Multiple power plants infringe patents related to removing mercury from coal emissions, a July 17 complaint in the District of Delaware says.
The plants are induced to infringe by insurance brokerage
Midwest Energy Emissions Corp. owns U.S. Patent Nos. 8,168,147 and 10,343,114, related to methods for removing mercury from coal-fired power plant emissions by applying bromine to the coal and injecting it with activated carbon.
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