Patents by Inventor Stuart Johnathan Ward

Stuart Johnathan 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: 8431022
    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: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Inventor: Stuart Johnathan Ward
  • Publication number: 20110163020
    Abstract: Device for removing clarified liquid effluent from process and wastewater equipment vessels. The device includes a horizontal square pipe with a perpendicular adjustable height riser. The device is to be used singularly or in a multiple unit parallel arrangement with process or wastewater equipment as a means of optimizing the fluid level within the vessel while evacuating clarified fluid without attendant particulate within the fluid solution being carried out or fouling the device from said particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2010
    Publication date: July 7, 2011
    Inventor: Stuart Johnathan Ward
  • Publication number: 20100186737
    Abstract: Device for clarifying sugar syrup from a sugared juice, such as raw juice from sugar cane or from sugar beet, containing sugar and impurities. The device includes the sub-systems for facilitating coagulation and flocculation of the sugar syrup in order to obtain a clarified syrup, aeration filtration of the sugar syrup in order to obtain a retentate (mud) and a filtrate (clarified syrup), concentration of the retentate at the surface of the sugar syrup, further concentration of retentate during its removal from the sugar syrup surface, steps and device in order to obtain clarified syrup and mud in order that they are both subjected to further sugar mill refining operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2010
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Inventor: Stuart Johnathan Ward