Patents by Inventor Jon E. Ball

Jon E. Ball 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).

  • ANTIVIRAL METAL TREATMENTS FOR FIBER SUBSTRATES, FILTER MEDIA HAVING ANTIVIRAL METAL TREATMENTS, AND PROCESSES FOR TREATING FIBER SUBSTRATES
    Publication number: 20220061328
    Abstract: Processes for increasing a viricidal activity of a fiber substrate. The fiber substrate is provided. The fiber substrate may comprise acidic functional groups and may be acid leached to provide additional acidic groups. Metal ions may thereafter be exchanged with a proton from the acidic functional groups. A divalent metal is introduced to the fiber substrate. An antiviral metal is introduced and deposited onto the fiber substrate by galvanic displacement. Subsequently, a further antiviral metal is introduced and deposited on the fiber substrate by an electroless process. The treated fiber substrate is washed and dried. The deposition of antiviral metals onto the fiber substrate to form a treated fiber substrate may occur before or after the fiber substrate is incorporated into a filter media in a wet-laid paper making process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: James M. Hodges, Robert L. Bedard, F. Stephen Lupton, Dennis F. van der Vliet, Mana Moarrefzadeh, Hayim Abrevaya, Jon E. Ball, Erin M. Broderick, Paula L. Bogdan
  • Preferential removal of hexavalent chromium from contaminated water
    Patent number: 10759680
    Abstract: A composition, process and apparatuses for removal of one or more contaminant anions from water are provided. In an embodiment, the process includes treating the water with a composition comprising a layered metal hydroxy salt, wherein the layered metal hydroxy salt is a compound comprising (a) a metal (b) a framework hydroxide, and (c) a replaceable anion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: UOP LLC
    Inventors: Rashmi Patwardhan, Richard R. Willis, Jon E. Ball, Paulina Jakubczak, Mark G. Riley, William C. Schwerin, Roberto C. Flores
  • REMOVAL OF SELENOCYANATE FROM INDUSTRIAL WATER SYSTEMS WITH SULFIDED METAL ADSORBENTS
    Publication number: 20180319674
    Abstract: The invention provides a bound sulfided metal containing metals such as nickel, cobalt, iron manganese or zinc for removing selenocyanate from aqueous streams. The binder may be alumina, silica, clay or metal oxide. The amount of sulfur in the bound sulfided metal may range from 5-75% by weight. In one embodiment, the bound sulfided metal is formed and reduced and placed in a column system that comprises one or more columns and may comprise a Lead-Lag1-Lag2-Polisher series of columns.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2017
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Inventors: Rashmi Patwardhan, Jon E. Ball, Kiran Bollapragada, Stephen R. Caskey
  • PREFERENTIAL REMOVAL OF HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM FROM CONTAMINATED WATER
    Publication number: 20170334746
    Abstract: A composition, process and apparatuses for removal of one or more contaminant anions from water are provided. In an embodiment, the process includes treating the water with a composition comprising a layered metal hydroxy salt, wherein the layered metal hydroxy salt is a compound comprising (a) a metal (b) a framework hydroxide, and (c) a replaceable anion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2017
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Inventors: Rashmi Patwardhan, Richard R. Willis, Jon E. Ball, Paulina Jakubczak, Mark G. Riley, William C. Schwerin, Roberto C. Flores