Patents by Inventor Louis J. Erck

Louis J. Erck 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).

  • Gas stream cleaning system and method
    Patent number: 4145191
    Abstract: An oil mist and solid particle laden gas from an oil shale retorting operation is initially treated with a temperature controlled oil spray and then by a coalescer to reduce the quantity of oil mist and remove most of the solid particle content of the gas stream and then finally treated by an electrostatic precipitator to essentially remove the oil mist remaining in the gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 1977
    Date of Patent: March 20, 1979
    Inventors: S. Kumar Kunchal, Louis J. Erck, Harry A. Harris