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Charles E. Tharp
Also filed as: THARP CHARLES E
35 granted patents·5 pending applications·738 citations·filing 1979–2022
98Inventor score
Files withENVIRONMENTAL DYNAMICS INC20THARP CHARLES E10ENVIRONMENTAL DYNAMICS INT INC5ENV DYNAMICS INT INC2ASHBROOK SIMON HARTLEY INC1
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40 records- 0194US4960546ADiffuser mounting arrangement for waste water aeration systemsTHARP CHARLES E·Filed 1989·Granted Oct 2, 1990·110 cites·18 claims
- 0293US11845043B2Large bubble mixer and method of using same in a wastewater treatment systemENVIRONMENTAL DYNAMICS INT INC·Filed 2022·Granted Dec 19, 2023·2 cites·7 claims
- 0393US4563277AApparatus for aerating and mixing waste waterENVIRONMENTAL DYNAMICS INC·Filed 1984·Granted Jan 7, 1986·73 cites·7 claims
- 0491US8931763B2Modular diffuser body and aeration systemTHARP CHARLES E·Filed 2011·Granted Jan 13, 2015·13 cites·18 claims
- 0591US6543753B1Air diffuser membrane treated with biocideENVIRONMENTAL DYNAMICS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 8, 2003·55 cites·16 claims
- 0687US8758620B2Decanted bio-balanced reactor and methodTHARP CHARLES E·Filed 2012·Granted Jun 24, 2014·6 cites·27 claims
- 0784US4842732AApparatus for aerating and mixing waste waterTHARP CHARLES E·Filed 1986·Granted Jun 27, 1989·55 cites·5 claims
- 0881US7934704B2Retrievable diffuser module with internal ballast/buoyancy chamberENVIRONMENTAL DYNAMICS INC·Filed 2007·Granted May 3, 2011·9 cites·15 claims
- 0981US5846412ADiffuser construction and mounting arrangementENVIRONMENTAL DYNAMICS INC·Filed 1995·Granted Dec 8, 1998·51 cites·5 claims
- 1080US11325079B2Combined coarse and fine bubble diffuserENVIRONMENTAL DYNAMICS INT INC·Filed 2019·Granted May 10, 2022·2 cites·22 claims
- 1179US8016272B2Retrievable diffuser module with truss constructionENVIRONMENTAL DYNAMICS INC·Filed 2007·Granted Sep 13, 2011·7 cites·11 claims
- 1279US7544286B2Method and apparatus for enhancing aquatic environmentsENVIRONMENTAL DYNAMICS INC·Filed 2006·Granted Jun 9, 2009·6 cites·32 claims
- 1379US6497402B2Diffuser mounting system for aeration of liquidsENVIRONMENTAL DYNAMICS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Dec 24, 2002·25 cites·20 claims
- 1479US5587114AAeration system employing retrievable aeration modulesENVIRONMENTAL DYNAMICS INC·Filed 1995·Granted Dec 24, 1996·54 cites·14 claims
- 1579US5133876AMethod and apparatus for aerating wastewater using sequential aeration of different zonesENVIRONMENTAL DYNAMICS INC·Filed 1990·Granted Jul 28, 1992·52 cites·13 claims
- 1678US8061689B2Disk diffuser with improved sealTHARP CHARLES E·Filed 2007·Granted Nov 22, 2011·7 cites·11 claims
- 1776US7044453B2Membrane diffuser with uniform gas distributionENVIRONMENTAL DYNAMICS INC·Filed 2004·Granted May 16, 2006·32 cites·20 claims
- 1873US8011643B2Diffuser assembly with buoyancy vesselENVIRONMENTAL DYNAMICS INC·Filed 2007·Granted Sep 6, 2011·4 cites·7 claims
- 1971US7713415B2Method and apparatus for enhancing aquatic environmentsENVIRONMENTAL DYNAMICS INC·Filed 2009·Granted May 11, 2010·3 cites·22 claims
