Ward Effect Technology - Chemical-Free Water Purification & Spectrum Analysis

🌍 Two Paths, One Technology

Everyone Needs Clean Water

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Open Source

Humanitarian & Public Health

All applications directly related to drinking water access, safety, and critical public health are freely available as open source. No licenses. No fees. No royalties. Ever.

Drinking water purification (any scale)
Municipal infrastructure (leak detection & purification)
Hospital superbug detection
Baby formula contamination monitoring
Emergency disaster relief water systems
Agricultural water supplies
Anything associated with drinking water

Child collecting water from polluted stream

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Commercial Licensing

Industrial & Marine Applications

Non-essential commercial applications operate under standard, non-exclusive licensing. Revenue funds continued R&D for open source water technology.

Marine anti-fouling (ships, vessels)
Industrial flowmeters & process control
Building & HVAC optimization
Consumer electronics (WardScope tools)
Commercial manufacturing applications
Non-water spectrum analysis

🔬 The Ward Effect

A paradigm shift in acoustic resonance technology that cultivates parasitic oscillation as a feature, not a bug, to achieve ultra-narrow spectral resolution and controlled cavitation.

Ultra-Narrow Bandwidth

Achieves spectral resolution 1000× better than conventional ultrasonic systems through resonance-locked operation. Functions as an "acoustic laser" vs traditional "searchlight" methods.

Low-Frequency Penetration

Operates in infrasound (<20 Hz) and audio (20-100 Hz) ranges for deep penetration through composite materials. Transmits through fiberglass/carbon fiber with <1 dB/m attenuation vs >10 dB/cm at high frequencies.

Controlled Cavitation

Precisely modulates bubble formation and collapse for pathogen destruction without chemical additives. Secondary Bjerknes forces attract targets to cavitation sites for maximum efficiency.

Dual-Mode Operation

Single hardware configuration performs both detection (nano-scale sensitivity to 50 nm biofilms) and active treatment (controlled cavitation) by modulating gain dynamically.

Structural Protection

Real-time monitoring of erosive cavitation signatures with automated countermeasures (phase modulation, gain reduction) prevents material damage while maintaining efficacy.

📜 Patent Portfolio

Core intellectual property spanning volume measurement, resonance detection, and active control applications.

NZ 739314A

Method and Device for Measuring Volume of Contents Using Circuit Oscillator

Granted

Foundation patent establishing parasitic oscillation feedback for non-intrusive volume measurement. The core "Ward Effect" principle where structures control circuit frequency.

NZ 770993

Enhanced Analog Sensitivity for Detection

Granted - Patent of Addition

Analog circuit enhancements for detecting subtle resonance changes from biofilm formation and algal growth on surfaces.

NZ 778527

Further Sensitivity Enhancements

Granted - Patent of Addition

Additional refinements achieving nano-scale detection sensitivity for early-stage contamination identification.

NZ 825338

Portable Microcontroller-Based Device for Non-Intrusive Detection

Provisional Filed

Digital signal processing integration via ESP32 microcontroller with FFT analysis and acoustic signature libraries across infrasound, audio, and ultrasonic ranges.

Provisional 2026

Active Anti-Fouling & Water Treatment Using Controlled Cavitation

Provisional Filed

Extension into active control applications: chemical-free water sanitization and marine anti-fouling through resonance-locked cavitation modulation with structural damage mitigation.