Patents by Inventor Roger C. Pierce

Roger C. Pierce 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).

  • Patent number: 4070423
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for the diffusion of less dense matter into a body of liquid. A floatation module is positioned upon the surface of the body of liquid and a draft tube is attached to the module extending below the module with the top end of the draft tube being spaced apart from the lower surface of the module. A feed line coupled from a source of less dense matter, such as compressed air, extends through the draft tube to the bottom of the draft tube terminating in a diffuser. The insertion and diffusion of the air into the liquid in the draft tube results in a draft action moving the liquid upward through the draft tube until it is deflected outward beneath the floatation module on the underside of the module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 1974
    Date of Patent: January 24, 1978
    Inventor: Roger C. Pierce