Patents by Inventor Paul W. U. Franke

Paul W. U. Franke 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 of removing sulfur dioxide and other toxic and noxious components from flue gases
    Patent number: 4540555
    Abstract: A method of and an apparatus for the desulfurization of the flue gases from a fossil fuel power plant. A particulate absorbent is contacted with the flue gases in a dry desulfurization step, particulates being then separated from the flue gas and being utilized in part as a secondary absorbent in a subsequent scrubbing of the flue gas. The sludge from the wet scrubbing is combined with the remainder of the dried particles from the separator to form a settable composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 1983
    Date of Patent: September 10, 1985
    Assignee: Rheinisch-Westfalisches Elektrizitatswerk Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Paul W. U. Franke, Wolfgang Glaser, Georg R. U. Gebhard, Klaus R. G. Hein