Patents by Inventor William G. Gottenberg

William G. Gottenberg 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).

  • Heat exchanger and method for removing deposits from inner surfaces thereof
    Patent number: 5287915
    Abstract: Hot fluids are cooled in a heat exchanger which comprises a housing providing a passage for the hot fluid, and heat exchange surfaces arranged within the housing which surfaces provide a passage for a coolant to and from the housing such that there is no direct contact between the hot fluid and the coolant, and which surfaces are movable within the housing. The heat exchanger is very suitable for cooling synthesis gas obtained in the gasification of coal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 1992
    Date of Patent: February 22, 1994
    Assignee: Shell Oil Company
    Inventors: Chih-Hsiung F. Liu, Lloyd A. Clomburg, Jr., Otto E. Crenwelge, Jr., William G. Gottenberg, Charles V. Sternling
  • Double I-beam structural joint for connecting fiber-reinforced plastic beams or girders
    Patent number: 4384802
    Abstract: Beams or girders composed of fiber-reinforced polymers or plastics can be adhesively bonded into structural members by means of an interconnecting joint of such material having an arch structure which is positioned and arranged so that it provides a flexibility that tends to reduce peel failures of the adhesive bonds between the joint and beams or girders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 1981
    Date of Patent: May 24, 1983
    Assignee: Shell Oil Company
    Inventors: King H. Lo, William G. Gottenberg