Patents by Inventor Simmon C. Hofstatter

Simmon C. Hofstatter 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 of treating contamination in a fluid stream with an electric current
    Patent number: 10654731
    Abstract: A method and system generate reductive and/or oxidative chemical species in an aqueous fluid stream to disinfect and/or remove contamination. A filter is provided having a filter element of at least two porous carbon support layers and a silicate wool or glass wool layer in direct contact with and between the at least two porous carbon support layers. Electric current is passed through the filter element. A fluid stream containing elemental halogens and/or halide salts is passed through the filter element, distributing halogens or halides within the filter element. contaminants from the fluid mass onto the filter element, thereby disinfecting or removing the contaminants. Oxidizing contaminants from the fluid mass are adsorbed onto the filter element, thereby disinfecting or removing the contaminants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Inventors: Kenneth R. Code, Richard H. Smith, Jenny Boutros, Ahmed Moustafa, Alexander Evans, Parastoo Pourrezaei, Simmon C. Hofstatter
  • ODOR-REDUCTION SYSTEM AND MATERIALS
    Publication number: 20180334395
    Abstract: A method and system generate reductive and/or oxidative chemical species in an aqueous fluid stream to disinfect and/or remove contamination. A filter is provided having a filter element of at least two porous carbon support layers and a silicate wool or glass wool layer in direct contact with and between the at least two porous carbon support layers. Electric current is passed through the filter element. A fluid stream containing elemental halogens and/or halide salts is passed through the filter element, distributing halogens or halides within the filter element. contaminants from the fluid mass onto the filter element, thereby disinfecting or removing the contaminants. Oxidizing contaminants from the fluid mass are adsorbed onto the filter element, thereby disinfecting or removing the contaminants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Inventors: Kenneth R. Code, Richard H. Smith, Jenny Boutros, Ahmed Moustafa, Alexander Evans, Parastoo Pourrezaei, Simmon C. Hofstatter