Patents by Inventor Francis Filion

Francis Filion 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).

  • Apparatus for carbon dioxide enrichment
    Patent number: 9750200
    Abstract: A flue gas treatment apparatus has a flue gas inlet, a treated gas outlet downstream of the flue gas inlet, and a gas flow path therebetween. The flue gas treatment apparatus comprises a particulate removal device. A first heater is downstream of the particulate removal device. The first heater heats the flue gas to a first treatment temperature. A first catalytic converter is downstream of the first heater for eliminating at least some CO and SO2 from the flue gas. A second heater is downstream of the first catalytic converter for heating the flue gas to a second treatment temperature. A second catalytic converter is downstream of the second heater for eliminating at least some NOx from the flue gas. At least a first fan forces the flue gas from the flue gas inlet to the treated gas outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: Royal Institution for the Advancement of Learning/McGill University
    Inventors: Mark Lefsrud, Yves Roy, Francis Filion, Julien Bouchard, Quoc Nguyen, Louis-Martin Dion, Antony Glover
  • APPARATUS FOR CARBON DIOXIDE ENRICHMENT
    Publication number: 20160150742
    Abstract: A flue gas treatment apparatus has a flue gas inlet, a treated gas outlet downstream of the flue gas inlet, and a gas flow path therebetween. The flue gas treatment apparatus comprises a particulate removal device. A first heater is downstream of the particulate removal device. The first heater heats the flue gas to a first treatment temperature. A first catalytic converter is downstream of the first heater for eliminating at least some CO and SO2 from the flue gas. A second heater is downstream of the first catalytic converter for heating the flue gas to a second treatment temperature. A second catalytic converter is downstream of the second heater for eliminating at least some NOx from the flue gas. At least a first fan forces the flue gas from the flue gas inlet to the treated gas outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2014
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Applicant: Royal Institution for the Advancement of Learning/ McGill University
    Inventors: Mark Lefsrud, Yves Roy, Francis Filion, Julien Bouchard, Quoc Nguyen, Louis-Martin Dion, Antony Glover