Patents by Inventor Gary B. Josephson
Gary B. Josephson 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).
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Patent number: 7407635Abstract: There are disclosed various processes, apparatuses and systems for treating a halogen-containing gas such as F2 that involve generating a plasma in order to reduce chemically the halogen-containing gas into products that are more environmentally manageable. According to a particular embodiment, a reducing agent is mixed with the halogen-containing gas to produce a feed gas mixture and a non-thermal plasma is generated in the feed gas mixture in the presence of liquid water.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2003Date of Patent: August 5, 2008Assignee: Battelle Memorial InstituteInventors: Gary B. Josephson, Delbert L. Lessor, Amit K. Sharma, Christopher Lyle Aardahl, Kenneth G. Rappe
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Patent number: 7220396Abstract: There are disclosed various processes, apparatuses and systems for treating a halogen-containing gas such as F2 that involve generating a plasma in order to reduce chemically the halogen-containing gas into products that are more environmentally manageable. According to a particular embodiment, a reducing agent is mixed with the halogen-containing gas to produce a feed gas mixture and a non-thermal plasma is generated in the feed gas mixture in the presence of liquid water. According to another embodiment, a vaporized portion of a liquid reducing agent is mixed with the halogen-containing gas to produce a reaction mixture and a non-thermal plasma is generated in the reaction gas mixture to reduce the halogen-containing gas.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2003Date of Patent: May 22, 2007Assignee: Battelle Memorial InstituteInventors: Christopher L. Aardahl, Rick J. Orth, Kenneth G. Rappé, Delbert L. Lessor, Gary B. Josephson
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Patent number: 6962679Abstract: There are disclosed various processes, apparatuses and systems for treating a halogen-containing gas such as F2 that involve generating a plasma in order to reduce chemically the halogen-containing gas into products that are more environmentally manageable. According to a particular embodiment, a reducing agent is mixed with the halogen-containing gas to produce a feed gas mixture and a non-thermal plasma is generated in the feed gas mixture in the presence of liquid water.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2001Date of Patent: November 8, 2005Assignee: Battelle Memorial InstituteInventors: Gary B. Josephson, Delbert L. Lessor, Amit K. Sharma, Christopher Lyle Aardahl, Kenneth G. Rappe
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Publication number: 20040131524Abstract: There are disclosed various processes, apparatuses and systems for treating a halogen-containing gas such as F2 that involve generating a plasma in order to reduce chemically the halogen-containing gas into products that are more environmentally manageable. According to a particular embodiment, a reducing agent is mixed with the halogen-containing gas to produce a feed gas mixture and a non-thermal plasma is generated in the feed gas mixture in the presence of liquid water.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2003Publication date: July 8, 2004Applicant: Battelle Memorial InstituteInventors: Gary B. Josephson, Delbert L. Lessor, Amit K. Sharma, Christopher Lyle Aardahl, Kenneth G. Rappe
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Patent number: 6730275Abstract: The present invention is a method and apparatus for altering a carbon-containing compound in an aqueous mixture. According to a first aspect of the present invention, it has been discovered that for an aqueous mixture having a carbon containing compound with an ozone reaction rate less than the ozone reaction rate of pentachlorophenol, use of corona discharge in a low or non-oxidizing atmosphere increases the rate of destruction of the carbon containing compound compared to corona discharge an oxidizing atmosphere. For an aqueous mixture containing pentachlorphenol, there was essentially no difference in destruction between atmospheres. According to a second aspect of the present invention, it has been further discovered that an aqueous mixture having a carbon-containing compound in the presence of a catalyst and oxygen resulted in an increased destruction rate of the carbon containing compound compared to no catalyst.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2000Date of Patent: May 4, 2004Assignee: Battelle Memorial InstituteInventors: Amit K. Sharma, Donald M. Camaioni, Gary B. Josephson
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Patent number: 6660061Abstract: A vapor filtration device including a first electrode, a second electrode, and a filter between the first and second electrodes is disclosed. The filter is formed of dielectric material and the device is operated by applying a first electric potential between the electrodes to polarize the dielectric material such that upon passing a vapor stream through the filter, particles from the vapor stream are deposited onto the filter. After depositing the particles a second higher voltage is applied between the electrodes to form a nonthermal plasma around the filter to vaporize the collected particles thereby cleaning the filter. The filter can be a packed bed or serpentine filter mat, and an optional upstream corona wire can be utilized to charge airborne particles prior to their deposition on the filter.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2001Date of Patent: December 9, 2003Assignee: Battelle Memorial InstituteInventors: Gary B. Josephson, William O. Heath, Christopher L. Aardahl
