Patents by Inventor Gustav Rowedder

Gustav Rowedder 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).

  • Patent number: 3963423
    Abstract: A catalytic reactor for converting sulfur dioxide to sulfur trioxide, suitable for high throughput rates of up to about 500,000 standard cubic meters per hour. The reactor includes a plurality of separate reaction chambers each containing catalyst trays connected in parallel in the gas flow path. The catalyst trays define gas spaces and alternate gas spaces are provided with inlets for supplying a partial stream of the sulfur dioxide containing gases which are divided in the gas spaces. The gas spaces adjacent to the gas spaces provided with inlets are provided with outlets for withdrawing partial streams of the gases which have passed through the catalyst trays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 1974
    Date of Patent: June 15, 1976
    Assignee: Metallgesellschaft Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Karl Heinz Dorr, Waldemar Weber, Hugo Grimm, Gustav Rowedder