Patents by Inventor Iman W. Koster

Iman W. Koster 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).

  • Patent number: 5296147
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for processing manure, fermented liquid manure being subjected to nitrification in a first step and to denitrification in a subsequent step, an aerated reactor which contains active sludge rich in nitrifying bacteria being used in the nitrification step and acid-neutralizing chemicals being added to said reactor if necessary and a continuously fed upflow sludge bed (USB) reactor which contains a very compact biomass which is capable of converting nitrate to nitrogen gas and to which an organic substrate is added being used in the denitrification step, the loading of the reactor being controlled to obtain an optimum nitrification and denitrification and this is obtained on the basis of one or more of the following data:the incoming nitrogen load;the information from the WAZU respiration meter;the pH in the nitrification reactor, the criterion for which is that the pH is in the range limited by 6 and 8.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 1993
    Date of Patent: March 22, 1994
    Assignee: Ecotechniek B.V.
    Inventors: Iman W. Koster, Abraham Klapwijk
  • Patent number: 5290451
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for processing manure, liquid manure and/or Kjeldahl-N containing waste water being subjected to a nitrification in an aerated reactor containing active sludge and to a denitrification in a high rate recirculation denitrification reactor (13) containing a very compact biomass capable of converting nitrate to nitrogen gas. The loading of the nitrification reactor (9) being controlled to obtain an optimal nitrification and denitrification, the effluent from the nitrification reactor (9) partially being passed to the denitrification reactor (13), adding a source of carbon to the effluent to be passed to the recirculation denitrification reactor (13) and passing another portion of the effluent stream from the nitrification reactor (9) to a separation step (19) to separate a sludge, the effluent from separation step (19) being passed to a discharge line denitrification reactor (37) under the addition of a carbon source if desired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 1992
    Date of Patent: March 1, 1994
    Assignee: Ecotechniek B.V.
    Inventors: Iman W. Koster, Abraham Klapwijk
  • Patent number: 5232583
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for processing manure, fermented liquid manure being subjected to nitrification in a first step and to denitrification in a subsequent step, an aerated reactor which contains active sludge rich in nitrifying bacteria being used in the nitrification step and acid-neutralizing chemicals being added to said reactor if necessary and a continuously fed upflow slib bed (USB) reactor which contains a very compact biomass which is capable of converting nitrate to nitrogen gas and to which an organic substrate is added being used in the denitrification step, the loading of the reactor being controlled to obtain an optimum nitrification and denitrification and this is obtained on the basis of one or more of the following data:the incoming nitrogen load;the information from the WAZU respiration meter;the pH in the nitrification reactor, the criterion for which is that the pH is in the range limited by 6 and 8.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 1990
    Date of Patent: August 3, 1993
    Assignee: Ecotechniek B.V.
    Inventors: Iman W. Koster, Abraham Klapwijk