Patents by Inventor Nete M. Poret

Nete M. Poret 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).

  • Oil water separator with air sparging array for in-situ cleaning
    Patent number: 6659290
    Abstract: In-situ cleaning of the bilgewater processing plates of stacks within the tank chamber of an oil/water separator is performed by an injected chemical cleaning agent while being dispersed by diverted flow of pressurized air introduced into the tank chamber below the plate stacks in the form of air bubbles emerging from plural branches of an air sparging array positioned in underlying alignment with crest formations of the processing plates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2003
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: John J. Lawson, Steven A. Stetz, Stephan J. Verosto, Nete M. Poret, Richard R. Leung