Patents by Inventor Peyton L. Smith

Peyton L. Smith 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).

  • Apparatus for removal of particulate matter from gas streams
    Patent number: 6027540
    Abstract: An apparatus for the removal of particulate matter from the gaseous product stream of an entrained flow coal gasifier which apparatus includes an initial screen, an intermediate screen which is aligned with the direction of flow of the gaseous product stream and a final screen transversely disposed to the flow of gaseous product and which apparatus is capable of withstanding at least a pressure differential of about 10 psi (68.95 kPa) or greater at the temperatures of the gaseous product stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2000
    Assignee: Destec Energy, Inc.
    Inventors: Peyton L. Smith, John C. Morse