Patents by Inventor Nigel Pickering

Nigel Pickering 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).

  • Rainwater recovery system
    Publication number: 20060169320
    Abstract: A system and method for restoring the natural water cycle by reducing stormwater runoff and addressing issues affecting groundwater supply. In one embodiment of the invention, the system comprises a roof washer component, cistern component, pump, and manufactured dry well. The system is designed to divert polluted rooftop runoff, capture clean rooftop runoff and store this clean water for irrigation purposes and nonpotable uses, while infiltrating excess water to recharge groundwater supplies thereby replicating the natural hydrologic cycle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2006
    Publication date: August 3, 2006
    Inventors: Robert Zimmerman, Joseph Antocci, Nigel Pickering
  • Rainwater recovery system
    Patent number: 7025076
    Abstract: A system and method for restoring the natural water cycle by reducing stormwater runoff and addressing issues affecting groundwater supply. In one embodiment of the invention, the system comprises a roof washer component, cistern component, pump, and manufactured dry well. The system is designed to divert polluted rooftop runoff, capture clean rooftop runoff and store this clean water for irrigation purposes and nonpotable uses, while infiltrating excess water to recharge groundwater supplies thereby replicating the natural hydrologic cycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2006
    Assignee: Charles River Watershed Association
    Inventors: Robert L. Zimmerman, Jr., Joseph Antocci, Nigel Pickering
  • Rainwater recovery system
    Publication number: 20040040598
    Abstract: A system and method for restoring the natural water cycle by reducing stormwater runoff and addressing issues affecting groundwater supply. In one embodiment of the invention, the system comprises a roof washer component, cistern component, pump, and manufactured dry well. The system is designed to divert polluted rooftop runoff, capture clean rooftop runoff and store this clean water for irrigation purposes and nonpotable uses, while infiltrating excess water to recharge groundwater supplies thereby replicating the natural hydrologic cycle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2003
    Publication date: March 4, 2004
    Inventors: Robert L. Zimmerman, Joseph Antocci, Nigel Pickering