Patents by Inventor Robert E. McMinn

Robert E. McMinn 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 and system for generating a dehydrated inert gas stream
    Patent number: 3960519
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and systems for generating a dehydrated inert gas stream. By the methods of the invention a mixture of fuel and air is combusted to generate a stream of hot inert gases containing water vapor. Heat is removed from the stream of hot inert gases so that the gases are cooled and the cooled inert gases are contacted with a stream of liquid absorbent having an affinity for water vapor thereby dehydrating the stream of inert gases. The heat removed from the stream of hot inert gases is utilized to reconcentrate the stream of liquid absorbent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 1975
    Date of Patent: June 1, 1976
    Assignee: Black, Sivalls & Bryson, Inc.
    Inventors: Harold O. Ebeling, Robert E. McMinn