Patents by Inventor Donald E. Horner

Donald E. Horner 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).

  • Electrolytic trapping of iodine from process gas streams
    Patent number: 4004993
    Abstract: A method for removing molecular, inorganic, and organic forms of iodine from process gas streams comprises the electrolytic oxidation of iodine in the presence of cobalt-III ions. The gas stream is passed through the anode compartment of a partitioned electrolytic cell having a nitric acid anolyte containing a catalytic amount of cobalt to cause the oxidation of effluent iodine species to aqueous soluble species.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 1976
    Date of Patent: January 25, 1977
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the United States Energy Research and Development Administration
    Inventors: Donald E. Horner, James C. Mailen, Franz A. Posey