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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8167036 | Method for in-situ combustion of in-place oils A novel method is provided for in situ combustion and recovery of oil from underground reservoirs including injecting oxygen into the reservoir at a region near the reservoir floor, establishing a combustion front wherein hot combustion gases rise at the combustion ... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8125096 | Hydro turbine generator A hydroelectric turbine generator and control system is provided that optimizes the maximum possible power output at all times by strictly monitoring power output from the generator unit and modulating the wicket gate angle and the runner blade pitch independently o... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8065779 | Automatic door closure for breakout sliding doors and patio doors A sliding door automatic closing device is provided whereby a cylindrical tube is attached to the sliding door and a pulley housing is rotateably mounted to the top of the cylindrical tube. A cable is attached at one end to a cable housing, the housing mounted onto ... | 11/29/2011 |
| 7976594 | Method and system for vaporization of liquid fuels A method and a system for the vaporization of a liquid fuel is provided and includes providing a supply of a liquid fuel and an oxidant, atomizing the liquid fuel and mixing it with the oxidant, vaporizing the fuel in thermal radiation, catalytically reacting the fu... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7964023 | Regenerative sulfur sorption A substrate or method for the sorption of sulfur compounds with a high capacity includes providing a substrate that defines at least one layer of ultra-short-channel-length mesh, coating at least a portion of the substrate with a desired sorbent for sulfur sorption,... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7913484 | Catalytic burner apparatus for stirling engine The invention provides a method for transferring heat by conduction to the internal heat acceptor of an external combustion engine. Fuel and air are introduced and mixed to form an air/fuel mixture. The air/fuel mixture is directed into a catalytic reactor that is p... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7874511 | Breakdown reel The present device provides a breakdown reel that includes a spool barrel, at least one flange and likely two, one disposed at each end of the barrel, and a locking mechanism such that the flange lockingly engages and removeably disengages the barrel. The locking me... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7874350 | Reducing the energy requirements for the production of heavy oil An apparatus for generating a heated product stream downhole is provided wherein a fuel rich mixture is reacted downhole by contact with a catalyst to produce a partially reacted product stream, the fuel rich mixture comprising fuel and oxygen. The partially reacted... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7810317 | Catalytic burner utilizing electrosprayed fuels A catalytic burner wherein a liquid fuel is evaporated prior to catalytic combustion by employing an electrosprayer. The catalytic burner can be made into an electrical generator by the use of a thermal to electrical energy conversion (TEEC) module. ... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7765810 | Method for obtaining ultra-low NOx emissions from gas turbines operating at high turbine inlet temperatures A method of lowered NOx combustion is taught wherein the kinetic rate of NOx formation is reduced for a given combustion temperature in a gas turbine combustor. A supply of fuel is provided along with a supply of ambient air in sufficient quantity to form a fuel/air... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7665525 | Reducing the energy requirements for the production of heavy oil A method for generating a heated product stream downhole is provided wherein a fuel rich mixture is reacted downhole by contact with a catalyst to produce a partially reacted product stream, the fuel rich mixture comprising fuel and oxygen. The partially reacted pro... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7581587 | Method for in-situ combustion of in-place oils A novel method is provided for in situ combustion and recovery of oil from underground reservoirs including injecting air into the reservoir at a region near the reservoir floor, withdrawing combustion products from a region near the reservoir ceiling, and collectin... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7579703 | Hydroelectric in-pipe generator The present device provides an in-pipe turbine generator having a conduit, a plurality of runner blades positioned within the conduit, and a pitch adjustment mechanism whereby the pitch of the runner blades may be varied. The pitch adjustment mechanism further inclu... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7568671 | Roofing bracket apparatus and system A novel roofing bracket is disclosed wherein use of a plurality of the roofing brackets provides a generally horizontal working surface on an inclined standing seam roofing panel. The roofing bracket comprises a first and second section, each section defining a base... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7550644 | Isobutane alkylation A method for isobutane alkylation is provided using a fixed-bed catalytic alkylation reactor comprises at least one catalytic flow channel. A feed stream comprising a compound to be alkylated is passed into a flow channel having an alkylation catalyst positioned on ... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7550643 | Isobutane alkylation A method for isobutane alkylation is provided wherein a fixed-bed catalytic alkylation reactor comprises at least one catalytic flow channel. A feed stream comprising a compound to be alkylated admixed with a minor amount of an olefin is introduced into the flow cha... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7521028 | Catalytic reactor for low-Btu fuels An improved catalytic reactor includes a housing having a plate positioned therein defining a first zone and a second zone, and a plurality of conduits fabricated from a heat conducting material and adapted for conducting a fluid therethrough. The conduits are posit... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7513306 | Method for natural gas production A method of dissociating methane hydrate deposits in-situ is provided in which a supply of oxygen, carbon dioxide, and fuel are provided, the oxygen and the carbon dioxide are mixed to form an oxidizer fluid, and the fuel is combusted downhole by reacting it with th... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7510138 | Breakdown reel The present device provides a breakdown reel that includes a spool barrel, at least one flange and likely two, one disposed at each end of the barrel, and a locking mechanism such that the flange lockingly engages and removeably disengages the barrel. The locking me... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7504047 | Method for improved selectivity The invention disclosed is a method for improving the selectivity of a desired chemical reaction over an undesired chemical reaction utilizing a reactor having at least one channel having a catalyst positioned thereon and a presenting a reactant flow stream at a kno... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7476367 | Stacked catalytic reactor A stacked catalytic reactor is provided comprising of a plurality of housings, each housing defining a cavity having an entrance in fluid communication therewith, each housing further defining a plurality of first passages wherein each such first passage is in fluid... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7343971 | Method for natural gas production A method and system for dissociating methane hydrate deposits in-situ is provided wherein an oxidizer fluid and a supply of fuel, both at a pressure higher than that of the methane hydrate deposit, are supplied and delivered to the methane hydrate deposit. The fuel ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7141092 | Regenerable adsorption system A method for regenerable adsorption includes providing a substrate that defines at least one layer of ultra short channel length mesh capable of conducting an electrical current therethrough, coating at least a portion of the substrate with a desired sorbent for tra... | 11/28/2006 |
| 6973968 | Method of natural gas production A method and system for dissociating methane hydrate deposits in-situ is provided wherein an oxidizer fluid and a supply of fuel, both at a pressure higher than that of the methane hydrate deposit, are supplied and delivered to the methane hydrate deposit. The fuel ... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6888152 | IR source, method and apparatus The invention is an apparatus for producing an IR (infra-red) signature. In the method, the apparatus is mounted on a target to give the target an infra-red signature whereby the target can be acquired by an appropriate weapon sensor. ... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6752623 | Method and apparatus for a fuel-rich catalytic reactor The present invention is a method, and an apparatus for practicing the method, that creates a product stream and a heat of reaction from a fuel-rich fuel/air mixture and then contacts the product stream with a sufficient quantity of additional air to completely comb... | 06/22/2004 |
