Patents by Inventor Gary L. McVay

Gary L. McVay 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).

  • Methods for Abatement of Arsenic and Phosphorous Contaminants From Fuel Gases Prior to Gasification
    Publication number: 20110185899
    Abstract: Methods for abatement of antimony-containing, arsenic-containing and/or phosphorous-containing impurities in fuel gas that is derived from a carbonaceous source can include contacting the fuel gas with an absorbent comprising a capture compound. The capture compound has one or more alkali metals, one or more alkaline earth metals, or a combination of one or more alkali and alkaline earth metals. The fuel gas impurities are reacted with the capture compound, which can be used alone or dispersed on the adsorbent, at a temperature greater than or equal to approximately 300° C. to form solid capture products comprising antimony, arsenic, or phosphorous and the alkali or alkaline earth metal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2010
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Applicant: Battelle Memorial Institute
    Inventors: Larry R. Pederson, Olga A. Marina, Christopher A. Coyle, Gregory W. Coffey, Edwin C. Thomsen, Liyu Li, Carolyn N. Cramer, Gary L. McVay
  • Apparatus for photocatalytic destruction of internal combustion engine emissions during cold start
    Patent number: 5778664
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for the destruction of emissions from an internal combustion engine wherein a substrate coated with TiO.sub.2 is exposed to a light source in the exhaust system of an internal combustion engine thereby catalyzing oxidation/reduction reactions between gaseous hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides and oxygen in the exhaust of the internal combustion engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 14, 1998
    Assignee: Battelle Memorial Institute
    Inventors: Jiri Janata, Gary L. McVay, Charles H. Peden, Gregory J. Exarhos