Patents by Inventor Linda Link

Linda Link 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).

  • Fluorometric monitoring and control of soluble hardness of water used in industrial water systems
    Patent number: 6790664
    Abstract: A method of monitoring and controlling hardness in an industrial water system is described and claimed. The method requires the use of a Compound that develops a separate detectable fluorescent signal in the presence of soluble hardness. A fluorometer is used to detect this separate detectable fluorescent signal of the Compound. The separate detectable fluorescent signal is used to ascertain the amount of soluble hardness present in the industrial water system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2004
    Assignee: Nalco Company
    Inventors: Bruce R. Bailey, Xiaojun Dang, David A. Grattan, Linda Link
  • Fluorometric monitoring and control of soluble hardness of water used in industrial water systems
    Publication number: 20030124730
    Abstract: A method of monitoring and controlling hardness in an industrial water system is described and claimed. The method requires the use of a Compound that develops a separate detectable fluorescent signal in the presence of soluble hardness. A fluorometer is used to detect this separate detectable fluorescent signal of the Compound. The separate detectable fluorescent signal is used to ascertain the amount of soluble hardness present in the industrial water system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2001
    Publication date: July 3, 2003
    Inventors: Bruce A. Bailey, Xiaojun Dang, David A. Grattan, Linda Link