Patents by Inventor Neil S. Cameron

Neil S. Cameron 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).

  • Use of tetraphenylborate for extraction of ammonium ions and amines from water
    Patent number: 6403177
    Abstract: A method of removing ammonium ions or amines from contaminated water includes treating the water with sodium tetraphenylborate under acidic conditions. Advantageously, the tetraphenylborate is immobilized on polymer beads and the water is contacted with the beads or passed through a bed of the beads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2002
    Assignee: Dalhousie University
    Inventors: T. Stanley Cameron, Osvald Knop, Neil S. Cameron, Elinor M. Cameron, G. Ronald Brown
  • Use of tetraphenyloborate for extraction of ammonium ions and amines from water
    Patent number: 6171503
    Abstract: A method of removing ammonium ions or amines from contaminated water includes treating the water with sodium tetraphenylborate under acidic conditions. Advantageously, the tetraphenylborate is immobilized on polymer beads and the water is contacted with the beads or passed through a bed of the beads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2001
    Assignee: Dalhousie University
    Inventors: T. Stanley Cameron, Osvald Knop, Neil S. Cameron, Elinor M. Cameron, G. Ronald Brown