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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7935236 | Electro-osmotic pulse (EOP) treatment method A system and method for de-watering porous material, e.g., concrete. In select embodiments, durable, dimensionally stable anodes (DDAs), preferably configured as arrays on a strip, are impressed into the concrete and a pulsed signal is provided by a DC power supply ... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7763155 | Electro-osmotic pulse (EOP) system for de-watering around manmade structures and method of use therefor An Electro-Osmotic Pulse (EOP) system is used to dewater structure, both natural and manmade. Preferably, the system employs durable, dimensionally stable anodes affixed to structure in a configuration designed to maximize electrical contact with the structure and m... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7303916 | Sustained totipotent culture of selected monocot genera A method is provided for generating sustained totipotent tissue cultures of a plant of the Class Monocotyledonae, and for micropropagating such plant in vitro, wherein immature inflorescence are cultivated to produce totipotent tissue which is suitable for sustained... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7290959 | Electrode heating with remediation agent A remediation method and system is disclosed. A plurality of conductors is installed into the subsurface to introduce electrical current to produce heat in the subsurface. One or more agents are released into the subsurface to cause or accelerate the decomposition o... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7244360 | Water treatment process The present invention provides a physical water treatment (PWT) method and apparatus to treat liquid coolants. Electrodes (22, 24) are provided in a coolant stream (21), and an alternating voltage is applied across the electrodes (22, 24) to pro... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7179356 | Biomimetic pathways for assembling inorganic thin films and oriented mesoscopic silicate patterns through guided growth A process directed to preparing surfactant-polycrystalline inorganic nanostructured materials having designed microscopic patterns. The process includes forming a polycrystalline inorganic substrate having a flat surface and placing in contact with the flat surface ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7150583 | Electro kinetic geosynthetic structure An EKG structure comprising geosynthetic material associated with at least one conducting element wherein the structure comprises at least one core element substantially enclosed by at least one sheath, one or both comprising the geosynthetic material; the use there... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7135102 | Method and system for dewatering particulate materials A system and method for dewatering particulate materials employs an improved dewatering probe generally including a single non-conducting pipe having a plurality of holes or slots, an anode mounted on the pipe adjacent one end of the pipe, and a cathode mounted on t... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7135131 | Proton conductive membrane and production method thereof A proton conductive membrane according to the invention includes layered clay mineral powder which is a cation exchanger or an anion exchanger, and a crosslinking structure including an —O—SO2—O— group which crosslinks particles of the layered cla... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7083565 | Solid-bowl centrifuge having a disk stack on the drum cover The present invention is a solid-bowl screw centrifuge that includes a centrifugal drum. The drum has a drum casing and a screw with a screw body that is surrounded by a screw blade. The screw blade forms at least one screw spiral with a conveying path for transport... | 08/01/2006 |
| 6984306 | Method for removing inorganic compounds from a section of soil The invention relates to a method for removing inorganic compounds from a section of soil. By regulating an electric voltage applied between two or more electrodes (1, 2) disposed in the section of soil (3) to values equal or below the electrokinetic p... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6919005 | Configuration and electro-osmotic pulse (EOP) treatment for degrading porous material A configuration and treatment for degrading porous material, e.g., concrete, brick, or other masonry material, via rapid, efficient electro-osmosis. One application carries dehydration to an extent that it weakens a structure for demolition by significantly dehydrat... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6916411 | Method for electrically controlled demolition of concrete A method to demolish concrete that comprises electrically connecting rebar disposed within the concrete to a power supply, electrically connecting a counter electrode within electro-osmotic communication of the concrete to a power supply, and externally providing el... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6866761 | Method for dehydrating a porous material A method for dehydrating a porous material using electro-osmosis, includes applying a pattern of D.C. voltage pulses to an anode system embedded in the porous material, wherein the anode system is electrically interactive with a cathode structure embedded in earth, ... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6596142 | Electro-thermal dynamic stripping process A process is provided for vaporizing volatile contaminants present in soil and removing the contaminant vapors. The process involves heating the soil by passing current between electrodes buried in the soil and simultaneously injecting water through the e... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6576116 | Hybrid joule heating/electro-osmosis process for extracting contaminants from soil layers Joule (ohmic) heating and electro-osmosis are combined in a hybrid process for removal of both water-soluble contaminants and non-aqueous phase liquids from contaminated, low-permeability soil formations that are saturated. Central to this hybrid process ... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6565724 | System and method for electrochemical stabilization of soil and the strengthened soil structure resulting from the above method A plurality of rows of wells are drilled in the soil of the area to be stabilized, and then pairs of electrodes, i.e., an aluminum anode and a copper-graphite cathode connected to a source of a bipolar pulse current, are inserted into each well in such a ... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6547940 | Biomimetic pathways for assembling inorganic thin films and oriented mesoscopic silicate patterns through guided growth A process directed to preparing surfactant-polycrystalline inorganic nanostructured materials having designed microscopic patterns. The process includes forming a polycrystalline inorganic substrate having a flat surface and placing in contact with the fl... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6521810 | Contaminant treatment method The present invention provides a method for treating contaminated media. The method comprises introducing remediating ions consisting essentially of ferrous ions, and being peroxide-free, in the contaminated media; applying a potential difference across t... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6486376 | Electrochemical system and method for rendering contaminated electrically conductive material nonhazardous An electrokinetic method is disclosed for treating an electrically conductive material including hazardous contaminants, e.g. spent pot liner (SPL), to render such material non-hazardous.... