Class 48/95 - Air

Subclass of Class 48 - Gas: heating and illuminating
Definition: Retorts into which oil, steam, or water and air are injected
No. of patents: 29
Last issue date: 07/15/2008

Number	Title	Issue Date
7399329	Process for production of synthesis gas using an oxygen-containing gas A process for the production of a synthesis gas from a light hydrocarbon feed, steam and an oxygen-containing stream is provided in which the feed components are mixed to form a feed mixture. The process provides an inert disengaging zone separating the mixing zone ...	07/15/2008
7367996	Heat transfer optimization in multi shelled reformers A hydrocarbon fuel processing reactor for generating a hydrogen-enriched reformate from hydrocarbons is disclosed. A plurality of shells are arranged coaxially having a gap defined between each of the successive shells, thereby forming a plurality of coaxial zones. ...	05/06/2008
7361199	Combined water gas shift reactor/carbon dioxide adsorber for use in a fuel cell system An apparatus removes CO from a hydrogen-rich gas stream in a hydrogen fuel cell system. CO fouls costly catalytic particles in the membrane electrode assemblies. Both a catalyst adapted to perform a water gas shift reaction, and a carbon dioxide adsorbent are dispos...	04/22/2008
7276095	Fuel processor module for hydrogen production for a fuel cell engine using pressure swing adsorption A stand-alone fuel processor (10) for producing hydrogen from a hydrocarbon fuel for a fuel cell engine in a vehicle. The fuel processor (10) includes a primary reactor (14) that dissociates hydrogen and other by-products from the hydrocarbon fu...	10/02/2007
7159541	Method and apparatus for determining state of reformer An internal combustion engine includes a reformer for reforming a fuel air mixture to produce a reformed gas, a crank angle sensor for detecting a rotational speed of the engine, and an ECU. The ECU obtains a difference of an actual rotational speed from a target ro...	01/09/2007
7128768	Hydrogen generator for hydrogen desulfurization of hydrocarbon feeds A hydrogen-rich reformate gas generator (36), such as a mini-CPO, POX, ATR or other hydrogen generator provides warm, dry, hydrogen-rich reformate gas to a hydrogen desulfurizer (17) which provides desulfurized feedstock gas to a major reformer (14	10/31/2006
7097676	Process and device for producing hydrogen A process and a device are provided for producing hydrogen gas from water and carbon. The process includes introducing steam and powdered carbon in stoichiometric ratio of carbon to water into a preheated oxidization chamber in such a way that a gas plasma is produc...	08/29/2006
6998096	Fuel reformer for use in fuel cell A reformer for a solid state polymer electrolyte fuel cell includes a burner 1 forming a flame, a reforming portion 2 surrounding the burner and having an exhaust port 22 and exhausting a reformed gas from the exhaust port 22; and a heat ...	02/14/2006
6986797	Auxiliary reactor for a hydrocarbon reforming system An auxiliary reactor for use with a reformer reactor having at least one reaction zone, and including a burner for burning fuel and creating a heated auxiliary reactor gas stream, and heat exchanger for transferring heat from auxiliary reactor gas stream and heat tr...	01/17/2006
6964692	Carbon monoxide adsorption for carbon monoxide clean-up in a fuel cell system An apparatus removes carbon monoxide (CO) from a hydrogen-rich gas stream in a hydrogen fuel cell system. CO fouls costly catalytic particles in the membrane electrode assemblies of proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells. A vessel houses a carbon monoxide adsorbe...	11/15/2005
6852215	Heavy oil upgrade method and apparatus A method for upgrading a hydrocarbon in which an oxygen source and a hydrogen source are ignited and the resulting synthetic gas is used to initiate a predominantly gas phase heavy oil upgrade reaction. The upgrade reaction is quenched with an additional source of u...	02/08/2005
6830596	Electric power generation with heat exchanged membrane reactor (law 917) This invention is directed to a heat exchanged membrane reactor for electric power generation. More specifically, the invention comprises a membrane reactor system that employs catalytic or thermal steam reforming and a water gas shift reaction on one side of the me...	12/14/2004
6827751	Thermodynamic accelerator/gasifier An apparatus which is capable of supporting a process for gasifying a variety of hydrocarbon-containing materials. The resulting hydrogen-containing gas is suitable for use in various combustion processes and for petrochemical processes. A hydrocarbon-containing mat...	12/07/2004
6790247	Compact fuel processor An apparatus for carrying out a multi-step process of converting hydrocarbon fuel to a substantially pure hydrogen gas feed includes a plurality of reaction zones arranged in an insulated, box-shaped, compact fuel processor. The multi-step process includes preheatin...	09/14/2004
