Patents by Inventor Leif E. Layton

Leif E. Layton 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).

  • Sediment bed passive flux meter (SBPFM)
    Patent number: 9404783
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a sediment bed passive flux meter (SBPFM) and associated methods. In one embodiment, an SBPFM is provided. The SBPFM comprises a casing. The casing comprises an intake portion, an exhaust portion, and an intermediate portion between the intake and exhaust portions. The SBPFM further comprises a permeable sock positioned within the intermediate portion of the casing and a sorptive matrix positioned within the sock. The sorptive matrix is impregnated with one or more tracers. The SBPFM is configured to passively intercept, but not retain, groundwater flow passing through the SBPFM from the intake portion to the exhaust portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Harald Rene Klammler, Kirk Hatfield, Michael D. Annable, Mark A. Newman, Jaehyun Cho, Leif E. Layton
  • Sediment Bed Passive Flux Meter (SBPFM)
    Publication number: 20150268081
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a sediment bed passive flux meter (SBPFM) and associated methods. In one embodiment, an SBPFM is provided. The SBPFM comprises a casing. The casing comprises an intake portion, an exhaust portion, and an intermediate portion between the intake and exhaust portions. The SBPFM further comprises a permeable sock positioned within the intermediate portion of the casing and a sorptive matrix positioned within the sock. The sorptive matrix is impregnated with one or more tracers. The SBPFM is configured to passively intercept, but not retain, groundwater flow passing through the SBPFM from the intake portion to the exhaust portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2015
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Inventors: Harald Rene Klammler, Kirk Hatfield, Michael D. Annable, Mark A. Newman, Jaehyun Cho, Leif E. Layton