Patents by Inventor Pramod Kulkami

Pramod Kulkami 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).

  • Process and apparatus for removal of biocolloids from water
    Patent number: 7811460
    Abstract: Biocolloids, e.g. Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts, are removed from water by filtration using a packed bed of a granular filter medium, preferably MgO, establishing an electric field across the packed bed, perpendicular to the flow of the water through the packed bed. The packed bed is provided in an annular space between two concentric electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
    Inventors: Roy C. Haught, Pratim Biswas, Pramod Kulkami
  • Process and apparatus for removal of biocolloids from water
    Publication number: 20070210009
    Abstract: Biocolloids, e.g. Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts, are removed from water by filtration using a packed bed of a granular filter medium, preferably MgO, establishing an electric field across the packed bed, perpendicular to the flow of the water through the packed bed. The packed bed is provided in an annular space between two concentric electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2006
    Publication date: September 13, 2007
    Applicant: U. S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
    Inventors: Roy Haught, Pratim Biswas, Pramod Kulkami