Patents by Inventor Veronica Pearce

Veronica Pearce 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).

  • WATER TREATMENT PROCESS
    Publication number: 20060283803
    Abstract: The present invention relates to water treatment, in particular to a process for the removal of dissolved organic carbon from water. The process includes the following steps, adding an ion-exchange resin to water containing a contaminant such as dissolved organic carbon, dispersing the resin in the contaminated water to enable adsorption of the dissolved organic carbon onto the resin, and separating the resin loaded with contaminant from the water. In a preferred embodiment the process employs a magnetic ion-exchange resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2006
    Publication date: December 21, 2006
    Applicants: SOUTH AUSTRALIAN WATER CORPORATION, ORICA AUSTRALIA PTY. LTD.
    Inventors: Hung NGUYEN, Donald Bursill, James Morran, Mary Drikas, Veronica Pearce
  • Water treatment process
    Publication number: 20050224413
    Abstract: The present invention relates to water treatment, in particular to a process for the removal of dissolved organic carbon from water. The process includes the following steps, adding an ion-exchange resin to water containing a contaminant such as dissolved organic carbon, dispersing the resin in the contaminated water to enable adsorption of the dissolved organic carbon onto the resin, and separating the resin loaded with contaminant from the water. In a preferred embodiment the process employs a magnetic ion-exchange resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2005
    Publication date: October 13, 2005
    Inventors: Hung Nguyen, Donald Bursill, James Morran, Mary Drikas, Veronica Pearce