Patents by Inventor David A. Odelson

David A. Odelson 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).

  • Enzymatic coal desulfurization
    Patent number: 5094668
    Abstract: Coal is desulfurized by oxidation to convert organic sulfur moieties in the coal matrix to sulfates, and by treatment with a sulfatase to cleave the sulfates and thereby remove organic sulfur.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 1989
    Date of Patent: March 10, 1992
    Assignee: Houston Industries Incorporated
    Inventors: Ernest E. Kern, William M. Menger, David A. Odelson, Anthony S. Sinskey, Donald L. Wise, Debra J. Trantolo