Patents by Inventor Gus T. Cook

Gus T. Cook 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 of removing polychlorinated biphenyl from oil
    Patent number: 4387018
    Abstract: Polychlorinated biphenyls are removed from oil by extracting the biphenyls into methanol. The mixture of methanol and extracted biphenyls is distilled to separate methanol therefrom, and the methanol is recycled for further use in extraction of biphenyls from oil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 1982
    Date of Patent: June 7, 1983
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy
    Inventors: Gus T. Cook, Stephen K. Holshouser, Richard M. Coleman, Charles E. Harless, Walter N. Whinnery, III