Patents by Inventor Milton M. Bemel

Milton M. Bemel 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: 6159429
    Abstract: An apparatus for purifying air which may act as a downstream supplement to a catalytic converter of an internal combustion engine for further reducing the hydrocarbon and carbon monoxide gases which the catalytic converter failed to remove. The apparatus comprises a housing filled with volcanic ash over which is directed a turbulent stream of exhaust gases for chemical reaction with the volcanic ash.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2000
    Inventor: Milton M. Bemel
  • Patent number: 5367131
    Abstract: An apparatus for purifying air which may act downstream supplement to a catalytic converter of an internal combustion engine for further reducing the hydrocarbon and carbon monoxide gases which the catalytic converter failed to remove. The apparatus comprises a housing filled with volcanic ash over which is directed a turbulent stream of exhaust gases for chemical reaction with the volcanic ash.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 22, 1994
    Inventor: Milton M. Bemel