Patents by Inventor Bruno Schumm

Bruno Schumm 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).

  • Patent number: 6517613
    Abstract: A tank for containing granular adsorbers for cleaning gases, wherein the tank has a gas inlet, a gas distributing chamber, at least one adsorption chamber defined by vertical, gas-permeable walls and containing a charge of adsorbers in bulk, an outflow chamber and a gas outlet. Each gas-permeable wall consists of horizontal rails of plastic arranged at a distance above one another, through which pass vertical centering rods of plastic. At least half of the rails have the cross-sectional profile of an inverted U. In the tank at least one vertical supporting wall is arranged, which divides the adsorption chamber. At least the surface of the supporting wall consists of plastic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2003
    Assignee: Metallgesellschaft AG
    Inventors: Bruno Schumm, Bernd Reichert