Patents by Inventor Frank E. Mattke

Frank E. Mattke 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).

  • Nested packing for distillation column
    Patent number: 5413741
    Abstract: A plurality of corrugated plates are arranged in parallel relationship with corrugations in adjacent plates extending in a criss-crossing pattern to form a packing element for a heat exchange or mass transfer column. The plates are spaced closer together by providing reliefs in adjacent plates at the points of intersection between the criss-crossing corrugations. The reliefs allow the corrugations on the adjacent plates to extend into each other to reduce the spacing between the plates. The reliefs may be in the form of apertures or recesses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 9, 1995
    Assignee: Koch Engineering Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Buchholz, Neil Yeoman, Frank E. Mattke
  • Bubble promoter for a cross-flow tray
    Patent number: D650466
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: Koch-Glitsch, LP
    Inventors: Izak Nieuwoudt, Charles A. Griesel, Frank E. Mattke