Patents by Inventor Eric R. Force

Eric R. Force 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).

  • Patent number: 5448958
    Abstract: An apparatus that treats and/or fixes soil gases liberated during plowing. An upper portion of a plow blade comprises a detachable panel made from a catalyst metal and behind the detachable panel is an electric resistance heater. A compressed fluid hose and nozzle located proximate the upper portion of the plow blade supplies reactants which react with a soil gas in the presence of a catalyst and heat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 1993
    Date of Patent: September 12, 1995
    Inventor: Eric R. Force