Patents by Inventor John A. Nikles

John A. Nikles 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).

  • Composition, system, and method for abatement of airborne contaminants
    Patent number: 9023304
    Abstract: A composition, system, and method for abatement of airborne contaminants employ an aqueous solution of cyclodextrin and a preservative. The system includes a low shear mixer for introducing the aqueous solution to a contaminated air stream by laminar flow. The system also may have a separator for removing by high shear agitation a contaminant from the aqueous solution following its use, for purposes of recycling the cyclodextrin. The composition, system, and method are particularly useful for treatment of an indoor atmosphere in which the contaminant is a monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbon such as styrene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Inventor: John A. Nikles
  • COMPOSITION, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR ABATEMENT OF AIRBORNE CONTAMINANTS
    Publication number: 20150078974
    Abstract: A composition, system, and method for abatement of airborne contaminants employ an aqueous solution of cyclodextrin and a preservative. The system includes a low shear mixer for introducing the aqueous solution to a contaminated air stream by laminar flow. The system also may have a separator for removing by high shear agitation a contaminant from the aqueous solution following its use, for purposes of recycling the cyclodextrin. The composition, system, and method are particularly useful for treatment of an indoor atmosphere in which the contaminant is a monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbon such as styrene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Inventor: John A. Nikles