Patents by Inventor T. Steve Torbov

T. Steve Torbov 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).

  • Process for reduction of sulfur compounds and nitrogen compounds in the exhaust gases of combustion devices
    Patent number: 8375872
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to processes and apparatuses for reducing the content of pollutants in a boiler system flue gas resulting from combustion of fuel. The present invention discloses improved slurry injection techniques, re-circulation of flue gas to provide momentum to the injected slurry, a measurement system for obtaining system profile information and a system to optimize the reduction of pollutants in a flue gas by adjusting the injection of slurry suspension based on system profile information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Intertek APTECH
    Inventors: T. Steve Torbov, Terry W. Rettig, Stephen M. Kohan
  • Process for reduction of sulfur compounds and nitrogen compounds in the exhaust gases of combustion devices
    Publication number: 20080202397
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to processes and apparatuses for reducing the content of pollutants in a boiler system flue gas resulting from combustion of fuel. The present invention discloses improved slurry injection techniques, re-circulation of flue gas to provide momentum to the injected slurry, a measurement system for obtaining system profile information and a system to optimize the reduction of pollutants in a flue gas by adjusting the injection of slurry suspension based on system profile information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2008
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Inventors: T. Steve Torbov, Terry W. Rettig, Stephen M. Kohan