Patents by Inventor Riva Morton

Riva Morton 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).

  • Compositions for removing metal ions from aqueous process solutions and methods of use thereof
    Patent number: 7163634
    Abstract: The present invention provides a composition and process using the composition for removing metal ions from aqueous process solutions. These compositions include a non-metallic compound entrapped within or supported onto a substrate. In one embodiment, the non-metallic compound is a thiuram. In another embodiment, the compositions further include non-metallic compound that is a dithiocarbamate. These compositions are contacted with the metal ions in the aqueous process solution to form an organometallic complex precipitate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2007
    Inventors: Riva Morton, legal representative, Peter Morton, deceased
  • Compositions for removing metal ions from aqueous process solutions and methods of use thereof
    Publication number: 20060276327
    Abstract: The present invention provides a composition and process using the composition for removing metal ions from aqueous process solutions. These compositions include a non-metallic compound entrapped within or supported onto a substrate. In one embodiment, the non-metallic compound is a thiuram. In another embodiment, the compositions further include non-metallic compound that is a dithiocarbamate. These compositions are contacted with the metal ions in the aqueous process solution to form an organometallic complex precipitate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2006
    Publication date: December 7, 2006
    Inventors: Peter Morton, Riva Morton