Patents by Inventor Eric W. Blaustein

Eric W. Blaustein 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).

  • Refuse derived fuel and a process for the production thereof
    Patent number: 4405331
    Abstract: The subject invention pertains to a novel refuse derived fuel comprising a mixture of solid refuse, fly ash and a binder and to a process for its production. In a further embodiment of the invention, the novel refuse derived fuel includes coal fines as an additional component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 1982
    Date of Patent: September 20, 1983
    Assignee: Acres American Incorporated
    Inventors: Eric W. Blaustein, Edward J. Patton
  • Lignite pellets and methods of agglomerating or pelletizing
    Patent number: 4302209
    Abstract: The specification discloses lignite pellets which are relatively hard, dust resistant, of generally uniform size and free from spontaneous ignition and general degradation. Also disclosed are methods for making such pellets which involve crushing as mined lignite, mixing said lignite with a binder such as asphalt, forming the lignite binder mixture into pellets, and drying the pellets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 1979
    Date of Patent: November 24, 1981
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy
    Inventors: Albert F. Baker, Eric W. Blaustein, Albert W. Deurbrouck, John P. Garvin, Robert E. McKeever