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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7407571 | Method of and apparatus for upgrading and gasifying heavy hydrocarbon feeds A novel apparatus for producing sweet synthetic crude from a heavy hydrocarbon feed includes: an upgrader for receiving the heavy hydrocarbon feed and producing a distillate fraction including sour products, and high-carbon content by-products; a gasifier for receiv... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7297250 | Method of and apparatus for processing heavy hydrocarbon feeds The present invention comprises a method for processing a heavy hydrocarbon feed including: supplying the heavy hydrocarbon feed to a heater for heating the heavy hydrocarbon feed; supplying the heated heavy hydrocarbon feed to an atmospheric fractionating tower for... | 11/20/2007 |
| 6832485 | Method of and apparatus for producing power using a reformer and gas turbine unit In accordance with the present invention, apparatus is provided for producing power comprising a reformer for reforming a hydrocarbon material and producing syngas comprising hydrogen, carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide. Furthermore, the apparatus comprises a combus... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6701712 | Method of and apparatus for producing power A method and apparatus for producing power comprising a grate cooler for cooling clinker supplied from cement production apparatus, an electrostatic precipitator that extracts particulate matter from hot air supplied from said grate cooler, the grate cool... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6702936 | Method of and apparatus for upgrading and gasifying heavy hydrocarbon feeds A novel apparatus for producing sweet synthetic crude from a heavy hydrocarbon feed comprising: an upgrader for receiving said heavy hydrocarbon feed and producing a distillate fraction including sour products, and high-carbon content by-products; a gasif... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6694738 | Retrofit equipment for reducing the consumption of fossil fuel by a power plant using solar insolation Retrofit equipment includes an auxiliary gas turbine unit including an auxiliary compressor for compressing ambient air to produce compressed air, a solar collector that receives the compressed air for heating the same to produce heated compressed air, an... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6571548 | Waste heat recovery in an organic energy converter using an intermediate liquid cycle A heat recovery method and system that extracts heat from the exhaust of a gas turbine unit in a waste heat, heat exchanger and transfers the heat to an intermediate fluid, which can be pressurized water. The intermediate fluid in-turn transfers the heat ... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6560956 | Multi-fuel, combined cycle power plant A power plant includes a prime mover for burning fuel and producing work and hot exhaust gases, and heat exchanger apparatus that is responsive to the hot exhaust gases and to pre-heated steam condensate for converting the latter into high-pressure steam ... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6539723 | Method of and apparatus for generating power Apparatus for generating power includes a gas turbine unit having a compressor for compressing ambient air and producing compressed air, a combustion chamber to which the compressed air is supplied, a source of relatively high grade fuel for burning in th... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6539718 | Method of and apparatus for producing power and desalinated water Apparatus for producing power and desalinated water from geothermal fluid according to the present invention comprises: a geothermal power plant that produces power from geothermal fluid supplied thereto; means for supplying sea water to the condenser of ... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6526754 | Combined cycle power plant A combined cycle power plant includes a gasifier for converting biomass material, low grade coal, etc., to combustible gases and producing heat, an internal combustion engine coupled to a generator for burning the combustible gases and driving said genera... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6510695 | Method of and apparatus for producing power Apparatus for generating power using synthetic gas according to the present invention includes equipment constructed and arranged to reform a hydrocarbon gas, material or biogas produced from a source into synthetic gas. Supply means are provided for supp... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6497090 | Externally fired combined cycle gas turbine system An externally fired gas turbine system according to the present invention has a compressor for compressing ambient air and producing compressed air, an air heat exchanger for heating the compressed air to produce heated compressed air, a turbine for expan... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6494042 | Method of and apparatus for producing uninterruptible power Apparatus for producing uninterruptible power upon loss of power from an electric grid, comprising at least one hot standby organic Rankine cycle turbine system including a vapor turbine and a generator for producing power upon loss of power from the elec... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6422019 | Apparatus for augmenting power produced from gas turbines The power produced by a gas turbine system is augmented by a direct contact heat exchanger for contacting and cooling humid ambient air with cooler water for producing cooled ambient air and warmed water, and a precompressor device for compressing said co... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6398825 | Method of and means for producing combustible gases from low grade fuel In accordance with the present invention, a method for supplying solid material such as hot carbonaceous material from a pyrolyzer or reactor to a furnace, is provided comprising providing a screw conveyor for receiving the solid carbonaceous material fro... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6365038 | Method of producing combustible products from heavy fuel residue Asphaltene and oil shale are pyrolyzed at substantially atmospheric pressure for producing combustible products and carbonaceous material. A combustor combusts the carbonaceous material and produces flue gases which are supplied to a utilization device, a... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6351935 | Multi-fuel, combined cycle power plant A power plant includes a gas turbine unit having a compressor for compressing ambient air, a burner for burning fuel and heating air compressed by said compressor, and a turbine for expanding air heated by said burner to drive said compressor and produce ... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6332321 | Apparatus for augmenting power produced from gas turbines The power produced by a gas turbine system is augmented by a direct contact heat exchanger for contacting and cooling humid ambient air with cooler water for producing cooled ambient air and warmed water, and a precompressor device for compressing said co... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6321539 | Retrofit equipment for reducing the consumption of fossil fuel by a power plant using solar insolation Retrofit equipment includes an auxiliary gas turbine unit including an auxiliary compressor for compressing ambient air to produce compressed air, a solar collector that receives the compressed air for heating the same too produce heated compressed air, a... