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William Downs
Also filed as: DOWNS WILLIAM · DOWNS WILLIAM L
29 granted patents·7 pending applications·1,025 citations·filing 1975–2015
97Inventor score
Files withBABCOCK & WILCOX CO20BABCOCK & WILCOX POWER GENERAT3DOWNS WILLIAM3MCDERMOTT TECHNOLOGY INC3ELECTRIC POWER RES INST1
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36 records- 0195US6284199B1Apparatus for control of mercuryMCDERMOTT TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 1999·Granted Sep 4, 2001·81 cites·19 claims
- 0294US4793981AIntegrated injection and bag filter house system for SOx -NOx -particulate control with reagent/catalyst regenerationBABCOCK & WILCOX CO·Filed 1986·Granted Dec 27, 1988·128 cites·6 claims
- 0393US6855859B2Method for controlling elemental mercury emissionsBABCOCK & WILCOX CO·Filed 2000·Granted Feb 15, 2005·67 cites·3 claims
- 0492US5585081ASOx, NOx and particulate removal systemBABCOCK & WILCOX CO·Filed 1990·Granted Dec 17, 1996·82 cites·10 claims
- 0592US4263021AGas-liquid contact systemBABCOCK & WILCOX CO·Filed 1975·Granted Apr 21, 1981·104 cites·6 claims
- 0690US5309850AIncineration of hazardous wastes using closed cycle combustion ash vitrificationBABCOCK & WILCOX CO·Filed 1992·Granted May 10, 1994·94 cites·16 claims
- 0788US5540897AImproved SOx, NOx, and particulate removal systemBABCOCK & WILCOX CO·Filed 1995·Granted Jul 30, 1996·71 cites·10 claims
- 0883US5439658ARegenerable magnesium dry scrubbingBABCOCK & WILCOX CO·Filed 1994·Granted Aug 8, 1995·46 cites·6 claims
- 0977US6503470B1Use of sulfide-containing liquors for removing mercury from flue gasesBABCOCK & WILCOX CO·Filed 1999·Granted Jan 7, 2003·49 cites·10 claims
- 1076US7776293B2Low-temperature, moving bed catalytic reactor for control of NOx emissions from combustionBABCOCK & WILCOX POWER GENERAT·Filed 2008·Granted Aug 17, 2010·9 cites·34 claims
- 1176US7585476B2Process for controlling the moisture concentration of a combustion flue gasBABCOCK & WILCOX POWER GENERAT·Filed 2007·Granted Sep 8, 2009·9 cites·20 claims
- 1276US4856352AGas sampling system for reactive gas-solid mixturesBABCOCK & WILCOX CO·Filed 1988·Granted Aug 15, 1989·43 cites·3 claims
- 1375US9255478B2Reaction turbine and hybrid impulse reaction turbineHYBRID TURBINE GROUP·Filed 2012·Granted Feb 9, 2016·9 cites·18 claims
- 1473US3995006ASulphur dioxide absorption systemBABCOCK & WILCOX CO·Filed 1975·Granted Nov 30, 1976·30 cites·4 claims
- 1572US7037474B2Use of sulfide-containing liquors for removing mercury from flue gasesMCDERMOTT TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 2002·Granted May 2, 2006·17 cites·10 claims
- 1670US4888158ADroplet impingement deviceBABCOCK & WILCOX CO·Filed 1988·Granted Dec 19, 1989·29 cites·15 claims
- 1768US5484535ASeawater effluent treatment downstream of seawater SO2 scrubberBABCOCK & WILCOX CO·Filed 1994·Granted Jan 16, 1996·29 cites·12 claims
- 1866US5567394ASOx , NOx , and particulate removal systemBABCOCK & WILCOX CO·Filed 1990·Granted Oct 22, 1996·24 cites·4 claims
- 1966US4274587AWater cooled burner nozzle for solvent refined coalELECTRIC POWER RES INST·Filed 1979·Granted Jun 23, 1981·23 cites·7 claims
- 2060US6238459B1Ultra-high particulate collection of sub-micron aerosolsBABCOCK & WILCOX CO·Filed 1999·Granted May 29, 2001·24 cites·14 claims
- 2159US10144661B2System and method for softening water for use in a scrubberBABCOCK & WILCOX CO·Filed 2015·Granted Dec 4, 2018·0 cites·22 claims
- 2259US6440379B1Apparatus to recover sulfur from concentrated acid gas into alkaline solutionMCDERMOTT TECHNOLOGY INC·Filed 1999·Granted Aug 27, 2002·11 cites·18 claims
- 2356US7901647B2Enhancement of conventional SCR and SNCR processes with ammonia destruction catalystBABCOCK & WILCOX POWER GENERAT·Filed 2008·Granted Mar 8, 2011·1 cites·12 claims
- 2453US4912985AGas sampling system for reactive gas-solid mixturesBABCOCK & WILCOX CO·Filed 1989·Granted Apr 3, 1990·17 cites·3 claims
- 2548US9221009B2System and method for softening water for use in a scrubberDOWNS WILLIAM·Filed 2010·Granted Dec 29, 2015·0 cites·13 claims
- 2648US2005169824A1Method for control of mercuryFiled 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 2747US5820830AWaste recovery and utilization in the kraft recovery processBABCOCK & WILCOX CO·Filed 1997·Granted Oct 13, 1998·14 cites·8 claims
- 2844US2012312511A1Water vapor control of emissions from low quality fuel combustionPURDUM HOWARD E·Filed 2012·Application pending·0 cites
- 2939US4558652ACombustion of coal-water slurriesBABCOCK & WILCOX CO·Filed 1985·Granted Dec 17, 1985·6 cites·3 claims
- 3039US2001043889A1Method for control of mercuryFiled 2001·Application pending·0 cites
- 3138US2003017088A1Method for simultaneous removal and sequestration of CO2 in a highly energy efficient mannerFiled 2001·Application pending·0 cites
- 3235US5167931ASO2 control using moving granular bedsBABCOCK & WILCOX CO·Filed 1990·Granted Dec 1, 1992·6 cites·13 claims
- 3335US2008107579A1Bromine Addition for the Improved Removal of Mercury from Flue GasDOWNS WILLIAM·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 3435US2007180990A1Dynamic halogenation of sorbents for the removal of mercury from flue gasesDOWNS WILLIAM·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 3534US2002021994A1Sulfur recovery gasification process for spent liquor at high temperature and high pressureFiled 2001·Application pending·0 cites
- 3631US5266288ASO2 control using moving granular bedsBABCOCK & WILCOX CO·Filed 1992·Granted Nov 30, 1993·2 cites·11 claims
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