Patents by Inventor VICTOR A. WEIR, II

VICTOR A. WEIR, II 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).

  • Publication number: 20190225524
    Abstract: A closed system and method for efficient separation, drying, pasteurization and disposal of water treatment facility sludge effluent substantially reduces its water content, and thereby its volume and weight. A separator directs influent sludge into hydrocyclones that spin the sludge, separating most of the water into an upper chamber and dropping the solids into a lower chamber surrounded by an oil bath shell which heats and denatures the solids. Forced air through a venturi creates a vacuum in the lower chamber, causing much of the remaining water to vaporize and drawing the solids out onto a conveyor. Another oil bath shell surrounding the conveyor further heats the solids, while heated air forced across the solids further dries them while evacuating the vapor. The resulting dried sludge cake contains as little as ten (10%) percent water, while the closed system deters escape of odors and corrosive vapors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2017
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventor: VICTOR A. WEIR, II