Patents by Inventor Iain Conlin

Iain Conlin 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).

  • Electrochemical oxidation of matter
    Patent number: 5855763
    Abstract: Decomposition of waste and particularly organic waste matter is carried out in an electrochemical cell (11) in which the electrolyte comprises nitric acid containing silver ions as an electrochemically regenerable primary oxidizing species. A separation plant (34) for continuously or periodically withdrawing anolyte is operated to remove or reduce contamination of the anolyte with anions of or containing phosphorus, sulphur, nitrogen or halogens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 5, 1999
    Assignee: AEA Technology plc
    Inventors: Iain Conlin, Nigel Desmond Evan Warren, David Frame Steele