Patents by Inventor Wayne E. Ruzicka

Wayne E. Ruzicka 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).

  • Wave generator with oxygen injection for treatment of a body of fluid
    Patent number: 7121536
    Abstract: One embodiment of an aerator is disclosed that has a hollow intake housing with a horizontally disposed lip on a lower portion thereof. This intake housing converges a flow of bubbles into a draft tube. These bubbles are injected into a fluid in which the aerator is installed at a location that is directly under the intake housing. A fluid flow is also drawn into this draft tube through the intake housing. Fluid exiting the opposite end of the draft tube is directed into a hollow discharge housing having a divergent inner surface. A wave generator (e.g., a rotating impeller) is mounted within the hollow interior of the discharge housing. The upper end of this discharge housing also includes a horizontally disposed lip to direct a flow out of the aerator at least generally parallel with an upper surface of the fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2006
    Assignee: Pond Doctor, Inc.
    Inventors: Wayne E. Ruzicka, William J. Haldane, Warren C. Enyart, Dixon C. Hartsoch
  • Wave generator with oxygen injection for treatment of a body of fluid
    Publication number: 20030127754
    Abstract: One embodiment of an aerator is disclosed that has a hollow intake housing with a horizontally disposed lip on a lower portion thereof. This intake housing converges a flow of bubbles into a draft tube. These bubbles are injected into a fluid in which the aerator is installed at a location that is directly under the intake housing. A fluid flow is also drawn into this draft tube through the intake housing. Fluid exiting the opposite end of the draft tube is directed into a hollow discharge housing having a divergent inner surface. A wave generator (e.g., a rotating impeller) is mounted within the hollow interior of the discharge housing. The upper end of this discharge housing also includes a horizontally disposed lip to direct a flow out of the aerator at least generally parallel with an upper surface of the fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2003
    Publication date: July 10, 2003
    Inventors: Wayne E. Ruzicka, William J. Haldane, Warren C. Enyart, Dixon C. Hartsoch