Patents by Inventor William Jacob, IV

William Jacob, IV 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).

  • METHODS OF SEPARATING COMPONENTS USING MULTI-SCALE SIMULATED MOVING BED CHROMATOGRAPHY
    Publication number: 20160115560
    Abstract: Described is a method of separating a product from a feed stream. The method comprises introducing a feed stream comprising a product and at least one other component to a simulated moving bed system. At least two scaling factors are applied to at least one of an inlet flow and an outlet flow to determine a temporal pattern for control of the flow(s). The product is separated from the at least one other component of the feed stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2014
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Inventors: Michael M. Kearney, William A. Jacob, IV, Lawrence Velasquez
  • Method for the recovery of acids from hydrometallurgy process solutions
    Patent number: 8741146
    Abstract: A method for the recovery of acids and other materials from hydrometallurgic process solutions comprising processing said solutions utilizing a simulated moving bed chromatographic method to produce at least two product streams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Amalgamated Research LLC
    Inventors: Michael M. Kearney, Michael W. Mumm, Lawrence Velasquez, William Jacob, IV
  • METHOD FOR THE RECOVERY OF ACIDS FROM HYDROMETALLURGY PROCESS SOLUTIONS
    Publication number: 20120160772
    Abstract: A method for the recovery of acids and other materials from hydrometallurgic process solutions comprising processing said solutions utilizing a simulated moving bed chromatographic method to produce at least two product streams.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2012
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Inventors: Michael M. Kearney, Michael W. Mumm, Lawrence Velasquez, William Jacob, IV
  • Regenerant reuse
    Patent number: 7157005
    Abstract: The invention provides a method for recycling the waste regenerant from softeners. The method includes passing a high concentration of monovalent ionic halide salt through a resin bed. The high monovalent cation concentration causes the divalent cations on the resin to be exchanged with the monovalent cations by osmotic forces. The regenerant is then treated to precipitate the divalent cations and replace them with monovalent cations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2007
    Assignee: Amalgamated Research, Inc.
    Inventors: William A. Jacob, IV, Lawrence Velasquez