Patents by Inventor James D. Felske

James D. Felske 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 of altering a fluid-borne contaminant
    Patent number: 8142716
    Abstract: An improved method of purifying a fluid having fluid-borne contaminants I including the steps of: providing a pump (21) having an inlet (22) and an outlet (23); connecting the pump inlet to a source (24) of contaminated fluid; operating the pump at. a pressure ratio of at least 2.0 so as to sufficiently elevate the temperature of the fluid and contaminants passing through the pump, or, alternatively, operating the pump so that the outlet temperature of the fluid and contaminants passing therethrough is at least about 200° C.; and controlling the time during which the temperature of the fluid and contaminants are elevated; thereby to alter or convert substantially all of the contaminants passing through the pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: Research Foundation of State University of New York
    Inventors: James F. Garvey, John A. Lordi, Joseph Mollendorf, James D. Felske
  • Method of Altering A Fluid-Borne Contaminant
    Publication number: 20110061538
    Abstract: An improved method of purifying a fluid having fluid-borne contaminants I including the steps of: providing a pump (21) having an inlet (22) and an outlet (23); connecting the pump inlet to a source (24) of contaminated fluid; operating the pump at. a pressure ratio of at least 2.0 so as to sufficiently elevate the temperature of the fluid and contaminants passing through the pump, or, alternatively, operating the pump so that the outlet temperature of the fluid and contaminants passing therethrough is at least about 200° C.; and controlling the time during which the temperature of the fluid and contaminants are elevated; thereby to alter or convert substantially all of the contaminants passing through the pump.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2010
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Applicant: Research Foundation of State University of New York
    Inventors: James F. Garvey, John A. Lordi, Joseph Mollendorf, James D. Felske
  • METHOD OF ALTERING A FLUID-BORNE CONTAMINANT
    Publication number: 20080179258
    Abstract: An improved method of altering a fluid-borne contaminant includes the steps of: providing a pump (21) having an inlet (22) and an outlet (23); connecting the pump inlet to a source (24) of contaminated fluid; operating the pump at a pressure ratio of at least 2.0 so as to sufficiently elevate the temperature of the fluid and contaminants passing through the pump, or, alternatively, operating the pump so that the outlet temperature of the fluid and contaminants passing therethrough is at least about 200° C.; and controlling the time during which the temperature of the fluid and contaminants are elevated; thereby to alter or convert substantially all of the contaminants passing through the pump.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2008
    Publication date: July 31, 2008
    Applicant: The Research Foundation of the State University of New York
    Inventors: James F. GARVEY, John A. LORDI, Joseph C. MOLLENDORF, James D. FELSKE
  • Method of altering a fluid-borne contaminant
    Patent number: 7335333
    Abstract: An improved method of altering a fluid-borne contaminant includes the steps of: providing a positive-displacement pump (21) having an inlet (22) and an outlet (23); connecting the pump inlet to a source (24) of contaminated fluid; operating the pump at a pressure ratio sufficient to elevate the pressure and temperature of the fluid and contaminants passing through the pump to alter or convert substantially all of the contaminants passing through the pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2008
    Assignee: The Research Foundation of the State University of New York
    Inventors: James F. Garvey, John A. Lordi, Joseph C. Mollendorf, James D. Felske
  • Method of altering a fluid-borne contaminant
    Publication number: 20040184907
    Abstract: An improved method of altering a fluid-borne contaminant includes the steps of: providing a pump (21) having an inlet (22) and an outlet (23); connecting the pump inlet to a source (24) of contaminated fluid; operating the pump at a pressure ratio of at least 2.0 so as to sufficiently elevate the temperature of the fluid and contaminants passing through the pump, or, alternatively, operating the pump so that the outlet temperature of the fluid and contaminants passing therethrough is at least about 200° C.; and controlling the time during which the temperature of the fluid and contaminants are elevated; thereby to alter or convert substantially all of the contaminants passing through the pump.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2004
    Publication date: September 23, 2004
    Applicant: The Research Foundation of the State University of New York
    Inventors: James F. Garvey, John A. Lordi, Joseph C. Mollendorf, James D. Felske