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6312483 | Method of and apparatus for producing combustible gases from pulverized solid fuel Combustible gases from pulverized solid fuel are generated by semi-coking the pulverized solid fuel in a reactor in the absence of oxygen to produce a solids stream that includes carbonaceous material and a gas stream that includes hydrocarbon gases and t... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6298663 | Method and apparatus for producing power from geothermal fluid Apparatus for utilizing geothermal fluid comprising a two-phase mixture of geothermal steam and brine produced by a production well, includes an input conduit connecting the production well with the separator which separates the geothermal fluid into high... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6274032 | Method of and means for upgrading hydrocarbons containing metals and asphaltenes A hydrocarbon source feed is upgraded using a solvent deasphalting (SDA) unit employing a solvent having a critical temperature Tc by initially separating from a first hydrocarbon input stream fractions with an atmospheric equivalent boiling te... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6274003 | Apparatus for upgrading hydrocarbon feeds containing sulfur, metals, and asphaltenes Upgrading of a hydrocarbon feed containing sulfur, metals, and asphaltenes involves applying the feed to a distillation column for producing a substantially asphaltene-free, and metal-free fraction and a non-distilled fraction containing sulfur, asphalten... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6260347 | Method of and apparatus for generating power Apparatus for generating power includes a gas turbine unit having a compressor for compressing ambient air and producing compressed air, a combustion chamber to which the compressed air is supplied, a source of relatively high grade fuel for burning in th... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6247312 | Method of and apparatus for using a geothermal power plant A transportation system is based on battery powered vehicles operating in an isolated geographic area within which a base electrical load during the day exceeds the normal electrical load during the night. The system is operated by generating power for th... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6237337 | Retrofit equipment for reducing the consumption of fossil fuel by a power plant using solar insolation Retrofit equipment includes an auxiliary gas turbine unit including an auxiliary compressor for compressing ambient air to produce compressed air, a solar collector that receives the compressed air for heating the same to produce heated compressed air, an... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6233914 | Method of an apparatus for producing power having a solar reformer and a steam generator which generate fuel for a power plant According to the present invention, a method and apparatus are provided for producing power from a hydrocarbon fuel and water vapor heated in a solar reformer to form hydrogen and carbon monoxide. The method provides the following steps: supplying the hyd... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6212890 | Geothermal power plant and condenser therefor A geothermal power plant operating on geothermal fluid includes a source of low pressure geothermal steam, and a turbo-generator including a low pressure steam turbine to which the geothermal steam is applied, and a generator coupled to the steam turbine.... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6183627 | Process and apparatus for upgrading hydrocarbon feeds containing sulfur, metals, and asphaltenes Upgrading of a hydrocarbon feed containing sulfur, metals, and asphaltenes involves applying the feed to a distillation column for producing a substantially asphaltene-free, and metal-free distillate fraction and a non-distilled fraction containing sulfur... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6167706 | Externally fired combined cycle gas turbine An externally fired gas turbine system according to the present invention has a compressor for compressing ambient air and producing compressed air, an air heat exchanger for heating the compressed air to produce heated compressed air, a turbine for expan... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6119445 | Method of and apparatus for augmenting power produced from gas turbines The power produced by a gas turbine system is augmented by a heat exchanger for contacting and cooling humid ambient air with cooler water, and a precompressor device for compressing said cooled ambient air to produce pressurized air that is warmer than a... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6101959 | Method of and apparatus for efficiently combusting oil shale Oil shale having a relatively wide range of heating value is combusted by supplying the oil shale and a further fuel having a heating value greater than the heating value of the oil shale to a combustor. The oil shale is fed to the combustor at a substant... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6014856 | Multi-fuel, combined cycle power plant A power plant includes a gas turbine unit having a compressor for compressing ambient air, a burner for burning fuel and heating air compressed by said compressor, and a turbine for expanding air heated by said burner to drive said compressor and produce ... | 01/18/2000 |
| 6009711 | Apparatus and method for producing power using geothermal fluid An apparatus for producing power from a geothermal fluid that is a mixture of high pressure steam and brine comprising a separator, a steam turbine coupled to a generator, a steam condenser, the vaporized organic fluid is supplied to a superheater, an org... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5983810 | Method of and means for producing combustible gases from low grade fuel In accordance with the present invention, a method for supplying solid material such as hot carbonaceous material from a pyrolyzer or reactor to a furnace, is provided comprising providing a screw conveyor for receiving the solid carbonaceous material fro... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5976361 | Method of and means for upgrading hydrocarbons containing metals and asphaltenes A hydrocarbon source feed is upgraded using a solvent deasphalting (SDA) unit employing a solvent having a critical temperature Tc by initially separating from a first hydrocarbon input stream fractions with an atmospheric equivalent boiling te... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5970714 | Geothermal power plant operating on high pressure geothermal fluid A geothermal power plant operating on high pressure geothermal fluid includes a primary separator for separating the geothermal fluid into two channels, one containing high pressure steam and the other containing high pressure liquid. A primary steam turb... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5944984 | Solvent deasphalting unit and method for using the same An evaporative solvent recovery section operates on a plurality of liquid product streams including a liquid stream of deasphalted oil and solvent, and a liquid stream of asphaltene and solvent produced by a solvent deasphalting unit. Heat is added to one... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5934065 | Apparatus for generating power utilizing lowgrade and high grade fuels Apparatus for generating power includes a gas turbine unit having a compressor for compressing ambient air and producing compressed air, a combustion chamber to which the compressed air is supplied, a source of relatively high grade fuel for burning in th... | 08/10/1999 |
