Patents by Inventor Phillip D. Boyle

Phillip D. Boyle 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).

  • Barrier discharge conversion of SO.sub.2 and NOx to acids
    Patent number: 6132692
    Abstract: A process for reducing particulate, Hg, NOx, and SO.sub.2 emissions from the combustion of fossil fuel while providing the capability of producing an end product that is commercially useful comprising the steps of oxidizing Hg, NOx and SO.sub.2 using a barrier discharge reactor to produce the HgO and acids HNO.sub.3 and H.sub.2 SO.sub.4, collecting the HgO, acids and particulates in a wet ESP, and then draining them from the wet ESP to remove them from the flue gas stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2000
    Assignee: Powerspan Corp.
    Inventors: Francis R. Alix, S. Edward Neister, Christopher R. McLarnon, Phillip D. Boyle