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6413399 | Soil heating with a rotating electromagnetic field A soil remediation system heats contaminated soil by generating a rotating sub-surface electromagnetic field. The system includes three electrodes disposed 120 degrees apart on a remediation circle. These electrodes are excited by AC voltages with 120 deg... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6372109 | Method for dehydrating a porous material A method for dehydrating a porous material using electro-osmosis, includes applying a pattern of D.C. voltage pulses to an anode system embedded in the porous material, wherein the anode system is electrically interactive with a cathode structure embedded... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6270643 | Method of effecting fluid flow in porous materials A method of effecting fluid movement in porous materials (e.g. metal reinforced concrete or porous geological media) by means of electroosmosis. The method comprises applying a sequence of voltage pulses between spaced apart electrodes (4, 5) having a reg... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6258236 | Process for the electrochemical treatment of concrete A process for the electrochemical realkalization of reinforced concrete comprises passing a direct electric current between an anode associated with a layer of alkaline electrolyte applied to an external surface of the concrete and a cathode which is loca... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6255551 | Method and system for treating contaminated media A process treats contaminated media and comprises detecting a non-uniform contaminated media property selected from electrical conductivity or electroosmotic permeability; and selectively applying an electric field to the contaminated media to effect the ... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6254752 | Process for electrochemical treatment of concrete An electrochemical process for the removal of chloride ions from reinforced concrete includes passing a direct current between (i) an anode in electrical contact with the adherent coating containing a water retaining adhesive material, and an aqueous elec... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6228248 | Biomimetic pathways for assembling inorganic thin films and oriented mesoscopic silicate patterns through guided growth A process directed to preparing surfactant-polycrystalline inorganic nanostructured materials having designed microscopic patterns. The process includes forming a polycrystalline inorganic substrate having a flat surface and placing in contact with the fl... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6228247 | Electric field method and apparatus for decontaminating soil Disclosed is an electrokinetic soil decontamination system that uses special electrode wall configurations, treatment wall configurations, and a combination electrode/treatment wall. A special emplacement method for all the flowable wall materials is used... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6221224 | Fluid management system for electrokinetic remediation A system for managing fluids used during electroremediation of contaminants in a porous medium, such as soil is disclosed. The system monitors the fluid gain and loss from the electrode wells and maintains optimal fluid levels in the wells on an individua... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6214189 | Method for electro-kinetically decontaminating soil contained in a radioactive waste drum, and apparatus therefor A method and an apparatus for electrokinetically decontaminating the soil contained in a radioactive waste drum are disclosed. The radioactively contaminated soil is put into drums, and the drums are carried to a temporary storage or to a disposal site. I... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6214202 | Situ treatment of contaminated groundwater A system for treating dissolved halogenated organic compounds in groundwater that relies upon electrolytically-generated hydrogen to chemically reduce the halogenated compounds in the presence of a suitable catalyst. A direct current is placed across at l... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6203682 | Well designs for electrokinetic remediation The invention provides an apparatus for electrokinetic transport through soil, comprising an electrode and a containment surrounding the electrode, the containment comprising a layer of a porous material and a rigid porous member disposed between the elec... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6197187 | Treatment for contaminated media A method for treating a contaminated media. The method comprises disposing electrodes at the contaminated media, injecting a salt-containing solution into contaminated media, applying an electric voltage between electrodes imposed peripherally to the regi... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6193867 | Management of soil conditions and electroosmotic flow in electrokinetic remediation Methods for controlling electroosmotic flow through a porous medium by applying an electric field between a plurality of electrodes positioned in a porous medium, supplying an acid solution to at least one of the electrodes and/or the soil, and supplying ... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6190526 | In-situ remediation of contaminated soils A process for the in situ remediation of soil comprising introducing at least one co-metabolite for treating contaminants in a contaminated soil region into the contaminated soil region wherein the source of the at least one co-metabolite is at least one ... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6126802 | Method and device for regulating and optimizing transport of humidity by means of electroosmosis In a method for regulating and optimizing transport of liquid in a porous structure by means of electroosmosis, a pulse pattern applied to one or more electrode pairs which are used during the electroosmosis is regulated by detecting a potential differenc... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6117295 | Method for dehydrating a porous material A method for dehydrating a porous material using electro-osmosis, includes applying a pattern of D.C. voltage pulses to an anode system embedded in the porous material, wherein the anode system is electrically interactive with a cathode structure embedded... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6096185 | Method and apparatus for recovery of water and slurry abrasives used for chemical and mechanical planarization Abrasive components and water are recovered from an aqueous chemical mechanical slurry used for planarization of semiconductor materials. The slurry effluent is preferably brought to a neutral pH, and cooled to a temperature between about 0° C. and about... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6086739 | Electrokinetic remediation prefield test methods Methods for determining the parameters critical in designing an electrokinetic soil remediation process including electrode well spacing, operating current/voltage, electroosmotic flow rate, electrode well wall design, and amount of buffering or neutraliz... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6056868 | Rare earth doping of porous silicon The present invention discloses the doping of rare earth elements into porous silicon, resulting in enhancement of luminescence. The doping is an electro-chemical process using constant voltage bias across the two electrodes in which the anode is porous s... | 05/02/2000 |
