Patents by Inventor Paul Wiatr

Paul Wiatr 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).

  • Patent number: 11027998
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are compositions and methods of mitigating scale in phosphoric acid and ammonium phosphate plants. Scale-mitigating compositions of the invention can be added to phosphoric acid before or during the concentration in the evaporator cycle of a phosphoric acid plant. The compositions retard the formation of scale on surfaces in contact with the phosphoric acid, and thus time between cleaning is extended and plant productivity increased. Further, the scale that forms is softer and more easily cleaned from surfaces, reducing non-operation time of the plant and/or evaporator. Methods of mitigating scale formation in phosphoric acid production and phosphoric acid handling plants are disclosed. In the methods, scales accumulate more slowly and are softer, more tractable, and more easily cleaned from surfaces to which they adhere.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: Ecolab USA Inc.
    Inventors: Sankar Bhattacharja, Jasbir Gill, Yuhuan Jin, Paul Wiatr
  • Publication number: 20210155791
    Abstract: Improved sparge compositions for reverse froth flotation separation and uses thereof, and methods of reverse froth flotation are described. The sparge compositions comprise sulfonated polymeric modifiers which can act as dispersants and depressants, and the compositions are suitably used in the reverse froth flotation of particulate material containing ultrafine particles. For example, the compositions and methods can be used in the separation of phosphate beneficiary from ores comprising phosphates, dolomite, calcite, clay, silica, silicates, carbonates, and mixtures thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: Jianjun Liu, Kevin O'Brien, Paul Wiatr, Daniel N.T. Hay
  • Patent number: 10927248
    Abstract: Improved sparge compositions for reverse froth flotation separation and uses thereof, and methods of reverse froth flotation are described. The sparge compositions comprise sulfonated polymeric modifiers which can act as dispersants and depressants, and the compositions are suitably used in the reverse froth flotation of particulate material containing ultrafine particles. For example, the compositions and methods can be used in the separation of phosphate beneficiary from ores comprising phosphates, dolomite, calcite, clay, silica, silicates, carbonates, and mixtures thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: Ecolab USA Inc.
    Inventors: Jianjun Liu, Kevin O'Brien, Paul Wiatr, Daniel N.T. Hay
  • Publication number: 20200180987
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are compositions and methods of mitigating scale in phosphoric acid and ammonium phosphate plants. Scale-mitigating compositions of the invention can be added to phosphoric acid before or during the concentration in the evaporator cycle of a phosphoric acid plant. The compositions retard the formation of scale on surfaces in contact with the phosphoric acid, and thus time between cleaning is extended and plant productivity increased. Further, the scale that forms is softer and more easily cleaned from surfaces, reducing non-operation time of the plant and/or evaporator. Methods of mitigating scale formation in phosphoric acid production and phosphoric acid handling plants are disclosed. In the methods, scales accumulate more slowly and are softer, more tractable, and more easily cleaned from surfaces to which they adhere.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: Sankar Bhattacharja, Jasbir Gill, Yuhuan Jin, Paul Wiatr
  • Patent number: 10584049
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are compositions and methods of mitigating scale in phosphoric acid and ammonium phosphate plants. Scale-mitigating compositions of the invention can be added to phosphoric acid before or during the concentration in the evaporator cycle of a phosphoric acid plant. The compositions retard the formation of scale on surfaces in contact with the phosphoric acid, and thus time between cleaning is extended and plant productivity increased. Further, the scale that forms is softer and more easily cleaned from surfaces, reducing non-operation time of the plant and/or evaporator. Methods of mitigating scale formation in phosphoric acid production and phosphoric acid handling plants are disclosed. In the methods, scales accumulate more slowly and are softer, more tractable, and more easily cleaned from surfaces to which they adhere.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: Ecolab USA Inc.
    Inventors: Sankar Bhattacharja, Jasbir Gill, Yuhuan Jin, Paul Wiatr
  • Publication number: 20180305234
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are compositions and methods of mitigating scale in phosphoric acid and ammonium phosphate plants. Scale-mitigating compositions of the invention can be added to phosphoric acid before or during the concentration in the evaporator cycle of a phosphoric acid plant. The compositions retard the formation of scale on surfaces in contact with the phosphoric acid, and thus time between cleaning is extended and plant productivity increased. Further, the scale that forms is softer and more easily cleaned from surfaces, reducing non-operation time of the plant and/or evaporator. Methods of mitigating scale formation in phosphoric acid production and phosphoric acid handling plants are disclosed. In the methods, scales accumulate more slowly and are softer, more tractable, and more easily cleaned from surfaces to which they adhere.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2018
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Inventors: Sankar Bhattacharja, Jasbir Gill, Yuhuan Jin, Paul Wiatr
  • Publication number: 20180057680
    Abstract: Improved sparge compositions for reverse froth flotation separation and uses thereof, and methods of reverse froth flotation are described. The sparge compositions comprise sulfonated polymeric modifiers which can act as dispersants and depressants, and the compositions are suitably used in the reverse froth flotation of particulate material containing ultrafine particles. For example, the compositions and methods can be used in the separation of phosphate beneficiary from ores comprising phosphates, dolomite, calcite, clay, silica, silicates, carbonates, and mixtures thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Jianjun Liu, Kevin O'Brien, Paul Wiatr, Daniel N.T. Hay