Patents Represented by Attorney Geprgann S. Grunebach
  • Patent number: 5430228
    Abstract: A transportable ozone neutralization system (10) for neutralizing a chemical compound is provided. The neutralization system (10) includes an enclosure (12) for substantially containing a container, such as a chemical munition (28), within which the chemical compound to be neutralized is contained. The neutralization system (10) further includes a liquid phase neutralization system (62) and a vapor phase neutralization system (100) which utilize ozone manufactured from the air, to contact the liquid and vapor phase chemical compounds through a solvent. The system neutralizes the chemical compound by the action of ozone in breaking the chemical bonds with the compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 1993
    Date of Patent: July 4, 1995
    Assignee: Hughes Aircraft Company
    Inventors: David F. Ciambrone, Charles L. Beard