Patents by Inventor Eugene J. Moreau

Eugene J. Moreau 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).

  • Deashing process for coal
    Patent number: 4618346
    Abstract: A process for reducing ash content of coal with an initial concentration of inherent ash of approximately 0.25 w/o to approximately 3 w/o. The coal is swollen and wetted with an alcohol solution such as methanol, then deashed with a mineral acid solution such as hydrochloric and hydrofluoric acid. The demineralized coal is neutralized, washed, and dried for use in making coal slurries with a very low ash content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 1984
    Date of Patent: October 21, 1986
    Assignee: Resource Engineering Incorporated
    Inventors: Norman Schapiro, Eugene J. Moreau
  • Manganese nodule pelletizing
    Patent number: 3942974
    Abstract: Sodium ions are added to manganese nodules to convert the montmorillonite clay naturally occurring in the nodule material into a bonding agent for pelletization into spherical agglomerates.The addition of coking coal to provide bonding stength after reduction, during which the clay bond is destroyed, is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 1975
    Date of Patent: March 9, 1976
    Assignee: Kennecott Copper Corporation
    Inventors: Eugene J. Moreau, Richard S. Opalanko, Norman Schapiro, Robert E. Lueders