Patents by Inventor Richard Blain

Richard Blain 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).

  • Polymeric foam coalescing agent
    Patent number: 8257589
    Abstract: A coalescing agent for facilitating the separation of a non-aqueous phase from an aqueous phase of an aqueous medium, said agent consisting of particles of a polymeric foam material having: an IFD no. of 40 or higher (i.e. at least 40); a BR no. of 35 or higher (at least 35); a SF no. of 1.8 or higher (i.e. at least 1.8) and a density of 42 kg/m3 or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Prosep Inc.
    Inventors: Serge Fraser, Richard Blain, Xuejun Chen
  • POLYMERIC FOAM COALESCING AGENT
    Publication number: 20100267852
    Abstract: A coalescing agent for facilitating the separation of a non-aqueous phase from an aqueous phase of an aqueous medium, said agent consisting of particles of a polymeric foam material having: an IFD no. of 40 or higher (i.e. at least 40); a BR no. of 35 or higher (at least 35); a SF no. of 1.8 or higher (i.e. at least 1.8) and a density of 42 kg/m3 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2008
    Publication date: October 21, 2010
    Inventors: Serge Fraser, Richard Blain, Xuejun Chen
  • CYLINDRICAL CARTRIDGE ASSEMBLY WITH INTERLOCKING WALL PANELS
    Publication number: 20100089813
    Abstract: A fluid (e.g. liquid) treatment cartridge assembly for holding solid (particulate) matter therein for contact with a fluid (e.g. a liquid medium). The cartridge comprises an outer cylindrical housing component, having a first cylindrical axis, and an inner tubular component disposed within the cylindrical housing component. The outer cylindrical housing component includes a plurality of wall panels which are interconnected by slider interlock means disposed and configured such that adjacent wall panels are slide interlocked thereby.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2008
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Inventors: Jean-Francois Tellier, Richard Blain, Serge Fraser, Alain Scuvee