Patents by Inventor Rudolph W. Driscoll, Jr.

Rudolph W. Driscoll, Jr. 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).

  • Method and apparatus for pressure washing
    Patent number: 6402855
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and apparatus for removing a contaminant from an object. According to one aspect, an apparatus for washing an object which has contaminant is arranged to recover the contaminant. The apparatus includes a support floor that supports an object to be washed and a basin mounted below the support floor. The basin is divided into a plurality of chambers which include a clean water chamber, a secondary water chamber, an oil containment chamber, and a contaminated water receiving chamber which receives water which is contaminated after it is flowed over the object to remove the contaminant. The contaminated water received in the contaminated water receiving chamber must pass sequentially through the oil containment chamber and the secondary water chamber prior to entering the clean water chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2002
    Assignee: EZ Environmental Solutions
    Inventors: Michael D. Damron, Eduardo M. Garcia, Scott Eliason, Rudolph W. Driscoll, Jr.
  • Method and apparatus for pressure washing
    Patent number: 6120614
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and apparatus for removing a contaminant from an object. According to one aspect, an apparatus for washing an object which has contaminant is arranged to recover the contaminant. The apparatus includes a support floor that supports an object to be washed and a basin mounted below the support floor. The basin is divided into a plurality of chambers which include a clean water chamber, a secondary water chamber, an oil containment chamber, and a contaminated water receiving chamber which receives water which is contaminated after it is flowed over the object to remove the contaminant. The contaminated water received in the contaminated water receiving chamber must pass sequentially through the oil containment chamber and the secondary water chamber prior to entering the clean water chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2000
    Assignee: EZ Environmental Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Michael D. Damron, Eduardo M. Garcia, Scott Eliason, Rudolph W. Driscoll, Jr.
  • Method and apparatus for pressure washing
    Patent number: 5976268
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and apparatus for removing a contaminant from an object. According to one aspect, an apparatus for washing an object which has contaminant is arranged to recover the contaminant. The apparatus includes a support floor that supports an object to be washed and a basin mounted below the support floor. The basin is divided into a plurality of chambers which include a clean water chamber, a secondary water chamber, an oil containment chamber, and a contaminated water receiving chamber which receives water which is contaminated after it is flowed over the object to remove the contaminant. The contaminated water received in the contaminated water receiving chamber must pass sequentially through the oil containment chamber and the secondary water chamber prior to entering the clean water chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 2, 1999
    Assignee: EZ Environmental Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Scott A. Eliason, Rudolph W. Driscoll, Jr., Michael D. Damron, Eduardo M. Garcia