Patents by Inventor Matthew D. Schlotterbeck

Matthew D. Schlotterbeck 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).

  • Patent number: 7449054
    Abstract: The invention teaches a purification system which uses a series of operations, in a single unit, to purify air, while extending the life of the purification units. Air is passed through a coarse water trap to remove liquid. The semi-dry air, is then passed through adsorbers, which remove the remaining moisture and all the carbon dioxide in a purification process. The present invention flows the air to be purified through adsorption columns twice, before and after passing the air through an oxygen catalyst unit. The flows of air are then rotated to a third column, which is thermally regenerating with the facilitation of a regeneration air supply from the purified air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2008
    Assignee: SAES Pure Gas, Inc.
    Inventors: Lawrence A. Rabellino, Charles H. Applegarth, Matthew D. Schlotterbeck, Giorgio Vergani
  • Publication number: 20030143129
    Abstract: The invention teaches a purification system which uses a series of operations, in a single unit, to purify air, while extending the life of the purification units. Air is passed through a coarse water trap to remove liquid. The semi-dry air, which is usually less than 3000 ppm of water vapor, is then passed through adsorbers, which remove the remaining moisture and all the carbon dioxide in a purification process. The drying of the air before passing it through the adsorbers allows for greatly improved efficiency of air purification and extends the life of both the oxygen catalyst and the adsorption columns. The present invention also flows the air to be purified through adsorption columns twice, before and after passing the air through an oxygen catalyst unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2002
    Publication date: July 31, 2003
    Inventors: Lawrence A. Rabellino, Charles H. Applegarth, Matthew D. Schlotterbeck, Giorgio Vergani