Patents by Inventor Michela Owens

Michela Owens 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 remediating contaminated soil
    Patent number: 5295761
    Abstract: A method for the remediation of soils contaminated with hydrocarbons utilizing a selective liquid additive. The method includes the steps of collecting the contaminated soil; reducing the collected soil to finely-divided particles: applying a controlled amount of the selective liquid additive as a spray onto the contaminated soil particles; and aerating the soil particles as the additive is being applied. After treatment, the decontaminated soil is rendered environmentally safe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 1993
    Date of Patent: March 22, 1994
    Inventors: Gary E. Heacock, Kenneth G. Grandstaff, Michela Owens