Patents by Inventor Louis Leonard Fornoff

Louis Leonard Fornoff 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).

  • Selective adsorption of mercury from gas streams
    Patent number: 4101631
    Abstract: Mercury vapor is selectively chemisorbed from gas streams by contact with zeolitic molecular sieves containing elemental sulfur. The selectivity and capacity of the zeolite adsorbent in the process is not affected adversely by the presence of adsorbed water vapor or water vapor in the gas stream being treated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 1976
    Date of Patent: July 18, 1978
    Assignee: Union Carbide Corporation
    Inventors: Ronald Frank Ambrosini, Richard Alan Anderson, Louis Leonard Fornoff, Krishan Dayal Manchanda
  • Removal of sulfur compounds from gas streams
    Patent number: 3948624
    Abstract: The sulfur trioxide, sulfuric acid vapor and sulfuric acid mist content of the effluent gas stream from a contact process sulfuric acid absorber are substantially decreased by pre-treating the gas stream prior to its passage through a conventional mist eliminator. The treatment steps include cooling the absorber effluent to below 100.degree.F and contacting same with aqueous sulfuric acid in a particular concentration range and thereafter maintaining the gas phase in the mist eliminator saturated with respect to H.sub.2 SO.sub.4 vapor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 1974
    Date of Patent: April 6, 1976
    Assignee: Union Carbide Corporation
    Inventors: Louis Leonard Fornoff, William George Matthews