Patents by Inventor Jess Brown

Jess Brown 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).

  • Publication number: 20070193950
    Abstract: The present invention may be used in methods for treatment of drinking water contaminated with algal metabolites. An inflow of water in a drinking water treatment facility may have multiple types of algal metabolites wherein each algal metabolites has a concentration of less than 20 ?g/l. The water may contain indigenous bacteria that may serve as a bioreactor inoculum. The water may be dosed with a biodegradable electron donor at a concentration of less than 7 mg/l to form water, electron donor solution. The water, electron donor solution may be processed through a fixed-bed bioreactor for an empty bed bioreactor contact time of less than 30 minutes. An effluent of the fixed-bed bioreactor may have an algal metabolite concentration for each algal metabolite of less than 10 ng/l.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2007
    Publication date: August 23, 2007
    Inventors: Jess Brown, Chance Lauderdale, Robert Cushing
  • Publication number: 20070119777
    Abstract: The present invention may be used in methods for treatment of drinking water contaminated with algal metabolites. An inflow of water in a drinking water treatment facility may have multiple types of algal metabolites wherein each algal metabolites has a concentration of less than 20 ?g/l. The water may be dosed with a biodegradable electron donor at a concentration of less than 7 mg/l to form a water, electron donor solution. The water, electron donor solution may be processed through a fixed-bed bioreactor for an empty bed bioreactor contact time of less than 30 minutes. An effluent of the fixed-bed bioreactor may have an algal metabolite concentration for each algal metabolite of less than 10 ng/l.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2006
    Publication date: May 31, 2007
    Inventors: Jess Brown, Chance Lauderdale, Robert Cushing
  • Publication number: 20070034566
    Abstract: The present invention may be used for treatment of waste streams using domestic wastewater. A concentrate waste stream containing one or more of perchlorate, nitrate, bromate, selenate and chromate may be combined with a domestic wastewater stream. The concentrate waste stream may have not less than 3000 mg/l of total dissolved solids. The concentrate waste stream and domestic wastewater stream may be combined at a ratio of between 20% volumetric flow rate and 75% volumetric flow rate to produce a blended stream. The blended stream may be processed in a bioreactor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2006
    Publication date: February 15, 2007
    Inventors: Jess Brown, Brandon Heidelberger, Rick Wheadon, Edwin Hansen
  • Publication number: 20060196828
    Abstract: The oxidant waste stream treatment may provide for treatment of oxidant laden waste streams. A screened or clarified wastewater stream may be combined with an oxidant stream to produce a blended stream. The blended stream may be processed in a bioreactor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2005
    Publication date: September 7, 2006
    Inventors: Jess Brown, Brandon Heidelberger, Rick Wheadon, Edwin Hansen