Patents by Inventor Stanley Lane Walker

Stanley Lane Walker 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).

  • Apparatus for exsitu thermal remediation
    Patent number: 6296815
    Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed for thermal desorption of contaminants from contaminated material, the apparatus including: a plurality of first insulated boxes, each insulated box, defining a volume effective for holding contaminated material, and each insulated box defining an opening at the top of the insulated box; at least one top effective to fit on the opening at the top of the insulated box and each top defining a pattern of heater orifices; a plurality of heaters, the heaters being insertable into the volume for holding contaminated material, through the heater orifices defined by the top; and a vapor extraction system effective to-remove vapors from within the volume for holding contaminated material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2001
    Assignee: Shell Oil Company
    Inventors: Stanley Lane Walker, Peter Robert Harvey