Patents by Inventor STUART J. WARD

STUART J. WARD 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: 9962631
    Abstract: An effluent weir system includes: one or more effluent wefts mountable within a separation tank; the effluent weir having an enclosed top portion, a bottom inlet and a discharge in fluid communication with a clear well riser; a clear well in fluid communication with the separation tank through the effluent weirs; a clear well riser with a bottom portion in fluid communication with the effluent weir discharge and a riser discharge, the riser discharge height being adjustable and including one or more sealing members. An effluent weir system may include multiple effluent weirs in fluid communication with multiple clear well risers. The effluent weir may include a peaked top portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Inventor: Stuart J Ward
  • Publication number: 20140326662
    Abstract: An effluent weir system includes: one or more effluent wefts mountable within a separation tank; the effluent weir having an enclosed top portion, a bottom inlet and a discharge in fluid communication with a clear well riser; a clear well in fluid communication with the separation tank through the effluent weirs; a clear well riser with a bottom portion in fluid communication with the effluent weir discharge and a riser discharge, the riser discharge height being adjustable and including one or more sealing members. An effluent weir system may include multiple effluent weirs in fluid communication with multiple clear well risers. The effluent weir may include a peaked top portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2014
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Inventor: STUART J. WARD
  • Publication number: 20130213391
    Abstract: A sugar aeration clarifier includes: multi-stage flocculator having a chemical injection port an aeration mixing chamber; a separation tank having an inlet distributor, separator plate pack, effluent discharge weir, and inclined sludge plate; an adjustable height clear well riser overflowing into a clear well; an aeration injector recirculating clarified sugar syrup from the clear well to the aeration mixing chamber; and a skimmer to remove agglomerated retentate from the separation tank surface over the sludge plate into a sludge collector portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2013
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Inventor: STUART J. WARD
  • Publication number: 20120006732
    Abstract: A modular dual vessel DAF includes a frame, adjacent treatment sections mounted to the frame and including a multi-stage flocculator, aeration injector and mix chamber, stilling well, separation tank, effluent weir having an enclosed peaked upper portion and bottom inlet, clear well with height adjustable risers, surface skimmer, inclined sludge plate, and a sludge collection section, wherein the treatment sections may operate independently, in parallel, or in series. A modular dual vessel DAF may include a separator plate pack in each separation tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2011
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Inventor: STUART J. WARD
  • Patent number: D827765
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Inventor: Stuart J Ward