GARY R BROWN
Engineering in Hurffville, NJ

2008020, Aug 28, 2008

Feb 22, 2007

11/677877

Gary R. Brown - Sewell NJ, US
Lawrence W. Bily - Plymouth Meeting PA, US
Kevin Traynor - Downingtown PA, US

B09B 5/00

588249

A system and method for remediating contaminated surfaces in order to reoccupy sites in which such impacted surfaces are contained is disclosed. The systems and methods include forming a first barrier substantially over a surface, the first barrier comprising a first solvent-resistant coating and having a first color, forming a second barrier substantially over the first barrier, the second barrier comprising a second solvent-resistant coating and having a second color, and providing an overlay over the second barrier, the overlay comprising an upper covering, a lower covering and a plurality of support members, wherein each of the plurality of support members have a distal end and proximal end, and the support, members are connected to the upper covering at the distal end, and to the lower covering at the proximal end. Utility lines, telephone line, cable cords, ductwork, etc. running within the overlay do not come in contact with the first or second barriers or PCB-impacted surface, at the same time remaining out of sight of occupants of the remediated building or premises.

5674424, Oct 7, 1997

Feb 16, 1995

8/389666

Icko Eric Timothy Iben - Glenville NY
William Alan Edelstein - Schenectady NY
Richard Blair Sheldon - Scotia NY
Scott Robert Blaha - Clifton NJ
William Bennett Silverstein - Philadelphia PA
Carl Richard Scatena - Horsham PA
Gary Roland Brown - Sewell NJ

General Electric Company - Schenectady NY

H05B 334, H05B 100

219549

An in-situ thermal desorption system which combines thermal desorption and vacuum extraction to separate organic compounds from in place contaminated soils is disclosed. A "heating blanket" desorption unit is applied directly to the surface of the hydrocarbon contaminated soil. The heating blanket assembly comprises of four basic components: a surface heating element, a thermal insulating mat, a vacuum collection system, and a vapor barrier. The surface heater, when energized, initiates a thermal front which moves down through the soil by thermal diffusion. As the soil is heated, organic compounds and water vapor are desorbed and removed from the soil matrix. A vapor collection system including a blower is fitted to the vapor barrier to establish a slight negative pressure inside the modular heating blanket units. The vacuum created by the in-line blower in the collection system sweeps clean air through and/or from the heat treated soil which purges volatile organic compounds (VOC), water, and other gases from the soil pores and sweeps in air from surrounding soils which is used to oxidize organics in the influent, within the heating elements, and within a thermal oxidizer. The off-gas is contained by the vapor barrier and collected via the blower.