Patents by Inventor Richard Slye

Richard Slye 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).

  • Particulate separation system for mercury analysis
    Patent number: 6736883
    Abstract: A particulate separation system for accurate measurement of vapor-phase mercury in a flue gas stream uses an inertial gas sampling filter in which the skin temperature of the filter element is controlled to allow vapor-phase mercury measurements while minimizing measurement artifacts caused by: (1) mercury thermally desorbing off particulates into the gas stream; and (2) mercury being removed from the vapor phase by collection on particulate matter at the gas/particle separation interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2004
    Assignee: Apogee Scientific, Inc.
    Inventors: Sharon Sjostrom, Timothy Ebner, Richard Slye
  • Particulate separation system for mercury analysis
    Publication number: 20030110950
    Abstract: A particulate separation system for accurate measurement of vapor-phase mercury in a flue gas stream uses an inertial gas sampling filter in which the skin temperature of the filter element is controlled to allow vapor-phase mercury measurements while minimizing measurement artifacts caused by: (1) mercury thermally desorbing off particulates into the gas stream; and (2) mercury being removed from the vapor phase by collection on particulate matter at the gas/particle separation interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2002
    Publication date: June 19, 2003
    Inventors: Sharon Sjostrom, Timothy Ebner, Richard Slye
  • Apparatus and method for decreasing contaminants present in a gas stream
    Patent number: 6468489
    Abstract: The apparatus comprises a NOX reducing unit, a duct to receive a flue gas stream from said NOX and reducing unit, and an activation source associated with the duct. In use, the activation source applies energy to the flue gas stream to facilitate the removal of contaminants from the flue gas stream. Further, the method comprises providing an activation source is downstream of a NOX reducing unit. The activation source is then activated to facilitate the removal of contaminants from the flue gas stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2002
    Assignee: Electric Power Research Institute, Inc.
    Inventors: Ramsay Chang, Sharon Sjostrom, Richard Slye