Patents by Inventor Robin Giguere
Robin Giguere 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).
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Patent number: 11964887Abstract: A method of automatically controlling chloramine concentration in a body of water contained in a reservoir includes: (a) determining residual chloramine concentration in a water sample obtained from the body of water; (b) determining at least one of the following when the residual chloramine concentration is below a predetermined target chloramine concentration level: (i) an average rate of change in total chlorine concentration; and (ii) an average rate of change in oxidation-reduction potential; and (c) automatically engaging a supply of ammonia and a supply of chlorine to add both ammonia and chlorine to the body of water at a weight ratio of chlorine to ammonia of 5:1 or less when the average rate of change in total chlorine concentration is below a set rate of change and/or the average rate of change in oxidation-reduction potential is above a set rate of change.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2020Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: UGSI Solutions, Inc.Inventor: Robin Giguere
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Patent number: 11827533Abstract: A method of determining a disinfectant composition of a municipal water supply from a water sample that includes: (a) obtaining a water sample from a water source at a sampling location; (b) adding a chlorine-containing material to the water sample in the presence of an oxidation reduction potential (ORP) measurement device; (c) generating a plurality of ORP measurements during addition of the chlorine-containing material to the water sample; (d) estimating a concentration of one or more of free ammonia, fully combined ammonia, monochloramine, or a mixture of dichloroamine and trichloroamine in the water sample in which the estimation is derived from the relationship between the added chlorine material and the plurality of ORP measurements; and (e) determining a disinfectant composition of the water source at the water sampling location from the concentration calculation. A method of determining free ammonia composition is also included.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2022Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: UGSI Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Robin Giguere, Peter Fiske
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Publication number: 20220274851Abstract: A system for reducing an amount of volatile organic compounds which includes: a water-storage tank having a tank containing water, a roof positioned over the tank, and a headspace region formed between the roof and a surface of the water contained in the tank; an air exchange system positioned at least partially in the headspace region that is configured to exchange air exterior to the tank with air inside the tank; and a water conveyance device located at least partially in the water of the water-storage tank and which is configured to convey water in a manner that produces a surface flow velocity. A method reducing an amount of volatile organic compounds is also included.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2022Publication date: September 1, 2022Inventors: Robin Giguere, Peter Fiske, Ethan Brooke
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Publication number: 20220169532Abstract: A method of determining a disinfectant composition of a municipal water supply from a water sample that includes: (a) obtaining a water sample from a water source at a sampling location; (b) adding a chlorine-containing material to the water sample in the presence of an oxidation reduction potential (ORP) measurement device; (c) generating a plurality of ORP measurements during addition of the chlorine-containing material to the water sample; (d) estimating a concentration of one or more of free ammonia, fully combined ammonia, monochloramine, or a mixture of dichloramine and trichloramine in the water sample in which the estimation is derived from the relationship between the added chlorine material and the plurality of ORP measurements; and (e) determining a disinfectant composition of the water source at the water sampling location from the concentration calculation. A method of determining free ammonia composition is also included.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2022Publication date: June 2, 2022Inventors: Robin Giguere, Peter Fiske
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Patent number: 11332385Abstract: A system for reducing an amount of volatile organic compounds which includes: a water-storage tank having a tank containing water, a roof positioned over the tank, and a headspace region formed between the roof and a surface of the water contained in the tank; an air exchange system positioned at least partially in the headspace region that is configured to exchange air exterior to the tank with air inside the tank; and a water conveyance device located at least partially in the water of the water-storage tank and which is configured to convey water in a manner that produces a surface flow velocity. A method reducing an amount of volatile organic compounds is also included.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2020Date of Patent: May 17, 2022Assignee: UGSI Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Robin Giguere, Peter Fiske, Ethan Brooke
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Patent number: 11286176Abstract: A method of determining a disinfectant composition of a municipal water supply from a water sample that includes: (a) obtaining a water sample from a water source at a sampling location; (b) adding a chlorine-containing material to the water sample in the presence of an oxidation reduction potential (ORP) measurement device; (c) generating a plurality of ORP measurements during addition of the chlorine-containing material to the water sample; (d) estimating a concentration of one or more of free ammonia, fully combined ammonia, monochloramine, or a mixture of dichloramine and trichloramine in the water sample in which the estimation is derived from the relationship between the added chlorine material and the plurality of ORP measurements; and (e) determining a disinfectant composition of the water source at the water sampling location from the concentration calculation. A method of determining free ammonia composition is also included.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2017Date of Patent: March 29, 2022Assignee: UGSI Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Robin Giguere, Peter Fiske
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Publication number: 20220081321Abstract: A system for reducing an amount of volatile organic compounds which includes: a water-storage tank having a tank containing water, a roof positioned over the tank, and a headspace region formed between the roof and a surface of the water contained in the tank; an air exchange system positioned at least partially in the headspace region that is configured to exchange air exterior to the tank with air inside the tank; and a water conveyance device located at least partially in the water of the water-storage tank and which is configured to convey water in a manner that produces a surface flow velocity. A method reducing an amount of volatile organic compounds is also included.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2020Publication date: March 17, 2022Inventors: Robin Giguere, Peter Fiske, Ethan Brooke