6733552	Hydrogen generating apparatus A hydrogen generating apparatus having a fuel feeding part, a water feeding part for fuel reforming, an oxidant gas feeding part, a reforming catalyst body, a heating part for the reforming catalyst, a CO shifting catalyst body and a CO purification catalyst body is...	05/11/2004
5588974	Process, and apparatus, for the injection of preheated oxygen into a high temperature reactor Process, and apparatus, for the production of hydrogen and carbon monoxide in a reactor, preferably one containing a bed of a particulate solids catalyst, or catalyst and solids diluent, by contacting and reacting within the reaction zone a low molecular ...	12/31/1996
5181937	Apparatus for production of synthesis gas using convective reforming A convective reformer device is provided which is useful for partially reforming a feed mixture of hydrocarbons and steam. The device includes an outer shell enclosure and a tubular inner core assembly and is specifically adapted to support heat exchange ...	01/26/1993
5006131	Apparatus for production of synthesis gas using convective reforming A convective reformer device is provided which is useful for partially reforming a feed mixture of hydrocarbons and steam. The device includes an outer shell enclosure and a tubular inner core assembly and is specifically adapted to support heat exchange ...	04/09/1991
4731098	Device for manufacturing a product gas containing hydrogen and carbon oxide A device for manufacturing a product gas containing hydrogen and carbon oxide from a feedgas mixture comprised substantiallty of hydrocarbon, includes a vessel partitioned by a tubesheet into an upper chamber and a lower chamber. Reformer tubes are mounte...	03/15/1988
4553981	Enhanced hydrogen recovery from effluent gas streams Effluent gas streams for steam reforming, partial oxidation or coal gasification operations are advantageously treated in shift conversion, scrubbing and pressure swing adsorption units for recovery of a purified, hydrogen-containing product gas stream. B...	11/19/1985
4490156	Partial oxidation system A control system for a partial oxidation process for continuously producing synthesis gas, fuel gas or reducing gas in which process one fuel is replaced by a different fuel without shutting down or depressurizing the gas generator. This multifuel process...	12/25/1984
4483690	Apparatus for production of synthesis gas from heavy hydrocarbon fuels containing high metal concentrations Heavy hydrocarbon fuel containing high metal concentrations and all of the soot which is rich in metals that is produced in the system, are feedstocks in a partial oxidation process for the simultaneous continuous production of two streams of cleaned, raw...	11/20/1984
4351645	Partial oxidation burner apparatus A burner for producing synthesis gas, fuel gas or reducing gas from slurries of solid carbonaceous fuel and/or liquid or gaseous hydrocarbon fuel. The burner has a high turndown feature and comprises a central conduit; a central bunch of parallel tubes th...	09/28/1982
4203731	Radiant energy gasification apparatus A gas making retort includes a substantially upright mixing chamber opening into a first horizontal refractory cylinder which encloses a second horizontal refractory cylinder. The second cylinder encloses two centrally positioned refractory circular gas o...	05/20/1980
4115074	Gasification process A gasification process for forming a gas mixture containing hydrogen wherein a hydrocarbon including a heavy residual oil is atomized with a mixture of an oxygen-containing gas and steam in an atomizing zone, the formed jet streams containing the atomized...	09/19/1978
4059415	Apparatus for reforming combustible into gaseous fuel by reaction with decomposition product of hydrogen peroxide Apparatus for converting a combustible material such as a hydrocarbon or carbon fuel into a gaseous fuel containing H2 and/or CO by reaction with a heated mixture of O2 and H2 O prepared by decomposition of H2 O...	11/22/1977
4008692	Vehicle-mounted gaseous fuel generator Vehicle-mounted gaseous fuel generator consisting of a primary heat-exchange chamber holding coiled pipes for separately preheating a liquid hydrocarbon and water, a secondary heat-exchange chamber similarly equipped with coiled pipes utilizing the heat o...	02/22/1977
3972690	Gasification process A process for the gasification of oil containing finely dispersed solids, e.g., oil from tar sands, by partial combustion in a hollow reactor is disclosed in which process the gaseous oxidant is introduced into the reactor under flow conditions characteri...	08/03/1976
3955941	Hydrogen rich gas generator A process and apparatus is described for producing a hydrogen rich gas by injecting air and hydrocarbon fuel at one end of a cylindrically shaped chamber to form a mixture, igniting the mixture to provide hot combustion gases, by partial oxidation of the ...	05/11/1976

PatentStorm

Did You Know...

PatentStorm News

Class 48/95 - Air