Patents by Inventor Richard L. Valentine

Richard L. Valentine 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).

  • Catalytic fixed bed reactor systems for the destruction of contaminants in water by hydrogen peroxide
    Patent number: 5817240
    Abstract: A process for the treatment of an aqueous media having contaminants therein, comprising adding hydrogen peroxide to the aqueous media; and exposing the aqueous media to a catalytic environment for a time long enough to form usable reactive intermediates and short enough to prevent scavenging of the usable reactive intermediates formed. Also provided is a reactor for achieving the process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 6, 1998
    Assignee: The University of Akron
    Inventors: Christopher M. Miller, Richard L. Valentine