Patents by Inventor George E. Button

George E. Button 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 and method for the discovery of volatile organic compounds in water
    Patent number: 4154086
    Abstract: An apparatus for discovery of trace amounts of volatile organic compounds, such as C.sub.3 to C.sub.7 hydrocarbons in water comprising a column having a lower zone containing a heating means, a sample water outlet means and a carrier gas inlet means located therein, an intermediate zone containing a sample water inlet means and condenser located therein, said sample water inlet means being located below said condenser and an upper zone having a gas detection means connected thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 1978
    Date of Patent: May 15, 1979
    Assignee: Petro-Tex Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: George E. Button, Jeff R. Burke, Charles E. Dowden