Patents by Inventor Larry Elbert Reed

Larry Elbert Reed 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).

  • METHOD FOR REMOVING SELENIUM FROM WATER
    Publication number: 20110204000
    Abstract: There is provided a method for removing selenium from an aqueous influent, comprising: adding a water-soluble reducing agent to an aqueous influent containing an oxidized selenium compound (Sex, wherein x is the oxidation state and x>0); reducing said Sex using said reducing agent at a temperature; removing said Se0 from said aqueous influent using a sorbent or a technique selected from the group consisting of filtration, coagulation, flocculation, clarification and centrifugation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2011
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Applicant: ConocoPhillips Company
    Inventors: Larry Elbert Reed, Mark A. Hughes, Bruce Bradley Randolph