Patents by Inventor Thomas W. Volinchak

Thomas W. Volinchak 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 to Regenerate an Activated Carbon Filtration Media
    Publication number: 20220064023
    Abstract: The inventive subject matter disclosed herein includes multiple novel filter media made of activated rice husks, as well as filtration systems and methods for removing contaminants from an aqueous solution, such as wastewater produced as a byproduct of various industrial processes, including mining, oil and gas exploration and extraction, farming, manufacturing, and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicant: Glanris, Inc.
    Inventors: L-Yu LIN, Thomas W. VOLINCHAK
  • Method to remove a plurality of heavy metals from wastewater using activated partially charred rice husks
    Patent number: 11235988
    Abstract: The inventive subject matter disclosed herein includes multiple novel filter media made of activated rice husks, as well as filtration systems and methods for removing contaminants from an aqueous solution, such as wastewater produced as a byproduct of various industrial processes, including mining, oil and gas exploration and extraction, farming, manufacturing, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: Glanris, Inc
    Inventors: L-Yu Lin, Thomas W Volinchak
  • RICE HUSK FILTER MEDIA, AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20200392018
    Abstract: The inventive subject matter disclosed herein includes multiple novel filter media made of activated rice husks, as well as filtration systems and methods for removing contaminants from an aqueous solution, such as wastewater produced as a byproduct of various industrial processes, including mining, oil and gas exploration and extraction, farming, manufacturing, and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2020
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Applicant: Glanris Water Systems, Inc
    Inventors: L-Yu Lin, Thomas W. Volinchak