Patents by Inventor Constantine Miserlis

Constantine Miserlis 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: 6117207
    Abstract: A process for recovering metal from spent catalyst, containing at least a metal component, comprising providing a heated, liquid metal bath, at a temperature sufficient to melt the metal in the spent catalyst, and create off gas from any volatile non-metal catalyst components, adding spent catalyst to the bath, collecting off gas from the bath, transporting the collected off gas to a gas cooler, and maintaining the off gas during the transportation at a temperature of at least about 875.degree. F.; rapidly cooling the off gas to less than about 275.degree. F. in no more than about 0.15 seconds, to prevent the formation of dioxin; and withdrawing melted metal from the bath, for reuse as catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2000
    Inventor: Constantine Miserlis