Miljøprojekt Nr. 1193 – Termisk assisteret oprensning af høfdedepotet, Høfde 42, Harboøre Tange – Internationale ISTD-relaterede patenter og opfindelser

Termisk assisteret oprensning af høfdedepotet, Høfde 42, Harboøre Tange

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Internationale ISTD-relaterede patenter og opfindelser

Bilag F: Internationale ISTD-relaterede patenter og opfindelser

U.S. PATENTS, PATENTS PENDING AND ISTD INVENTION DISCLOSURES

U.S. Patents

Patent 4,984,594 Vacuum method for removing soil contamination utilizing surface electrical heating, Vinegar, H.J. and Stegemeier, G.L., issued Jan.15, 1991.

Patent 5,076,727 In situ decontamination of spills and landfills by focussed microwave/radio frequency heating and a closed-loop vapor flushing and vacuum recovery system, Johnson, P.C., Otermat, A.L., and Chou, C.C., issued Dec. 31,1991.

Patent 5,114,497 Soil decontamination, Johnson, P.C., Colthart, J.D., Otermat, A.L., Weingaertner, D.A., Chou, C.C., Byers, D.L., Stearns, S.M., Marsden, Jr., A.R., and Deeley, G.M., issued May 19, 1992.

Patent 5,190,405 Vacuum Method for Removing Soil Contaminants Utilizing Thermal Conduction Heating, Vinegar, H.J., Stegemeier, G.L., De Rouffignac, E. P., Chou, C.C., issued March 2, 1993.

Patent 5,221,827 Heater blanket for in-situ soil heating, Marsden, Jr., A.R., Otermat, A.L., Weingaertner, D.A., Johnson, P.C., Dicks, L.W.R., and Wilde, H.B., issued June 22, 1993

Patent 5,229,583 Surface Heating Blanket for Soil Remediation, van Egmond, C.F., Carl, Jr., F.G., Stegemeier, G.L., and Vinegar, H.J., issued July 20, 1993.

Patent 5,244,310 In-Situ Soil Heating Press/Vapor Extraction System, Johnson, P.C., issued Sept. 14, 1993.

Patent 5,271,693 Enhanced deep soil vapor extraction process and apparatus for removing contaminants trapped in or below the water table, Johnson, P.C., Weingaertner, D.A., Dicks, L.W. R., Otermat, A.L., and Marsden, Jr., A.R., issued December 21, 1993.

Patent 5,318,116 Vacuum method for removing soil contaminants utilizing thermal conduction heating, Vinegar, H.J., Stegemeier, G.L., de Rouffignac, E.P., and Chou, C.C., issued June 7, 1994.

Patent 5,553,189 Radiant plate heater for treatment of contaminated surfaces, Stegemeier, G.L., Vinegar, H.J, and Carl, Jr., F.G., issued September 3, 1996.

Patent 5,656,239 Method for Recovering Contaminants from Soil Utilizing Electrical Heating, Stegemeier, G.L., and Vinegar, H.J., initially filed October 27, 1989, issued August 12, 1997.

Patent 5,660,500 Enhanced deep soil vapor extraction process and apparatus utilizing sheet metal pilings, Marsden, Jr., A.R., Weingaertner, D.A., Dicks, L.W.R., Otermat, A.L., and Johnson, P.C., issued August 26, 1997.

Patent 5,674,424 Thermal heating blanket in-situ thermal desorption for remediation of hydrocarbon-contaminated soil, Iben, I.E.T., Edelstein, W.A. Sheldon, R.B. Blaha, S.R., Silverstein, W.B., Scatena, C.R., and Brown, G.R., issued October 7, 1997.

Patent 5,997,214 Remediation Method, de Rouffignac, E.P. and Vinegar, H.J., issued December 7, 1999.

Patent 6,102,622 Remediation Method, Vinegar, H.J., and de Rouffignac, E.P., issued August 15, 2000.

Patent 6,419,423 Method for remediating near-surface contaminated soil, Vinegar, H.J., and de Rouffignac, E.P., and Bielamowicz, L.J., issued July 16, 2002.

Patent 6,485,232 Low Cost, Self Regulating Heater for Use in an In Situ Thermal Desorption Soil Remediation System, Vinegar, H.J., and Stegemeier, G.L., issued November 26, 2002.

Patent 6,543,539 Perforated Casing Method and System, Vinegar, H.J., and Stegemeier, G.L., issued April 8, 2003.

Patent 6,632,047 Heater Element for Use in an In Situ Thermal Desorption Soil Remediation System, Vinegar, H.J., and Stegemeier, G.L., issued October 14, 2003.

Patent 6,824,328 Vapor Collection and Treatment of Off-Gas from an In Situ Thermal Desorption Soil Remediation, Vinegar, H.J., and Stegemeier, G.L., issued November 30, 2004.

Patent 6,854,929 Isolation of Soil with a Low Temperature Barrier Prior to Conductive Thermal Treatment of the Soil, Vinegar, H.J., and Stegemeier, G.L., issued February 15, 2005.

Patent 6,881,009 Remediation of Soil Piles Using Central Equipment, Stegemeier, G.L., Vinegar, H.J., Baker, R.S., and Bierschenk, J.M., issued April 19, 2005.

Patent 6,951,436 Thermally Enhanced Soil Decontamination Method, Stegemeier, G.L., Vinegar, H.J., and Rouffignac, E.P.de, issued Oct. 4, 2005.

Patent 6,962,466 Soil Remediation of Mercury Contamination, Vinegar, H.J., and Stegemeier, G.L., issued Nov. 8, 2005.

US Patents Pending:

U.S. Serial No. 09/080,684 Remediation Method

U.S. Serial No. 10/438,779 Soil Remediation Using Heated Vapors. Application Published as Publication No. US-2004-0228690.

U.S. Serial No. 10/438,780 Soil Remediation With Heated Soil. Application Published as Publication No. US-2004-0228689.

ISTD Inventions and Improvements described in the Following Invention Disclosures:

5119-05100 (Shell) ISTD Vapor Collection with Vertical Conduits and Horizontal Surface Paths

5119-05200 (Shell) Horizontal Wells for ISTD

5119-05600 (Shell) Tubular Heating Arrangement for a Thermal Oxidizer

5119-05900 (Shell) A Regenerative Thermal Oxidizer with a Tetrahedral Flow Configuration