Patents by Inventor Gerrit G. Kamphuts

Gerrit G. Kamphuts 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).

  • Method and apparatus for scrubbing a gas containing powdered particles
    Patent number: 4257785
    Abstract: A scrubber for separating powder particles from a gas stream comprising a closed vertical cylindrical housing having a tangential inlet for the gas stream and a concentric discharge pipe passing through the top of the housing for the removal of the purified gas stream; in which means are provided for flushing the lower portion of the inner wall of the housing. The flushing means comprises an annular gutter surrounding the housing and communicating with said inner wall by means of a large number of narrow passages. The level of the gutter is well above the lower end of the discharge pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 1979
    Date of Patent: March 24, 1981
    Assignee: Stork Friesland B.V.
    Inventors: Bastiaan P. Eversdijk, Gerrit G. Kamphuts