Patents by Inventor Ralph E. Behrens

Ralph E. Behrens 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).

  • Apparatus for producing chlorine on-site
    Patent number: 5688385
    Abstract: A process is described for the production of chlorine directly at the site where it is intended to be used and at the required rate. Hazards associated with the transport and storage of large quantities of liquefied chlorine under pressure are thus eliminated. The chlorine is produced electrochemically from a chloride containing electrolyte which is maintained at a pH no higher than 6, where the chlorine compounds are present as chloride and hypochlorous acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 18, 1997
    Assignee: Pepcon Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Raymond C. Rhees, Ralph E. Behrens, Kathy J. Reid, Lowell B. Morgan
  • Method for producing chlorine or hypochlorite product
    Patent number: 5616234
    Abstract: A process is described for the production of chlorine directly at the site where it is intended to be used and at the required rate. Hazards associated with the transport and storage of large quantities of liquefied chlorine under pressure are thus eliminated. The chlorine is produced electrochemically from a chloride containing electrolyte which is maintained at a pH no higher than 6, where the chlorine compounds are present as chlorine and hypochlorous acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 1, 1997
    Assignee: Pepcon Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Raymond C. Rhees, Ralph E. Behrens, Kathy J. Reid, Lowell B. Morgan