Patents by Inventor James A. Goodrich

James A. Goodrich 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: 11731894
    Abstract: A mobile treatment system is provided for treating contaminates in water, particularly during emergency situations such as natural disasters and planned attacks. The mobile treatment system includes a mobile framework; one or more treatment modules mounted on the mobile framework; a piping system in fluid communication with the one or more treatment modules, said piping system comprising one or more pumps configured to convey water to and from the one or more treatment modules; and at least one power source to provide power to the one or more pumps and one or more treatment modules. The treatment modules may include pre-filtration, chlorination treatment that generates chlorine by electrolysis, activated carbon treatment, and treatment using a disinfecting, silver coated composite material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignees: GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES AS REPRESENTED BY THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, WATERSTEP
    Inventors: James A. Goodrich, John Hall, Roy C. Haught, Mark Hogg, Kurtis Daniels
  • Publication number: 20210047220
    Abstract: A mobile treatment system is provided for treating contaminates in water, particularly during emergency situations such as natural disasters and planned attacks. The mobile treatment system includes a mobile framework; one or more treatment modules mounted on the mobile framework; a piping system in fluid communication with the one or more treatment modules, said piping system comprising one or more pumps configured to convey water to and from the one or more treatment modules; and at least one power source to provide power to the one or more pumps and one or more treatment modules. The treatment modules may include pre-filtration, chlorination treatment that generates chlorine by electrolysis, activated carbon treatment, and treatment using a disinfecting, silver coated composite material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2019
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Applicants: GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES AS REPRESENTED BY THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PTT AG, WaterStep
    Inventors: James A. GOODRICH, John HALL, Roy C. HAUGHT, Mark HOGG, Kurtis DANIELS
  • Patent number: 10316506
    Abstract: Aspects of a detention pond retrofit device for detention basin outlet control provide structures designed to throttle stormwater flow and maintain the rate at which water is discharged from the system below Qcritical, the flow rate at which erosion and down cutting of the receiving stream would begin, based on channel morphology and bed material resistance. The primary goal of the device is to induce increased flow detention during low to moderate rain events, while providing similar hydraulic performance during large events to that of the detention basin performance prior to the installation of the retrofit unit. This is achieved through a “T” or “Y” design with split flow paths, in which the lower path is hydraulically restricted through the installation of structures while the upper path is unrestricted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignees: THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE ADMINISTRATOR OF U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, SUSTAINABLE STREAMS, LLC
    Inventors: Robert J. Hawley, James A. Goodrich, Katherine R. MacMannis
  • Publication number: 20150020886
    Abstract: Aspects of a detention pond retrofit device for detention basin outlet control provide structures designed to throttle stormwater flow and maintain the rate at which water is discharged from the system below Qcritical, the flow rate at which erosion and down cutting of the receiving stream would begin, based on channel morphology and bed material resistance. The primary goal of the device is to induce increased flow detention during low to moderate rain events, while providing similar hydraulic performance during large events to that of the detention basin performance prior to the installation of the retrofit unit. This is achieved through a “T” or “Y” design with split flow paths, in which the lower path is hydraulically restricted through the installation of structures while the upper path is unrestricted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2014
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Applicants: SUSTAINABLE STREAMS, LLC, U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
    Inventors: Robert J. HAWLEY, James A. GOODRICH, Jake BEAULIEU, Katherine R. MACMANNIS
  • Publication number: 20120216603
    Abstract: A method for monitoring water in a distribution system is disclosed where the sensor sampling schedule is changed in real time in response to a contaminant or other chemical passing through the sampling location. This results in finer determination of where the contaminant is located in the water distribution and identification of the contaminant with a lower false rate than random or scheduled sampling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2011
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Inventors: Yingping Jeffrey Yang, John Hall, Roy C. Haught, James A. Goodrich
  • Patent number: 7866204
    Abstract: A method for monitoring water in a distribution system is disclosed where the sensor sampling schedule is changed in real time in response to a contaminant or other chemical passing through the sampling location. This results in finer determination of where the contaminant is located in the water distribution and identification of the contaminant with a lower false rate than random or scheduled sampling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency
    Inventors: Yingping Jeffrey Yang, John Hall, Roy C. Haught, James A. Goodrich
  • Publication number: 20080178663
    Abstract: A method for monitoring water in a distribution system is disclosed where the sensor sampling schedule is changed in real time in response to a contaminant or other chemical passing through the sampling location. This results in finer determination of where the contaminant is located in the water distribution and identification of the contaminant with a lower false rate than random or scheduled sampling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2007
    Publication date: July 31, 2008
    Inventors: Yingping Jeffrey Yang, John Hall, Roy C. Haught, James A. Goodrich
  • Patent number: 4871450
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for removing volatile organic contaminants from water. Water to be treated is mixed with a small proportion of higher pressure gas (air, ozone, etc.)-saturated water in a static mixer causing the release of a very large number of very fine gas (air, ozone, etc.) bubbles in the mixture. The mixture is directed into a chamber which has a device, such as a transverse perforated plate, to reduce water pressure. The pressure drop, which need only be about 10 psi, causes the volatile organic contaminants to enter the vapor phase and, through mass transfer absorption, mix with the gar bubbles. The bubbles rise to a free headspace at the top of the chamber from which the now-contaminated gas can be withdrawn. The substantially decontaminated water then exits the chamber, still nearly at line pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 1987
    Date of Patent: October 3, 1989
    Assignee: Camp Dresser & McKee, Inc.
    Inventors: James A. Goodrich, Steven J. Medlar