Patents by Inventor Edward J. Parma, Jr.

Edward J. Parma, Jr. 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).

  • Integrated boiler, superheater, and decomposer for sulfuric acid decomposition
    Patent number: 7645437
    Abstract: A method and apparatus, constructed of ceramics and other corrosion resistant materials, for decomposing sulfuric acid into sulfur dioxide, oxygen and water using an integrated boiler, superheater, and decomposer unit comprising a bayonet-type, dual-tube, counter-flow heat exchanger with a catalytic insert and a central baffle to increase recuperation efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2010
    Assignee: Sandia Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Moore, Paul S. Pickard, Edward J. Parma, Jr., Milton E. Vernon, Fred Gelbard, Roger X. Lenard