Patents by Inventor Tor Ove Leiknes

Tor Ove Leiknes 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: 9133044
    Abstract: The invention relates to a reactor for treatment of waste water for being subject to both anoxic/anaerobic and aerobic treatment within one single reactor volume. The anoxic/anaerobic reaction zone is separated from the aerobic reaction zone by a separator which also works as a hydrodynamic separator between the two reaction zones. The reactor makes it possible that the effluent water has a lower proportion of suspended solids and also that it produces less sludge than reactors of comparison. The reactor is further more energy efficient than prior art reactors. Several reactors according to the invention may be arranged in parallel so as for the inlet waste water may be treated in a modular way, and thus allowing the maintenance of the units to be facilitated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: BioWater Technology AS
    Inventors: Jirachote Phattaranawik, Tor Ove Leiknes
  • Publication number: 20120006744
    Abstract: The invention relates to a reactor for treatment of waste water for being subject to both anoxic/anaerobic and aerobic treatment within one single reactor volume. The anoxic/anaerobic reaction zone is separated from the aerobic reaction zone by a separator which also works as a hydrodynamic separator between the two reaction zones. The reactor makes it possible that the effluent water has a lower proportion of suspended solids and also that it produces less sludge than reactors of comparison. The reactor is further more energy efficient than prior art reactors. Several reactors according to the invention may be arranged in parallel so as for the inlet waste water may be treated in a modular way, and thus allowing the maintenance of the units to be facilitated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2009
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Applicant: NTNU TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AS
    Inventors: Jirachote Phattaranawik, Tor Ove Leiknes