Patents by Inventor Edward Nicholas Balko

Edward Nicholas Balko 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).

  • Polytetrafluoroethylene membrane filters for mercury recovery
    Patent number: 4094669
    Abstract: An improvement in the recovery of mercury from aqueous streams is achieved by the use of polytetrafluoroethylene filters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 1976
    Date of Patent: June 13, 1978
    Assignee: BASF Wyandotte Corporation
    Inventors: Edward Nicholas Balko, Shyam Dattatreya Argade
  • Mercury recovery and recycle process
    Patent number: 4012297
    Abstract: In the process of producing chlorine and caustic soda employing mercury amalgam electrolytic cells, mercury losses occur in both solid and liquid plant waste streams. This invention provides for an integrated system in which mercury is extracted from plant waste streams, the waste streams are discharged, and the mercury recovered by electro-reduction in the plant electrolytic cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 1976
    Date of Patent: March 15, 1977
    Assignee: BASF Wyandotte Corporation
    Inventors: Edward Nicholas Balko, William Francis Schmitt, Shyam Dattatreya Argade