Patents by Inventor John C. Wataha

John C. Wataha 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).

  • Delivery or removal of metals from biological systems
    Patent number: 8771750
    Abstract: A process for delivering and/or removing metal from a biological system by loading a titanate sorbent with a biometal either before introduction into the system for delivery to a site within the system or after introduction into the system for delivery to a site where there is an excess accumulation of metal and thereafter the sorbent is loaded at the site with the excess metal and is removed from the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC
    Inventors: David T. Hobbs, John C. Wataha, Jill Lewis, Regina L. W. Messer
  • Treatment of metal-containing liquids
    Publication number: 20080142448
    Abstract: A method for removing metal ions from a liquid having a wide range of pH levels by treating the liquid with a titanate sorbent, preferably monosodium titanate or amorphous peroxotitanate. In one embodiment, wastewater contaminated with mercury or cadmium may be purified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2006
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Inventors: David T. Hobbs, John C. Wataha, Jill Lewis, Regina L.W. Messer
  • Delivery or removal of metals from biological systems
    Publication number: 20080145450
    Abstract: A process for delivering and/or removing metal from a biological system by loading a titanate sorbent with a biometal either before introduction into the system for delivery to a site within the system or after introduction into the system for delivery to a site where there is an excess accumulation of metal and thereafter the sorbent is loaded at the site with the excess metal and is removed from the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2006
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Inventors: David T. Hobbs, John C. Wataha, Jill Lewis, Regina L. W. Messer