Alexander S Howe

US Patent:

20180290909, Oct 11, 2018

Filed:

Apr 11, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/484803

Inventors:

Alexander B. Howe - Glen Rock NJ, US
Jonathan Chin - Norwood NJ, US
Ethan Donovan - Glen Rock NJ, US
Matthew Harris - Mahwah NJ, US
Michael Jiashu Yin - Ridgewood NJ, US

International Classification:

C02F 3/34
C02F 3/28

Abstract:

Devices are provided herein for the purification of free flowing or semi-free flowing bodies of water by removing impurities, such as nitrates. In one or more implementations, the impurity-removing device includes a cylindrically shaped housing that is open on both ends and defining an inner cavity. A cap is disposed at one opening at one end of the housing, the cap having multiple openings placed through the cap and being sized and shaped to fit the opening at the end of the housing. The impurity-removing device also includes a collection strip on an outer surface of the housing that is colored, sized and shaped to collect heat or energy from the environment, and an impurity-removing medium contained within the inner cavity.