Patents by Inventor Lonn Rodine

Lonn Rodine 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).

  • Bi-directionally draining pore fluid extraction vessel
    Patent number: 5050493
    Abstract: The invention is used to extract pore fluid from porous solids through a combination of mechanical compression and inert-gas injection and comprises a piston for axially compressing samples to force water out, and top and bottom drainage plates for capturing the exuded water and using inert gas to force water to exit when the limits of mechanical compression have been reached.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 1990
    Date of Patent: September 24, 1991
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Interior
    Inventors: Joseph Prizio, Alexander Ritt, Timothy E. Mower, Lonn Rodine