Patents by Inventor Drew P. O'Connell

Drew P. O'Connell 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).

  • In situ rapid wash apparatus and method
    Patent number: 4445919
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method and apparatus for delivering a solvent in the liquid state to a surface to be cleaned. The volume of the solvent and the time interval during which it is applied to the surface are selected so that the solvent reaches the surface in the liquid state. In a preferred embodiment, the solvent is water which is sprayed at selected time intervals onto the lower surface of the distributor plate supporting a fluidized bed of glass batch material for preheating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 1983
    Date of Patent: May 1, 1984
    Assignee: Thermo Electron Corporation
    Inventors: William E. Cole, Drew P. O'Connell, James L. Griffith