Patents by Inventor Karen V. Schumacher

Karen V. Schumacher 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).

  • Turboelectric coagulation apparatus
    Patent number: 8500989
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for removing contaminant species from water by electrocoagulation are described. Alternating grounded, rotating, planar circular electrodes and stationary planar electrodes function as a Tesla fluid pump when placed in contact with the contaminated water, causing the water to flow between the rotating and stationary electrodes. An insoluble abrasive material introduced into the water removes scale from the electrodes while the water is pumped thereby. A direct electric current is caused to flow between each pair of rotating and stationary electrodes, thereby producing electrocoagulation of the contaminants in the water flowing therebetween. The electrocoagulated materials may be separated from the treated water by filtration or by permitting the treated water to stand for a chosen period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Avivid Water Technology, LLC
    Inventors: Lockett E. Wood, William R. Lowstuter, Karen V. Schumacher
  • TURBOELECTRIC COAGULATION APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20110000790
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for removing contaminant species from water by electrocoagulation are described. Alternating grounded, rotating, planar circular electrodes and stationary planar electrodes function as a Tesla fluid pump when placed in contact with the contaminated water, causing the water to flow between the rotating and stationary electrodes. An insoluble abrasive material introduced into the water removes scale from the electrodes while the water is pumped thereby. A direct electric current is caused to flow between each pair of rotating and stationary electrodes, thereby producing electrocoagulation of the contaminants in the water flowing therebetween. The electrocoagulated materials may be separated from the treated water by filtration or by permitting the treated water to stand for a chosen period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2009
    Publication date: January 6, 2011
    Applicant: AVIVID WATER TECHNOLOGY, LLC
    Inventors: Lockett E. Wood, William R. Lowstuter, John E. Schumacher, III, Karen V. Schumacher