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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7407634 | Plasmatron fuel converter having decoupled air flow control A novel apparatus and method is disclosed for a plasmatron fuel converter (“plasmatron”) that efficiently uses electrical energy to produce hydrogen rich gas. The plasmatron has multiple decoupled gas flow apertures or channels for performing multiple functions ... | 08/05/2008 |
| 6972118 | Apparatus and method for processing hydrogen, oxygen and other gases Apparatus and method for the industrial production of a new form of hydrogen, oxygen and other gases. The invention includes a pressure resistant piping system filled with a gas compressed to a desired pressure. A magnetic field within the piping system is generated... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6924401 | Plasma microjet arrays for selective oxidation of methane to methanol An apparatus and method for converting methane to methanol by partial oxidation comprises a source of methane, a source of oxygen, and a capillary tube having an outflow end and an inflow end communicating with the sources of methane and oxygen. An anode is position... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6881386 | Low current plasmatron fuel converter having enlarged volume discharges A novel apparatus and method is disclosed for a plasmatron fuel converter (“plasmatron”) that efficiently uses electrical energy to produce hydrogen rich gas. The volume and shape of the plasma discharge is controlled by a fluid flow established in a plasma disc... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6645438 | Methods and apparatus for producing fullerenes in large quantities from liquid hydrocarbons A method and apparatus for producing fullerenes, in large quantities at an economical cost, from liquid and gaseous hydrocarbons treated by a high energy source in a reactor devoid of oxygen are presented. The liquid hydrocarbons preferably selected from ... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6391259 | Ozone applications for disinfection, purification and deodorization A frame-type ozone generator (242) has a plurality of elongated electrodes (201, 202) deployed in substantially parallel, spaced relation to each other so as to form a substantially flat electrode array, and a flow generator (241) for generating a flow of... | 05/21/2002 |
| 5656238 | Plasma-enhanced vacuum drying A plasma-enhanced vacuum drying method is disclosed. It is advantageously applied in plasma sterilization processes in particular, and represents a significant improvement for general evacuation drying methods. Articles to be sterilized are placed in a se... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5611896 | Production of fluorocarbon compounds The invention provides a method and installation for the production of a desired fluorocarbon compound, which includes the steps of providing a high temperature zone; and feeding at least one input material into the high temperature zone to generate a bod... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5413760 | Plasma sterilizer and method A plasma sterilizer and method employ essentially uncharged, highly reactive free radicals, atoms and excited molecules of a gas mixture to sterilize articles. The gas mixture includes oxidizing and/or reducing agents and is ionized into a plasma having i... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5300202 | Process and device for disposing of organic vapors, in particular solvent vapors The invention relates to a process for disposing of organic vapors, in particular solvent vapors, in which the organic vapors are passed through an alternating electromagnetic field where they absorb energy and are pyrolytically decomposed.... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5059292 | Single-chamber apparatus for in-situ generation of dangerous polyatomic gases and radicals from a source material contained within a porous foamed structure A single-chamber apparatus and method are described for in-situ generation of dangerous polyatomic gases and radicals from solid or liquid source materials contained within a porous foamed structure. A cooled cathode is provided for establishing a plasma ... | 10/22/1991 |
| 4855112 | High efficiency apparatus for aerosol direct fluorination An apparatus for aerosol direct fluorination is disclosed in which a material to be fluorinated is formed into an aerosol prior to fluorination by introducing a vapor stream of the material to be fluorinated centrally into converging flows of carrier part... | 08/08/1989 |
| 4644877 | Plasma pyrolysis waste destruction A method and apparatus are disclosed for the pyrolytic destruction of toxic or hazardous waste materials using equipment that is compact and transportable. The waste materials are fed into a plasma arc burner where they are atomized and ionized, and then ... | 02/24/1987 |
| 4551310 | Continuous vacuum treating apparatus A continuous vacuum treating apparatus having a vacuum treating chamber for continuously treating the surface of a plastic molding under a vacuum, and at least one auxiliary vacuum chamber disposed at each of the upstream and downstream sides of the vacuu... | 11/05/1985 |
| 4534842 | Process and device for producing a homogeneous large-volume plasma of high density and of low electronic temperature The invention relates to the production of plasma. The process according to the invention comprises the steps of: maintaining a gaseous medium in an enclosure at a pressure in the range of 10-5 to 10-1 Torr; exciting this gaseous med... | 08/13/1985 |
| 4229307 | Apparatus for preparing red phosphorus Apparatus and method for preparing phosphorus compounds wherein phosphorus vapor containing P2 molecules is condensed at a temperature below the solidification point of red phosphorus and the resulting solid is then reacted with a phosphorus-re... | 10/21/1980 |
| 4162291 | Liquid silicon casting control mechanism A liquid silicon casting control mechanism characterized by means for producing liquid elemental silicon and comprising a collecting vessel having a tap hole therein for periodically removing liquid silicon in a controlled manner, and comprising a tubular... | 07/24/1979 |
