Patents by Inventor Jennifer J. Quinn

Jennifer J. Quinn 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).

  • Fluid treatment
    Patent number: 5151197
    Abstract: Apparatus (1) for treating fluid, in this case wastewater, comprising a treatment vessel or tank (2), means (3) to supply wastewater to be treated in a pulsed sequence to the vessel, and means (4) to supply treatment fluid, in this case comprising oxygen to the vessel or tank (2) in a pulsed sequence opposite to the pulsed sequence of the supply of wastewater to be treated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 1990
    Date of Patent: September 29, 1992
    Assignee: Thames Water Utilities Limited
    Inventors: Alan J. Smith, Jennifer J. Quinn
  • Apparatus and method for treating a fluid
    Patent number: 5141653
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for on-site treatment of a fluid, such as sewage, utilize a plurality of self-contained, separately housed, and separately transporable modules (2a, 2b,2c) for carrying out one or a sequence of treatment operations on the fluid. There is an inlet (3) whereby the apparatus is connectible with a source of the fluid to be treated and an outlet (4) from the apparatus for discharge of the treated fluid. The apparatus may be moved between different sites.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 1991
    Date of Patent: August 25, 1992
    Assignee: Thames Water plc
    Inventors: Alan J. Smith, Jennifer J. Quinn