Patents by Inventor James Young Morran

James Young Morran 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).

  • Water treatment process
    Publication number: 20040140266
    Abstract: The present invention relates to water treatment, in particular to a process for the removal of dissolved organic carbon from water. The process includes the following steps, adding an ion-exchange resin to water containing a contaminant such as dissolved organic carbon, dispersing the resin in the contaminated water to enable adsorption of the dissolved organic carbon onto the resin, and separating the resin loaded with contaminant from the water. In a preferred embodiment the process employs a magnetic ion-exchange resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2003
    Publication date: July 22, 2004
    Inventors: Hung Van Nguyen, Donald Bruce Bursill, James Young Morran, Mary Drikas, Veronica Laurel Pearce
  • Water treatment process
    Publication number: 20040050785
    Abstract: The present invention relates to water treatment, in particular to a process for the removal of dissolved organic carbon from water. The process includes the following steps, adding an ion-exchange resin to water containing a contaminant such as dissolved organic carbon, dispersing the resin in the contaminated water to enable adsorption of the dissolved organic carbon onto the resin, and separating the resin loaded with contaminant from the water. In a preferred embodiment the process employs a magnetic ion-exchange resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2003
    Publication date: March 18, 2004
    Inventors: Hung Van Nguyen, Donald Bruce Bursill, James Young Morran, Mary Drikas, Veronica Laurel Pearce
  • Water treatment process
    Patent number: 6669849
    Abstract: The present invention relates to water treatment, in particular to a process for the removal of dissolved organic carbon from water. The process includes the following steps, adding an ion-exchange resin to water containing a contaminant such as dissolved organic carbon, dispersing the resin in the contaminated water to enable adsorption of the dissolved organic carbon onto the resin, and separating the resin loaded with contaminant from the water. In a preferred embodiment the process employs a magnetic ion-exchange resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2003
    Assignee: Orica Australia Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Hung Van Nguyen, Donald Bruce Bursill, James Young Morran, Mary Drikas, Veronica Laurel Pearce