Patents by Inventor William Joseph Hutzel

William Joseph Hutzel 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).

  • Botanical air filtration system and method
    Patent number: 10477779
    Abstract: A system and process for filtering air by removing pollutants from the air with living plants. The system includes an enclosure, a wall within the enclosure on which living plants are supported and grow in one or more horizontal plant beds defining vertical tiers along the wall, an irrigation system for watering the plants, and a lighting system for simulating sunlight. Air moving through the enclosure flows adjacent leaves of the plants, through a growth media in the plant bed, and then out of the enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: Purdue Research Foundation
    Inventor: William Joseph Hutzel
  • BOTANICAL AIR FILTRATION SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20170273256
    Abstract: A system and process for filtering air by removing pollutants from the air with living plants. The system includes an enclosure, a wall within the enclosure on which living plants are supported and grow in one or more horizontal plant beds defining vertical tiers along the wall, an irrigation system for watering the plants, and a lighting system for simulating sunlight. Air moving through the enclosure flows adjacent leaves of the plants, through a growth media in the plant bed, and then out of the enclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2017
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Inventor: William Joseph Hutzel