Patents by Inventor Ralph E. Truitt

Ralph E. Truitt 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).

  • Methods and apparatus for treating waste gas streams from wood burning processes
    Patent number: 6042795
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for the catalytic oxidation treatment of waste gas streams that contain entrained solids and gaseous air pollutants such as volatile organic compounds and carbon monoxide, and particularly methods and apparatus suitable for treating waste gas streams from wood burning processes. The method includes a step of washing the gas stream with water prior to the 5catalytic oxidation treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2000
    Assignee: Engelhard Corporation
    Inventors: James M. Chen, Pascaline H. Nguyen, Ralph E. Truitt