Patents Assigned to New Wave Hydrogen, Inc.
  • A Method For Improving Fuel Pyrolysis In A Wave Reformer Using Channel Area Contraction
    Publication number: 20240092636
    Abstract: This invention is for a hydrogen generation system using a wave reformer in which shock and expansion waves are created in a manner causing head-on colliding shock waves and multi-stage compression where reacting gases within the wave reformer are heated and compressed to thermally crack or decompose one or more fuel sources, such as hydrocarbon fuels, to generate a fuel product containing hydrogen, where the internal configuration of channels within the wave reformer are defined by a shaped portion along a length thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: New Wave Hydrogen, Inc.
    Inventors: Pejman Akbari, Colin D. Copeland, Stefan Tuechler, Ghislain Maxime Romuald Madiot
  • Gas turbine power generation systems using hydrogen-containing fuel produced by a wave reformer and methods of operating such systems
    Patent number: 11649762
    Abstract: An improved power generation system and methods of its operation are provided, wherein the system combines: (i) a wave reformer, (ii) an optional second wave rotor, and (iii) a gas turbine in a flexible range of novel designs. Such a hybrid power generation system can thermally crack or decompose hydrocarbon fuel to produce a high-pressure fuel product, including mainly hydrogen and lead to a higher thermal efficiency than existing engines with low to no direct emission footprint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: New Wave Hydrogen, Inc.
    Inventors: Pejman Akbari, Colin D. Copeland, Kathleen M. O'Neil
  • METHOD FOR CONTINUOUSLY PRODUCING HYDROGEN USING AN EIGHT-PORT WAVE REFORMER
    Publication number: 20220380211
    Abstract: An improved hydrogen generation system comprising a multi-port wave reformer in which shock and expansion waves are created in a manner causing head-on colliding shock waves and multi-stage compression where reacting gases within a eight port wave reformer are heated and compressed to thermally crack or decompose one or more fuel sources, such as hydrocarbon fuels, to generate a fuel product containing hydrogen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Applicant: New Wave Hydrogen, Inc.
    Inventors: Pejman Akbari, Colin D. Copeland, Stefan Tuchler, Mark Davidson
  • CONVERSION SYSTEM FOR WAVE-ROTOR REACTOR SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20220339594
    Abstract: This invention provides for a self-sustaining fluidized bed reactor after the wave rotor reactor in which the reactor may be a fluidized bed reactor, a self-catalytic system, and may include an arrangement for the continuous removal and/or replenishment of particles in the fluidized bed, as well as possibly including a heater for heating the walls and/or a way for managing buildup of solids on the walls of the reactor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2022
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Applicant: New Wave Hydrogen, Inc.
    Inventor: Mark Davidson
  • METHANE CONVERSION TO HYDROGEN EMPLOYING A STAGED SHOCK COMPRESSION WAVE REFORMER
    Publication number: 20220274831
    Abstract: An improved hydrogen generation system comprising a multi-port wave reformer in which shock and expansion waves are created in a manner causing head-on colliding shock waves and multi-stage compression where reacting gases within a six port wave reformer are mtiply heated and compressed to thermally crack or decompose one or more fuel sources, such as hydrocarbon fuels, to generate a fuel product containing hydrogen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2022
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Applicant: New Wave Hydrogen, Inc.
    Inventors: Pejman Akbari, Colin D. Copeland, Sfefan Tüchler, Mark Davidson
  • Zero-Emission Jet Engine Employing A Dual-Fuel Mix Of Ammonia And Hydrogen Using A Wave
    Publication number: 20220195919
    Abstract: An improved power generation system for aircraft and methods of its operation are provided, wherein the system combines a wave reformer providing a contiguous fuel supply to a jet engine, and use of ammonia as the fuel source from which hydrogen and/or a duel supply of ammonia and hydrogen will be supplied to aircraft jet engines leading to a higher thermal efficiency than existing engines with low to no direct emission footprint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2021
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicant: New Wave Hydrogen, Inc.
    Inventors: Pejman Akbari, Stefan Tuchler
  • HYDROCARBON WAVE REFORMER AND METHODS OF USE
    Publication number: 20220127140
    Abstract: A method and system of using a type of wave rotor to reform a hydrocarbon fluid using pressure waves within the wave rotor to reformulate a hydrocarbon fluid, such as methane or the like, into a lighter hydrocarbon, hydrogen, or, in some instances, hydrogen, partially decomposed hydrocarbon fluid and carbon solids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2022
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Applicant: New Wave Hydrogen, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert Kielb
  • Gas Turbine Power Generation Systems Using Hydrogen-Containing Fuel Produced By A Wave Reformer And Methods Of Operating Such Systems
    Publication number: 20210348557
    Abstract: An improved power generation system and methods of its operation are provided, wherein the system combines: (i) a wave reformer, (ii) an optional second wave rotor, and (iii) a gas turbine in a flexible range of novel designs. Such a hybrid power generation system can thermally crack or decompose hydrocarbon fuel to produce a high-pressure fuel product, including mainly hydrogen and lead to a higher thermal efficiency than existing engines with low to no direct emission footprint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2021
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Applicant: New Wave Hydrogen, Inc.
    Inventors: Pejman Akbari, Colin D. Copeland, Kathleen M. O'Neil