Patents by Inventor Alan F. Faux

Alan F. Faux has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method and apparatus for continuous chemical reactions
    Patent number: 5387397
    Abstract: A method and apparatus of conducting chemical reactions on a continuous basis involving feeding a mixture of reactants through a microwave heating zone and controlling the feed rate, feed pressure or microwave power input such that a desired chemical reaction occurs at a predetermined temperature within the feed. Apparatus for performing the method comprises a pump (105) to feed the reactants through a conduit (102, 103, 104) a section of which (103) passes through a microwave heating apparatus (106, 107). The effluent section (104) of the conduit includes a heat exchanger (109) and pressure control means (110). The apparatus is operated under the control of a microprocessor (112) which allows predetermined operating parameters to be set by an operator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 1992
    Date of Patent: February 7, 1995
    Assignee: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
    Inventors: Christopher R. Strauss, Alan F. Faux