Patents by Inventor Carlos E. Odio

Carlos E. Odio 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).

  • Distillation column and method
    Patent number: 4744868
    Abstract: A stripping column is comprised of one or more mixing channels situated in parallel arrangement, each channel in the form of a zigzag strip through which liquid cascades in a series of falls alternating with a corresponding series of pools. Simultaneously, vapor travels upwardly in a counter-current manner, intimately mixing with the liquid when forced through each successive pool. The column is especially useful in separating alcohol from fermented mash. The column is preferably employed with three other identical columns in a parallelogram structure to make a distillation unit of greater efficiency and capacity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 1986
    Date of Patent: May 17, 1988
    Assignee: University of Florida
    Inventors: Ferdinand le Grand, Carlos E. Odio
  • Distillation column
    Patent number: 4657638
    Abstract: A stripping column is comprised of one or more mixing channels situated in parallel arrangement, each channel in the form of a zigzag strip through which liquid cascades in a series of falls alternating with a corresponding series of pools. Simultaneously, vapor travels upwardly in a counter-current manner, intimately mixing with the liquid when forced through each successive pool. The column is especially useful in separating alcohol from fermented mash. The column is preferably employed with three other identical columns in a parallelogram structure to make a distillation unit of greater efficiency and capacity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 1985
    Date of Patent: April 14, 1987
    Assignee: University of Florida
    Inventors: Ferdinand le Grand, Carlos E. Odio