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Publication number: 20030161774Abstract: There are disclosed various processes, apparatuses and systems for treating a halogen-containing gas such as F2 that involve generating a plasma in order to reduce chemically the halogen-containing gas into products that are more environmentally manageable. According to a particular embodiment, a reducing agent is mixed with the halogen-containing gas to produce a feed gas mixture and a non-thermal plasma is generated in the feed gas mixture in the presence of liquid water. According to another embodiment, a vaporized portion of a liquid reducing agent is mixed with the halogen-containing gas to produce a reaction mixture and a non-thermal plasma is generated in the reaction gas mixture to reduce the halogen-containing gas.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2003Publication date: August 28, 2003Applicant: Battelle Memorial InstituteInventors: Gary B. Josephson, Delbert L. Lessor, Kenneth G. Rappe, Rick J. Orth, Christopher L. Aardahl
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Publication number: 20030079982Abstract: A vapor filtration device comprising a first electrode, a second electrode, and a filter between the first and second electrodes is disclosed. The filter is formed of dielectric material and the device is operated by applying a first electric potential between the electrodes to polarize the dielectric material such that upon passing a vapor stream through the filter, particles from the vapor stream are deposited onto the filter. After depositing the particles a second higher voltage is applied between the electrodes to form a nonthermal plasma around the filter to vaporizing the collected particles thereby cleaning the filter. The filter is disclosed as either a packed bed or serpentine filter mat, and optionally an upstream corona wire is utilized to charge airborne particles prior to their deposition on the filter.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2001Publication date: May 1, 2003Inventors: Gary B. Josephson, William O. Heath, Christopher L. Aardahl
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Publication number: 20030049183Abstract: The present invention is a method and apparatus for altering a carbon-containing compound in an aqueous mixture. According to a first aspect of the present invention, it has been discovered that for an aqueous mixture having a carbon containing compound with an ozone reaction rate less than the ozone reaction rate of pentachlorophenol, use of corona discharge in a low or non-oxidizing atmosphere increases the rate of destruction of the carbon containing compound compared to corona discharge an oxidizing atmosphere. For an aqueous mixture containing pentachlorphenol, there was essentially no difference in destruction between atmospheres. According to a second aspect of the present invention, it has been further discovered that an aqueous mixture having a carbon-containing compound in the presence of a catalyst and oxygen resulted in an increased destruction rate of the carbon containing compound compared to no catalyst.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2000Publication date: March 13, 2003Inventors: Amit K. Sharma, Donald M. Camaioni, Gary B. Josephson
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Publication number: 20030012718Abstract: There are disclosed various processes, apparatuses and systems for treating a halogen-containing gas such as F2 that involve generating a plasma in order to reduce chemically the halogen-containing gas into products that are more environmentally manageable. According to a particular embodiment, a reducing agent is mixed with the halogen-containing gas to produce a feed gas mixture and a non-thermal plasma is generated in the feed gas mixture in the presence of liquid water.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2001Publication date: January 16, 2003Applicant: Battelle Memorial InstituteInventors: Gary B. Josephson, Delbert L. Lessor, Amit K. Sharma, Christopher Lyle Aardahl, Kenneth G. Rappe
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Patent number: 5980701Abstract: The present invention is a method and apparatus for altering a carbon containing compound in an aqueous mixture. According to a first aspect of the present invention, it has been discovered that for an aqueous mixture having a carbon containing compound with an ozone reaction rate less than the ozone reaction rate of pentachlorophenol, use of corona discharge in a low or non-oxidizing atmosphere increases the rate of destruction of the carbon containing compound compared to corona discharge an oxidizing atmosphere. For an aqueous mixture containing pentachlorphenol, there was essentially no difference in destruction between atmospheres. According to a second aspect of the present invention, it has been further discovered that an aqueous mixture having a carbon containing compound in the presence of a catalyst and oxygen resulted in an increased destruction rate of the carbon containing compound compared to no catalyst.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 1997Date of Patent: November 9, 1999Assignee: Battelle Memorial InstituteInventors: Amit K. Sharma, Donald M. Camaioni, Gary B. Josephson