Patents by Inventor Olaf McDavid

Olaf McDavid 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).

  • System for the treatment of soot-laden water
    Patent number: 6984317
    Abstract: A system and method for treatment of soot-laden waste water is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of separating the soot from the waste water initially in a clarifier. The concentrated soot is then treated with an activated sludge mixture in a digester with a very long average hydraulic retention time to effectively digest the materials found in the concentrated soot. Soot-free waste water is treated via standard aerobic, and anoxic reactor basins and a clarifier with activated sludge recirculation. The system effectively removes soot from soot-laden waste water in a cost effective manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2006
    Assignee: BASF Corporation
    Inventors: William C. Hiatt, James R. Brocato, Olaf McDavid, Murthy S. Duvvuri, Donald O. Lierman, Uwe Wegmann, Peter Paessler
  • System and method for the treatment of soot-laden water
    Publication number: 20040149650
    Abstract: A system and method for treatment of soot-laden waste water is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of separating the soot from the waste water initially in a clarifier. The concentrated soot is then treated with an activated sludge mixture in a digester with a very long average hydraulic retention time to effectively digest the materials found in the concentrated soot. Soot-free waste water is treated via standard aerobic, and anoxic reactor basins and a clarifier with activated sludge recirculation. The system effectively removes soot from soot-laden waste water in a cost effective manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2004
    Publication date: August 5, 2004
    Inventors: William C. Hiatt, James R. Brocato, Olaf McDavid, Murthy S. Duvvuri, Donald O. Lierman, Uwe Wegmann, Peter Paessler
  • System and method for the treatment of soot-laden water
    Patent number: 6733672
    Abstract: A system and method for treatment of soot-laden waste water is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of separating the soot from the waste water initially in a clarifier. The concentrated soot is then treated with an activated sludge mixture in a digester with a very long average hydraulic retention time to effectively digest the materials found in the concentrated soot. Soot-free waste water is treated via standard aerobic, and anoxic reactor basins and a clarifier with activated sludge recirculation. The system effectively removes soot from soot-laden waste water in a cost effective manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2004
    Assignee: BASF Corporation
    Inventors: William C. Hiatt, James R. Brocato, Olaf McDavid, Murthy S. Duvvuri, Donald O. Lierman, Uwe Wegmann, Peter Paessler
  • System and method for the treatment of soot-laden water
    Publication number: 20030080052
    Abstract: A system and method for treatment of soot-laden waste water is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of separating the soot from the waste water initially in a clarifier. The concentrated soot is then treated with an activated sludge mixture in a digester with a very long average hydraulic retention time to effectively digest the materials found in the concentrated soot. Soot-free waste water is treated via standard aerobic, and anoxic reactor basins and a clarifier with activated sludge recirculation. The system effectively removes soot from soot-laden waste water in a cost effective manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2001
    Publication date: May 1, 2003
    Inventors: William C. Hiatt, James R. Brocato, Olaf McDavid, Murthy S. Duvvuri, Donald O. Lierman, Uwe Wegmann, Peter Paessler