| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 6136158 |
NO.sub.x reduction method in corona discharge pollutant destruction apparatus |
October 24, 2000 |
| Providing triatomic nitrogen (N.sub.3) as a relaxation species to an exhaust gas that includes nitrogen oxide compounds (NO.sub.x) increases the rate of reducing NO.sub.x in a corona discharge apparatus. |
| 6007682 |
Power processor circuit and method for corona discharge pollutant destruction apparatus |
December 28, 1999 |
| A solid-state power processor circuit and method is used to supply power to generate a discharge in a corona discharge pollutant destruction apparatus. The circuit uses field effect transistors (FETs) and integrated circuit devices based upon metal oxide semiconductor field effect tr |
| 5970706 |
Automatic control method for corona discharge pollutant destruction |
October 26, 1999 |
| In a pollutant destruction apparatus employing one or more corona discharge reactors, an automatic control system controls power generation characteristics for corona discharge reactions according to factors such as the types and the amounts of pollutants in an exhaust gas, maximum a |
| 5927069 |
Multi-electrode corona discharge pollutant destruction apparatus |
July 27, 1999 |
| A corona discharge pollutant destruction reactor employs two or more electrodes to enhance the effective corona discharge treatment volume by distributing a varying electric field pattern over the reactor's interior chamber. Appropriate delay circuitry allows the inner electrodes to be |
| 5906715 |
Multi-stage gaseous pollutant destruction apparatus and method |
May 25, 1999 |
| A corona discharge pollutant destruction system has two or more corona discharge reactors in series, with each stage optimized for either oxidation of hydrocarbons (HC) and carbon monoxide (CO) or reduction of nitrogen oxides (NO.sub.x). The reactors may be arranged with initial oxid |
| 5845488 |
Power processor circuit and method for corona discharge pollutant destruction apparatus |
December 8, 1998 |
| A solid-state power processor circuit and method is used to supply power to generate a discharge in a corona discharge pollutant destruction apparatus. The circuit uses field effect transistors (FETs) and integrated circuit devices based upon metal oxide semiconductor field effect tr |
| 5836154 |
Multi-state gaseous pollutant destruction apparatus and method |
November 17, 1998 |
| A corona discharge pollutant destruction system has two or more corona discharge reactors in series, with each stage optimized for either oxidation of hydrocarbons (HC) and carbon monoxide (CO) or reduction of nitrogen oxides (NO.sub.x). The reactors may be arranged with initial oxid |
| 5827407 |
Indoor air pollutant destruction apparatus and method using corona discharge |
October 27, 1998 |
| An indoor air pollutant destruction apparatus destroys pollutants by a corona discharge that is generated by a rapidly oscillating electric field. Free electrons generated by the corona discharge produces ozone (O.sub.3), which effectively destroys volatile organic compounds (VOCs) a |
| 5822981 |
Automatic control system and method for corona discharge pollutant destruction apparatus |
October 20, 1998 |
| In a pollutant destruction apparatus employing one or more corona discharge reactors, an automatic control system controls power generation characteristics for corona discharge reactions according to factors such as the types and the amounts of pollutants in an exhaust gas, maximum a |
| 5807466 |
Fuel injection system and method for treatment of NO.sub.x in a corona discharge pollutant destr |
September 15, 1998 |
| In a gaseous pollutant destruction apparatus employing a corona discharge reactor for reducing nitrogen oxide compounds (NO.sub.x), a fuel injection system provides a precisely controlled small quantity of hydrocarbon fuel to the corona discharge reactor to facilitate the destruction of |
| 5753087 |
Multi-electrode corona discharge pollutant destruction apparatus and method |
May 19, 1998 |
| A corona discharge pollutant destruction reactor employs two or more electrodes to enhance the effective corona discharge treatment volume by distributing a varying electric field pattern over the reactor's interior chamber. Appropriate delay circuitry allows the inner electrodes to be |
| 5022032 |
Phased coupled waveguide laser |
June 4, 1991 |
| A high power phase coupled waveguide laser comprising a plurality of symmetrically disposed lasing members disposed around the outer periphery of an annular enclosure. The laser includes an annular body of dielectric material having a multiplicity of laser cavities formed therein in a |
| 4885752 |
Crystal modulated laser with improved resonator |
December 5, 1989 |
| The laser (10) has a crystal modulator (22) located at one end (16) of the laser gain medium (12) opposite the end (14) to which the total reflector or grating (18) is attached. The outcoupler (28) is spaced a predetermined nonzero distance apart from the edge (30) of the crystal (22). T |
| 4686681 |
Continuous wave-mid-infrared gas laser utilizing RF excitation |
August 11, 1987 |
| An improved transverse gas flow RF pumped waveguide laser has been developed utilizing RF discharge waveguide technology in a mid-infrared laser. A potential application has been identified in a continuous wave gas laser. For the laser, the flowing gas provides efficient cooling so t |
| 4651325 |
RF-pumped infrared laser using transverse gas flow |
March 17, 1987 |
| A transverse gas flow RF pumped waveguide laser has been developed utilizing RF discharge waveguide technology in several infrared lasers. Two potential applications have been identified; the pulsed chemical laser and the CW CO.sub.2 laser. In the chemical laser, the flowing gas device |
| 4598409 |
CW HF R-branch laser |
July 1, 1986 |
| A continuous wave HF R-branch chemical laser uses a linear array nozzle system having primary and secondary nozzles for exciting HF and a laser resonator having mirrors with reflectance to discriminate against P-branch lasing of the excited HF. |
| 4145668 |
Optical resonance pumped transfer laser with high multiline photon-to-single-line photon convers |
March 20, 1979 |
| Lasers are disclosed wherein trapped multiline laser radiation from a DF laser is employed to pump a DF-CO.sub.2 working gas mixture within the optical resonator for the DF laser. The multiline pumping energy is resonantly absorbed by the DF component of the working gas mixture and c |
