Patents by Inventor Thomas Gardner-Clayson

Thomas Gardner-Clayson 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 for removing contaminants from an aqueous medium
    Patent number: 5558755
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for removing contaminants from an aqueous medium. The apparatus includes a fluidized bed of metallic particles through which the medium is flowed and through which an electric current is applied by electrodes for agglomerating contaminants in the medium. In order to allow the electrodes to be non-consumable so that they do not require frequent replacement, the particles are consumable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 1994
    Date of Patent: September 24, 1996
    Assignee: Recra Environmental, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Gardner-Clayson, Patrick J. Filey
  • Apparatus for removing contaminants from an aqueous medium
    Patent number: 5372690
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for removing contaminants from an aqueous medium. The apparatus includes a fluidized bed of metallic particles through which the medium is flowed and through which an electric current is applied by electrodes for agglomerating contaminants in the medium. In order to allow the electrodes to be non-consumable so that they do not require frequent replacement, the particles are consumable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 1992
    Date of Patent: December 13, 1994
    Assignee: Recra Environmental, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Gardner-Clayson, Patrick J. Filey