Patents by Inventor Michael M. Valerius

Michael M. Valerius 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 and apparatus for reconcentrating liquid absorbent
    Patent number: 4460383
    Abstract: An improved method of and apparatus for reconcentrating a liquid absorbent in an absorption system which method includes the steps of heating the rich liquid absorbent in a heating zone to vaporize a portion of the solute therefrom, flashing the partially reconcentrated absorbent into a flash separator and separating the lean liquid absorbent from the flashed vapors in the flash separator with the lean liquid absorbent being recycled to the absorption system and with the separated vapors being cooled to condense liquids and returning the stream of condensed liquids and vapors to the heating zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 1982
    Date of Patent: July 17, 1984
    Assignee: Black, Sivalls & Bryson
    Inventor: Michael M. Valerius