Patents by Inventor Michael G. Shultz

Michael G. Shultz 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).

  • Reactor construction
    Publication number: 20040120871
    Abstract: A chemical reactor for catalytically processing a fluid feed stream comprises a reactor vessel incorporating a structured catalyst bed, and additionally comprises one or more catalytically active, fluid-permeable seals provided in gaps between the catalyst bed and the walls of the reactor vessel to treat portions of the fluid feed stream otherwise by-passing the structured catalyst for treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2003
    Publication date: June 24, 2004
    Inventors: Gilbert De Angelis, Scott W. Deming, Jerome T. Firlik, Michael G. Shultz
  • System and method for writing fiber gratings and other components
    Patent number: 6522808
    Abstract: A system for writing fiber gratings has a plurality of writing stations, each writing station including a fiber mounting fixture for receiving an optical fiber to be exposed to a beam from a laser. The system includes a data capture module for capturing data generated from the exposure of optical fibers in each of the writing stations, and a steering assembly for directing the laser beam to each of the plurality of writing stations in turn.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2003
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Ronald L. Burt, Joshua J. Dahlman, Tiffanie G. D'Alberto, James E. McGinnis, Walter L. Morgan, Robert O'Loughlin, Jr., Edward M. Schmidlin, Michael G. Shultz