Patents by Inventor Ronald Thomas Mentz

Ronald Thomas Mentz 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).

  • Pollutant emission control sorbents and methods of manufacture
    Patent number: 7704920
    Abstract: Sorbents for removal of mercury and other pollutants from gas streams, such as a flue gas stream from coal-fired utility plants, and methods for their manufacture and use are disclosed. The methods include mixing sorbent substrate particles with a sulfide salt and a metal salt to form a metal sulfide on the outer surface of the sorbent particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: BASF Catalysts LLC
    Inventors: Xiaolin David Yang, Pascaline Harrison Tran, Lawrence Shore, Barry Keven Speronello, Ronald Thomas Mentz
  • Methods of manufacturing bentonite pollution control sorbents
    Patent number: 7578869
    Abstract: Methods of manufacturing bentonite sorbents for removal of pollutants including mercury from gas streams, such as a flue gas stream from coal-fired utility plants are disclosed. The methods include mixing bentonite sorbent particles with a sulfide salt and a metal salt to form a metal sulfide on the outer surface of the bentonite sorbent particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2009
    Assignee: BASF Catalysts LLC
    Inventors: Xiaolin David Yang, Pascaline Harrison Tran, Lawrence Shore, Barry Keven Speronello, Ronald Thomas Mentz