- 2071US5032325APlastic coarse bubble diffuser for waste water aeration systemsENVIRONMENTAL DYNAMICS INC·Filed 1989·Granted Jul 16, 1991·34 cites·20 claims
- 2170US5013493AStaggered diffuser arrangement for waste water treatment systemsENVIRONMENTAL DYNAMICS INC·Filed 1990·Granted May 7, 1991·36 cites·15 claims
- 2268US9598296B2Decanted bio-balanced reactor and methodENV DYNAMICS INT INC·Filed 2014·Granted Mar 21, 2017·1 cites·19 claims
- 2367US5059358ATubular diffuser with adjustable plugENVIRONMENTAL DYNAMICS INC·Filed 1990·Granted Oct 22, 1991·32 cites·3 claims
- 2466US7815974B2Gas diffuser membrane with coated substrateENVIRONMENTAL DYNAMICS INC·Filed 2006·Granted Oct 19, 2010·3 cites·8 claims
- 2562US7041219B2Method and apparatus for enhancing wastewater treatment in lagoonsENVIRONMENTAL DYNAMICS INC·Filed 2004·Granted May 9, 2006·7 cites·4 claims
- 2662US6770200B2Method and apparatus for enhancing wastewater treatment in lagoonsENVIRONMENTAL DYNAMICS INC·Filed 2002·Granted Aug 3, 2004·5 cites·14 claims
- 2760US4839053ABiomass growth process with separate aeration and media compartmentsASHBROOK SIMON HARTLEY INC·Filed 1987·Granted Jun 13, 1989·22 cites·4 claims
- 2859US5788847ADiffuser construction and mounting arrangementENVIRONMENTAL DYNAMICS INC·Filed 1996·Granted Aug 4, 1998·20 cites·6 claims
- 2956US8246018B2Diffuser assembly with buoyancy vesselTHARP CHARLES E·Filed 2011·Granted Aug 21, 2012·0 cites·8 claims
- 3054US2011278746A1Retrievable diffuser module with truss constructionTHARP CHARLES E·Filed 2011·Application pending·0 cites
- 3153US10105660B2Diffuser membrane and method of manufactureENVIRONMENTAL DYNAMICS INT INC·Filed 2017·Granted Oct 23, 2018·0 cites·13 claims
- 3250US2019016617A1Submerged media aerated reactor system and methodENVIRONMENTAL DYNAMICS INT INC·Filed 2018·Application pending·0 cites
- 3349US8172207B2Gas diffuser membrane with coated substrateTHARP CHARLES E·Filed 2010·Granted May 8, 2012·0 cites·6 claims
- 3446US4243521AMethod and apparatus for aerobically treating wastewaterENVIRONMENTAL DYNAMICS INC·Filed 1979·Granted Jan 6, 1981·12 cites·8 claims
- 3545US10150684B2System and method for preventing ammonia rebound in a cold-weather bioreactorENVIRONMENTAL DYNAMICS INT INC·Filed 2015·Granted Dec 11, 2018·0 cites·21 claims
- 3643US9795933B2Diffuser membrane and method of manufactureWADMAN WARRICK S·Filed 2012·Granted Oct 24, 2017·0 cites·17 claims
- 3743US9796611B2Wastewater treatment system and methodENV DYNAMICS INT INC·Filed 2015·Granted Oct 24, 2017·0 cites·20 claims
- 3842US2014264969A1Single-layer membrane comprising polytetrafluoroethylene interspersed thereinENVIRONMENTAL DYNAMICS INTERNATIONAL INC·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
- 3937US2013319942A1Fluorine treatment of diffuser membranes used in wastewater aerationTHARP CHARLES E·Filed 2012·Application pending·0 cites
- 4028US2011027528A1Gas diffuser membrane with coated substrate and method for manufacturing the sameTHARP CHARLES E·Filed 2010·Application pending·0 cites
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