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Publication number: 20210206672Abstract: A method of controlling a feed rate of at least one chemical into a body of water includes: (a) dispensing one or more chemicals into a body of water with a chemical pumping device; (b) determining a chemical feed pump usage of at least one chemical into the body of water during a designated period of time; and (c) (i) automatically increasing chemical gain of the at least one chemical into the body of water if the pump usage is greater than a first pump usage set-point, or (ii) automatically decreasing chemical gain of the at least one chemical into the body of water if the pump usage is less than a second pump usage set-point. A system for using the method is also included.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2020Publication date: July 8, 2021Inventor: Robin Giguere
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Publication number: 20210032135Abstract: A method of automatically controlling chloramine concentration in a body of water contained in a reservoir includes: (a) determining residual chloramine concentration in a water sample obtained from the body of water; (b) determining at least one of the following when the residual chloramine concentration is below a predetermined target chloramine concentration level: (i) an average rate of change in total chlorine concentration; and (ii) an average rate of change in oxidation-reduction potential; and (c) automatically engaging a supply of ammonia and a supply of chlorine to add both ammonia and chlorine to the body of water at a weight ratio of chlorine to ammonia of 5:1 or less when the average rate of change in total chlorine concentration is below a set rate of change and/or the average rate of change in oxidation-reduction potential is above a set rate of change.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2020Publication date: February 4, 2021Inventor: Robin Giguere
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Patent number: 10836659Abstract: A method of automatically controlling chloramine concentration in a body of water contained in a reservoir includes: (a) determining residual chloramine concentration in a water sample obtained from the body of water; (b) determining at least one of the following when the residual chloramine concentration is below a predetermined target chloramine concentration level: (i) an average rate of change in total chlorine concentration; and (ii) an average rate of change in oxidation-reduction potential; and (c) automatically engaging a supply of ammonia and a supply of chlorine to add both ammonia and chlorine to the body of water at a weight ratio of chlorine to ammonia of 5:1 or less when the average rate of change in total chlorine concentration is below a set rate of change and/or the average rate of change in oxidation-reduction potential is above a set rate of change.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2018Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: UGSI Solutions, Inc.Inventor: Robin Giguere
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Publication number: 20200216329Abstract: A system for reducing an amount of volatile organic compounds which includes: a water-storage tank having a tank containing water, a roof positioned over the tank, and a headspace region formed between the roof and a surface of the water contained in the tank; an air exchange system positioned at least partially in the headspace region that is configured to exchange air exterior to the tank with air inside the tank; and a water conveyance device located at least partially in the water of the water-storage tank and which is configured to convey water in a manner that produces a surface flow velocity. A method reducing an amount of volatile organic compounds is also included.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2020Publication date: July 9, 2020Inventors: Robin Giguere, Peter Fiske, Ethan Brooke
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Patent number: 10640394Abstract: A system for reducing an amount of volatile organic compounds which includes: a water-storage tank having a tank containing water, a roof positioned over the tank, and a headspace region formed between the roof and a surface of the water contained in the tank; an air exchange system positioned at least partially in the headspace region that is configured to exchange air exterior to the tank with air inside the tank; and a water conveyance device located at least partially in the water of the water-storage tank and which is configured to convey water in a manner that produces a surface flow velocity. A method reducing an amount of volatile organic compounds is also included.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2017Date of Patent: May 5, 2020Assignee: UGSI Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Robin Giguere, Peter Fiske, Ethan Brooke
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Patent number: 10584888Abstract: Devices are provided for ventilating and/or removing volatile chemicals from liquid (e.g. water) stored in a liquid-containing storage tank (e.g. water-storage tank). The devices include a first fluid flow path that is physically isolated from a second fluid flow path and a convection device for moving a first fluid along the first fluid flow path toward at a desired destination and for exhausting the first fluid at the desired destination at a desired velocity. Methods are also provided for ventilating and/or removing volatile chemicals from liquid (e.g. water) stored in liquid-containing storage tanks (e.g. water-storage tanks). The methods involve blowing a first fluid through a ventilation device into a liquid-containing storage device at a velocity sufficient to achieve a desired mass transfer rate of volatile chemicals from the liquid in the liquid-containing storage device to air in the headspace and flowing the contaminated air back through the ventilation device.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2018Date of Patent: March 10, 2020Assignee: UGSI Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Peter Fiske, Robin Giguere, Ethan Brooke
