Patents by Inventor Robert John Wheen

Robert John Wheen 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).

  • Carbon sequestration using a floating vessel
    Patent number: 8753863
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. The method comprises the step of delivering urea from a floating vessel to a region of a photic zone of the ocean, whereby the number of phytoplankton is caused to increase in the region upon addition of the urea. The method can be used for producing carbon cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: Ocean Nourishment Corporation Pty Limited
    Inventors: Ian Stanley Ferguson Jones, William Rodgers, Robert John Wheen, Bruce Joseph Judd
  • Carbon Sequestration Using a Floating Vessel
    Publication number: 20100210005
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. The method comprises the step of delivering urea from a floating vessel to a region of a photic zone of the ocean, whereby the number of phytoplankton is caused to increase in the region upon addition of the urea. The method can be used for producing carbon cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2007
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Inventors: Ian Stanley Ferguson Jones, William Rodgers, Robert John Wheen, Bruce Joseph Judd