Patents by Inventor Scott W. Duggan

Scott W. Duggan 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: 7147783
    Abstract: A cost-effective method for reducing the dissolved sulfide content in a wastewater stream and thereby hydrogen sulfide emissions therefrom involving the steps of adding a transition metal salt to the wastewater stream at the upper reaches of a wastewater collection system prior to at least some hydrogen sulfide volatilization followed by addition of an oxidant to the wastewater stream to generate elemental sulfur and a transition metal salt which subsequently participates in additional hydrogen sulfide capturing steps, thereby also improving water quality and wastewater treatment plant operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2006
    Assignee: U.S. Peroxide, LLC
    Inventors: John R. Walton, Scott W. Duggan, Michael R. Fagan
  • Publication number: 20040251208
    Abstract: A cost-effective method for reducing the dissolved sulfide content in a wastewater stream and thereby hydrogen sulfide emissions therefrom involving the steps of adding a transition metal salt to the wastewater stream at the upper reaches of a wastewater collection system prior to at least some hydrogen sulfide volatilization followed by addition of an oxidant to the wastewater stream to generate elemental sulfur and a transition metal salt which subsequently participates in additional hydrogen sulfide capturing steps, thereby also improving water quality and wastewater treatment plant operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2004
    Publication date: December 16, 2004
    Inventors: John R. Walton, Scott W. Duggan, Michael R. Fagan
  • Patent number: 6773604
    Abstract: A cost-effective method for reducing the dissolved sulfide content in a wastewater stream and thereby hydrogen sulfide emissions therefrom involving the steps of adding a transition metal salt to the wastewater stream at the upper reaches of a wastewater collection system prior to at least some hydrogen sulfide volatilization followed by addition of an oxidant to the wastewater stream to generate elemental sulfur and a transition metal salt which subsequently participates in additional hydrogen sulfide capturing steps, thereby also improving water quality and wastewater treatment plant operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2004
    Assignee: U.S. Peroxide LLC
    Inventors: John R. Walton, Scott W. Duggan, Michael R. Fagan
  • Publication number: 20030062322
    Abstract: A cost-effective method for reducing the dissolved sulfide content in a wastewater stream and thereby hydrogen sulfide emissions therefrom involving the steps of adding a transition metal salt to the wastewater stream at the upper reaches of a wastewater collection system prior to at least some hydrogen sulfide volatilization followed by addition of an oxidant to the wastewater stream to generate elemental sulfur and a transition metal salt which subsequently participates in additional hydrogen sulfide capturing steps, thereby also improving water quality and wastewater treatment plant operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2001
    Publication date: April 3, 2003
    Applicant: U.S. Peroxide, Inc.
    Inventors: John R. Walton, Scott W. Duggan, Michael R. Fagan
  • Patent number: 6365099
    Abstract: A process and system for reducing the concentration of odorous contaminants, primarily hydrogen sulfide, in the vapor spaces of sewage handling and treatment systems, primarily the vapor spaces of sewage trunk lines, by injecting a fine spray, mist or fog of a dilute solution of hydrogen peroxide and a base selected from a group consisting of sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, ammonium hydroxide and sodium carbonate to mix intimately with the vapor flow. The peroxide and base solutions may be pre-mixed and diluted with water and injected through atomizing nozzles utilizing compressed air as an atomizing fluid. The system may also provide for separate storage of the peroxide and base solutions, mixing of the peroxide and base solutions with dilution water with in-line mixing devices and direct injection with or without compressed air atomization into the vapor space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Assignee: FMC Corporation
    Inventors: Harry M. Castrantas, Scott W. Duggan