Ronald W Peterson

US Patent:

52796370, Jan 18, 1994

Filed:

Oct 23, 1990

Appl. No.:

7/601906

Inventors:

Bart T. Lynam - Edmonds WA
Gerald F. Nelson - Portland OR
David H. Meese - Portland OR
Ronald V. Peterson - Seattle WA
Michael G. Ruby - Seattle WA
Alan White - Portland OR

Assignee:

PCL Environmental Inc. - Bellevue WA
Sludge Management, Inc. - Seattle WA
Riedel Waste Systems, Inc. - Portland OR

International Classification:

C05F 700
C02F 1100

US Classification:

71 12

Abstract:

A method of converting industrial, domestic or other sludge, into a pelletized or granular fertilizer, as well as a sludge converter for practicing the method. The sludge is dewatered to form sludge cake solids which are dried in a dryer, and then sorted with a sorter into a sorted product comprising oversized, undersized, and standard sized product. A portion of the sorted product is recycled for mixing and sizing in a mixer with the dewatered sludge cake solids. To control dust and odors, cyclones and a condenser remove a substantial portion of the gaseous particulate matter and condensable gases from the converter, and any remaining noncondensates are burned in the heat source flame. A waste oil burning heat source supplies heat energy to the dryer. The heat source exhaust gas by-products are filtered in a bag house using a conditioner additive, such as lime or sodium bicarbonate, which may be reclaimed and supplied to the standard sized product to serve as a pelletizing binder, to enhance the fertilizer nutrient value, or to enhance the fertilizer shelf life.

US Patent:

55578730, Sep 24, 1996

Filed:

Feb 10, 1995

Appl. No.:

8/387104

Inventors:

Bart T. Lynam - Edmonds WA
Ronald V. Peterson - Seattle WA

Assignee:

PCL/SMI, A Joint Venture - Edmonton

International Classification:

F26B 700

US Classification:

34379

Abstract:

A method of converting industrial, domestic or other sludge, into a pelletized or granular fertilizer, as well as a sludge converter for practicing the method. The sludge is dewatered to form sludge cake solids which are dried in a dryer, and then sorted with a sorter into a sorted product comprising oversized, undersized, and standard sized product. Oversized product containing fibrous material is reduced in size by grinding in a hammermill. A portion of the sorted product is recycled for mixing and sizing in a mixer with the dewatered sludge cake solids. To control dust and odors, cyclones and a condenser remove a substantial portion of the gaseous particulate matter and condensable gases from the converter, and any remaining noncondensates are burned in the heat source flame. A waste oil burning heat source supplies heat energy to the dryer. The heat source exhaust gas by-products are filtered in a bag house using a conditioner additive, such as lime or sodium bicarbonate, which may be reclaimed and supplied to the standard sized product to serve as a pelletizing binder, to enhance the fertilizer nutrient value, or to enhance the fertilizer shelf life.

US Patent:

54289068, Jul 4, 1995

Filed:

Jan 5, 1994

Appl. No.:

8/177439

Inventors:

Bart T. Lynam - Edmonds WA
Gerald F. Nelson - Portland OR
David H. Meese - Portland OR
Ronald V. Peterson - Seattle WA
Michael G. Ruby - Seattle WA
Alan White - Portland OR

Assignee:

PCL Environmental, Inc. - Bellevue WA
Sludge Management, Inc. - Seattle WA

International Classification:

F26B 700

US Classification:

34379

Abstract:

A method of converting industrial, domestic or other sludge, into a pelletized or granular fertilizer, as well as a sludge converter for practicing the method. The sludge is dewatered to form sludge cake solids which are dried in a dryer, and then sorted with a sorter into a sorted product comprising oversized, undersized, and standard sized product. A portion of the sorted product is recycled for mixing and sizing in a mixer with the dewatered sludge cake solids. To control dust and odors, cyclones and a condenser remove a substantial portion of the gaseous particulate matter and condensable gases from the converter, and any remaining noncondensates are burned in the heat source flame. A waste oil burning heat source supplies heat energy to the dryer. The heat source exhaust gas by-products are filtered in a bag house using a conditioner additive, such as lime or sodium bicarbonate, which may be reclaimed and supplied to the standard sized product to serve as a pelletizing binder, to enhance the fertilizer nutrient value, or to enhance the fertilizer shelf life.

US Patent:

20150263913, Sep 17, 2015

Filed:

May 19, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/715705

Inventors:

- Seattle WA, US
David R. Azari - Seattle WA, US
Daniel Lee Osiecki - Seattle WA, US
Ronald Kim Peterson - Seattle WA, US

International Classification:

H04L 12/26

Abstract:

Various systems, methods, and programs embodied on a computer readable medium that facilitate monitoring of services and/or servers. In one embodiment, an amount of data is stored in at least one storage device, the data being generated by a plurality of services executed on a plurality of servers, and/or by the servers upon which the services are executed. A plurality of monitoring applications are executed in a monitoring server, the monitoring applications being configured to perform a plurality of monitoring functions with respect to at least a portion of the data to provide information associated with an operating condition of the services and/or the servers. An interface layer surrounds the monitoring applications in the monitoring server. The interface layer defines a messaging format that is used by external devices to interact with the monitoring applications.