Patents Assigned to Enerco, Inc.
  • Continuous heating process for producing char from cellulosic material
    Patent number: 4329202
    Abstract: This invention comprises an apparatus and process for drying and/or heating materials. This invention was designed for use in the production of charcoal from wood feed material; however, it can be used to heat and/or dry many types of materials. Feed material is disposed in a reactor, wherein there is provided a first array of input channels extending through said feed material, through which hot gases are introduced into said feed material, and a second array of output channels extending through said feed material to collect and exit those hot gases and any gases or vapors derived from the heating and/or drying of the feed material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 1981
    Date of Patent: May 11, 1982
    Assignee: Enerco, Inc.
    Inventors: Eugene W. White, Francis M. Gross, Fred E. Knoffsinger
  • Continuous drying and/or heating apparatus
    Patent number: 4165216
    Abstract: This invention comprises an apparatus and process for drying and/or heating materials. This invention was designed for use in the production of charcoal from wood feed material; however, it can be used to heat and/or dry many types of materials. Feed material is disposed in a reactor, wherein there is provided a first array of input channels extending through said feed material, through which hot gases are introduced into said feed material, and a second array of output channels extending through said feed material to collect and exit those hot gases and any gases or vapors derived from the heating and/or drying of the feed material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 1977
    Date of Patent: August 21, 1979
    Assignee: Enerco, Inc.
    Inventors: Eugene W. White, Francis M. Gross, Fred E. Knoffsinger