Patents by Inventor Richard B. Dyer

Richard B. Dyer 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).

  • Conversion of hazardous materials using supercritical water oxidation
    Patent number: 5133877
    Abstract: A process for destruction of hazardous materials in a medium of supercritical water without the addition of an oxidant material. The harzardous material is converted to simple compounds which are relatively benign or easily treatable to yield materials which can be discharged into the environment. Treatment agents may be added to the reactants in order to bind certain materials, such as chlorine, in the form of salts or to otherwise facilitate the destruction reactions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 1991
    Date of Patent: July 28, 1992
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy
    Inventors: Cheryl K. Rofer, Steven J. Buelow, Richard B. Dyer, Joseph D. Wander