Patents by Inventor John Christopher Polis

John Christopher Polis 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).

  • Visual spill indicating
    Patent number: 7862779
    Abstract: Composition has an indicating dye encapsulated by an encapsulating material. An encapsulated indicating dye can be combined with an organic substance absorbent and/or adsorbent. The composition, combination and/or a device having one or both of them can be used to indicate the presence of an organic substance by contacting the same with a sample, and, ascertaining whether an appropriate color release occurs to indicate the presence of the organic substance by contact of the organic substance with the composition, combination and/or device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: Imbibitive Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Nicolo Flor, John Christopher Polis, Richard H. Hall
  • Drain System
    Publication number: 20080152430
    Abstract: Target organic substance can be contained, filtered, absorbed and/or used to shut down flow, and water drained off, with a system having a first, fluid-permeable, hollow housing member; a second, fluid-permeable, hollow housing member disposed inside the first member; and, disposed between the first and second members, a fluid-filtering/absorbing material. A fluid can pass through the first and second members and the fluid-filtering/absorbing material, and have the target organic substance, which may be found with the fluid, filtered and/or absorbed by the fluid-filtering/absorbing material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2006
    Publication date: June 26, 2008
    Inventors: Nicolo Flor, John Christopher Polis, John S. Brinkman, Richard H. Hall
  • Containment basin which can hold silt-collecting filter, absorbent, and lower disc for absorbing organic spills
    Patent number: D441067
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2001
    Assignee: Imbibitive Technologies Corp.
    Inventors: Nicolo Flor, John Christopher Polis, Harry F. Nicholson
  • Cartridge for water purifying with absorbent for organic targets
    Patent number: D544070
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2007
    Assignee: Imbibitive Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Nicolo Flor, John Christopher Polis, John S. Brinkman
  • Linearly extending, multiple region containment basin which can hold silt-collecting filters, absorbent, and lower discs for absorbing organic spills
    Patent number: D403060
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 22, 1998
    Assignee: Imbibitive Technologies Corp.
    Inventors: Nicolo Flor, John Christopher Polis, Harry F. Nicholson
  • Planarly extending, multiple region containment basin which can hold silt-collecting filters, absorbent, and lower discs for absorbing organic spills
    Patent number: D428108
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2000
    Assignee: Imbibitive Technologies Corp.
    Inventors: Nicolo Flor, John Christopher Polis, Harry F. Nicholson