the University of Edinburgh
    Inventors: Jason Gerhard, Jose Torero, Paolo Pironi, Christine Switzer, Guillermo Rein