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Publication number: 20190194034Abstract: A method of determining a disinfectant composition of a municipal water supply from a water sample that includes: (a) obtaining a water sample from a water source at a sampling location; (b) adding a chlorine-containing material to the water sample in the presence of an oxidation reduction potential (ORP) measurement device; (c) generating a plurality of ORP measurements during addition of the chlorine-containing material to the water sample; (d) estimating a concentration of one or more of free ammonia, fully combined ammonia, monochloramine, or a mixture of dichloramine and trichloramine in the water sample in which the estimation is derived from the relationship between the added chlorine material and the plurality of ORP measurements; and (e) determining a disinfectant composition of the water source at the water sampling location from the concentration calculation. A method of determining free ammonia composition is also included.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2017Publication date: June 27, 2019Applicant: PAX Water Technologies Inc.Inventors: Robin GIGUERE, Peter FISKE
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Publication number: 20190084849Abstract: A method of automatically controlling chloramine concentration in a body of water contained in a reservoir includes: (a) determining residual chloramine concentration in a water sample obtained from the body of water; (b) determining at least one of the following when the residual chloramine concentration is below a predetermined target chloramine concentration level: (i) an average rate of change in total chlorine concentration; and (ii) an average rate of change in oxidation-reduction potential; and (c) automatically engaging a supply of ammonia and a supply of chlorine to add both ammonia and chlorine to the body of water at a weight ratio of chlorine to ammonia of 5:1 or less when the average rate of change in total chlorine concentration is below a set rate of change and/or the average rate of change in oxidation-reduction potential is above a set rate of change.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2018Publication date: March 21, 2019Inventor: Robin Giguere
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Publication number: 20190032937Abstract: Devices are provided for ventilating and/or removing volatile chemicals from liquid (e.g. water) stored in a liquid-containing storage tank (e.g. water-storage tank). The devices include a first fluid flow path that is physically isolated from a second fluid flow path and a convection device for moving a first fluid along the first fluid flow path toward at a desired destination and for exhausting the first fluid at the desired destination at a desired velocity. Methods are also provided for ventilating and/or removing volatile chemicals from liquid (e.g. water) stored in liquid-containing storage tanks (e.g. water-storage tanks). The methods involve blowing a first fluid through a ventilation device into a liquid-containing storage device at a velocity sufficient to achieve a desired mass transfer rate of volatile chemicals from the liquid in the liquid-containing storage device to air in the headspace and flowing the contaminated air back through the ventilation device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2018Publication date: January 31, 2019Inventors: Peter Fiske, Robin Giguere, Ethan Brooke
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Patent number: 10088182Abstract: Devices are provided for ventilating and/or removing volatile chemicals from liquid (e.g. water) stored in a liquid-containing storage tank (e.g. water-storage tank). The devices include a first fluid flow path that is physically isolated from a second fluid flow path and a convection device for moving a first fluid along the first fluid flow path toward at a desired destination and for exhausting the first fluid at the desired destination at a desired velocity. Methods are also provided for ventilating and/or removing volatile chemicals from liquid (e.g. water) stored in liquid-containing storage tanks (e.g. water-storage tanks). The methods involve blowing a first fluid through a ventilation device into a liquid-containing storage device at a velocity sufficient to achieve a desired mass transfer rate of volatile chemicals from the liquid in the liquid-containing storage device to air in the headspace and flowing the contaminated air back through the ventilation device.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2017Date of Patent: October 2, 2018Assignee: PAX Water Technologies Inc.Inventors: Peter Fiske, Robin Giguere, Ethan Brooke
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Publication number: 20180186660Abstract: A system for reducing an amount of volatile organic compounds which includes: a water-storage tank having a tank containing water, a roof positioned over the tank, and a headspace region formed between the roof and a surface of the water contained in the tank; an air exchange system positioned at least partially in the headspace region that is configured to exchange air exterior to the tank with air inside the tank; and a water conveyance device located at least partially in the water of the water-storage tank and which is configured to convey water in a manner that produces a surface flow velocity. A method reducing an amount of volatile organic compounds is also included.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2017Publication date: July 5, 2018Inventors: Robin Giguere, Peter Fiske, Ethan Brooke
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Publication number: 20180065799Abstract: A water storage tank includes: a tank containing water; a roof positioned over the tank; a headspace region formed between the roof and a surface of the water contained in the tank; and a corrosion reduction system. The corrosion reduction system includes (i) a port that enables air to flow out of the water storage tank, and (ii) an active air ventilation system having at least one device configured to facilitate movement of air exterior of the water storage tank into the headspace region. The corrosion reduction system reduces a rate of corrosion of the water storage tank. A method of reducing a rate of corrosion of a water storage tank is also included.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2017Publication date: March 8, 2018Inventors: Peter Fiske, Robin Giguere, Ethan Brooke
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Patent number: 9816716Abstract: Devices are provided for ventilating and/or removing volatile chemicals from liquid (e.g. water) stored in a liquid-containing storage tank (e.g. water-storage tank). The devices include a first fluid flow path that is physically isolated from a second fluid flow path and a convection device for moving a first fluid along the first fluid flow path toward at a desired destination and for exhausting the first fluid at the desired destination at a desired velocity. Methods are also provided for ventilating and/or removing volatile chemicals from liquid (e.g. water) stored in liquid-containing storage tanks (e.g. water-storage tanks). The methods involve blowing a first fluid through a ventilation device into a liquid-containing storage device at a velocity sufficient to achieve a desired mass transfer rate of volatile chemicals from the liquid in the liquid-containing storage device to air in the headspace and flowing the contaminated air back through the ventilation device.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2013Date of Patent: November 14, 2017Assignee: PAX Water Technologies Inc.Inventors: Peter Fiske, Robin Giguere, Ethan Brooke