Patents by Inventor Reino E. Luoto

Reino E. Luoto 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).

  • Ozone removal filter having manganese dioxide coated thereon
    Patent number: 4207291
    Abstract: Filter for removal of ozone from air, e.g. in aircraft cabins, comprising a porous and preferably light weight and thermally stable substrate, particularly an organic polymer such as polybenzimidazole, containing a film or coating of manganese dioxide. The article can be formed by treating the substrate with a permanganate solution under conditions to reduce the permanganate to MnO.sub.2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 1978
    Date of Patent: June 10, 1980
    Assignee: McDonnell Douglas Corporation
    Inventors: Norman R. Byrd, Reino E. Luoto