Patents by Inventor Thomas Peargin

Thomas Peargin 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).

  • Thermal treatment of a contaminated volume of material
    Patent number: 9259770
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for remediating porous contaminated material. In the method, fuel material is combined with the contaminated material and a smoldering combustion process is initiated in the contaminated material to remediate the contaminated material. Control systems are provided to control the smoldering combustion process. The contaminated material may include oily waste, asbestos fibers, and/or at least one of a chlorinated solvent, a polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB), a dioxin, a furan and a polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
    Inventors: David Glynn Thomas, Thomas Peargin
  • Thermal Treatment of a Contaminated Volume of Material.
    Publication number: 20120288332
    Abstract: A method is provided for remediating porous contaminated material. In the method, fuel material is combined with the contaminated material and a smoldering combustion process is initiated in the contaminated material to remediate the contaminated material. Control systems are provided to control the smoldering combustion process. The contaminated material may include oily waste, asbestos fibers, and/ or at least one of a chlorinated solvent, a polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB), a dioxin, a furan and a polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2012
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Applicant: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
    Inventors: David Glynn Thomas, Thomas Peargin