Patents by Inventor Thomas Alan Benjamin

Thomas Alan Benjamin 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).

  • System for removing contaminants from soil
    Patent number: 7399141
    Abstract: A method and system for removing contaminants from contaminated soil at a site utilizes particle size segregation and particle density segregation to yield a plurality of fractions, whereby each of the fractions are tested and identified for the presence of unacceptable levels of contaminants, and the soil fractions from the contaminated soil at the site corresponding to the identified contaminated fractions are collected for subsequent disposal or treatment, while the remaining untainted soil fractions are homogenized and returned to the site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2008
    Assignee: Brice Environmental Services Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas Alan Benjamin, Craig Jay Jones, Luther Alba Brice
  • Method and system for removing contaminants from soil
    Patent number: 7255514
    Abstract: A method and system for removing contaminants from contaminated soil at a site utilizes particle size segregation and particle density segregation to yield a plurality of fractions, whereby each of the fractions are tested and identified for the presence of unacceptable levels of contaminants, and the soil fractions from the contaminated soil at the site corresponding to the identified contaminated fractions are collected for subsequent disposal or treatment, while the remaining untainted soil fractions are homogenized and returned to the site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2007
    Assignee: Brice Environmental Services Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas Alan Benjamin, Craig Jay Jones, Luther Alba Brice