Patents by Inventor Carl Solomon Schlea, deceased

Carl Solomon Schlea, deceased 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).

  • Separation and purification of xenon
    Patent number: 4078907
    Abstract: Xenon is separated from a mixture of xenon and krypton by extractive distillation using carbon tetrafluoride as the partitioning agent. Krypton is flushed out of the distillation column with CF.sub.4 in the gaseous overhead stream while purified xenon is recovered from the liquid bottoms. The distillation is conducted at about atmospheric pressure or at subatmospheric pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 1970
    Date of Patent: March 14, 1978
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy
    Inventor: Carl Solomon Schlea, deceased