Patents by Inventor Thomas K. Atkian

Thomas K. Atkian 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).

  • Filter holder and gasket assembly for candle tube filters
    Patent number: 6123746
    Abstract: A candle filter holder and gasket assembly for holding a candle filter element within a hot gas cleanup system pressure vessel contians a filter housing (62), a candle filter attached to the filter housing and at least one associated gasket (74) and/or (76) where at least the one associated gasket has a construction that is selected from a single end rolled single spiral (75) or a two end rolled double spiral (71), both constructions having no separate center element and where the at least one gasket (74) and/or (76) functions to provide a seal between filtered gas and dirty or contaminated unfiltered gas within the gas cleanup system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2000
    Assignee: Siemens Westinghouse Power Corporation
    Inventors: Marry Anne Alvin, Thomas K. Atkian