Patents by Inventor Christopher J. Hintz

Christopher J. Hintz 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).

  • High efficiency, non-toxic scrubbing system and method for removing carbon dioxide from a gas
    Patent number: 8167979
    Abstract: Scrubbing systems and methods for removing carbon dioxide from a gas are provided. The scrubbing system can include a scrubber defining a vertically oriented tubing assembly, a gas inlet and a gas outlet. The tubing assembly has a tank section, a reduced diameter section, and an expansion section such that the expansion section is positioned above the reduced diameter section and the reduced diameter section is positioned above the tank section. An aqueous liquid-phase scrubbing media is contained within the tank section. The scrubbing system can further include a water bath configured to receive the CO2-free gas exiting the scrubber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: University of South Carolina
    Inventor: Christopher J. Hintz
  • High Efficiency, Non-Toxic Scrubbing System and Method for Removing Carbon Dioxide from a Gas
    Publication number: 20090320683
    Abstract: Scrubbing systems and methods for removing carbon dioxide from a gas are provided. The scrubbing system can include a scrubber defining a vertically oriented tubing assembly, a gas inlet and a gas outlet. The tubing assembly has a tank section, a reduced diameter section, and an expansion section such that the expansion section is positioned above the reduced diameter section and the reduced diameter section is positioned above the tank section. An aqueous liquid-phase scrubbing media is contained within the tank section. The scrubbing system can further include a water bath configured to receive the CO2-free gas exiting the scrubber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2009
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Applicant: University of South Carolina
    Inventor: Christopher J. Hintz