Patents by Inventor Joel Cantrell
Joel Cantrell has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 8434505Abstract: In this disclosure, a reactor system is described. The reaction system comprises (a) a reaction vessel having an inner wall, wherein said reaction vessel is configured to receive reactants and export products and byproducts; (b) a primary quench device (PQD) configured to receive a coolant and disperse said coolant into said reaction vessel; and (c) a secondary quench device (SQD) configured to receive a coolant and disperse said coolant into said reaction vessel; wherein said PQD comprises an array of spray nozzles fixed on the inner wall of said reaction vessel at a first axial position; and wherein said SQD comprises (1) an axially movable pipe having a coolant entry end and a nozzle end, wherein said pipe is configured to be removably fixed inside said reaction vessel; and (2) a spray nozzle that is fluidly connected to said pipe at its nozzle end via a fluid tight seal connection.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2012Date of Patent: May 7, 2013Assignee: Synfuels International, Inc.Inventors: Duane Morrow, Joel Cantrell, Edward R. Peterson
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Patent number: 8356877Abstract: The present invention is embodied in a printing system (100) that includes a print head (120) having a controller (110), a temperature sensor (116) and a priming system (126) configured to apply a fluid pressure externally to the print head (120) to purge the print head with fluid, wherein purging the print head (120) with fluid has an effect of reducing the print head temperature. The controller (110) is configured to activate the priming system (126) for purging the printhead (120) with fluid, monitor a signal from the temperature sensor (406), and determine (418) whether activating the primer has resulted in sufficient fluid passing through the print head (120) based upon monitoring the signal from the temperature sensor (116).Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2008Date of Patent: January 22, 2013Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Hector Jose Lebron, Anders T. Peterson, Joshua Joel Cantrell
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Publication number: 20120197053Abstract: A method of producing liquid fuels by providing an olefin feed containing at least one C2-C20 olefin, oligomerizing a part of the feed in the presence of a first catalyst to form a first product comprising oligomers of the at least one olefin, and oligomerizing a portion of the first product in the presence of a second catalyst to produce a second product. A system of producing liquid hydrocarbons, the system including a first reactor configured to provide a first product by oligomerizing, in the presence of a first catalyst, at least a portion of an olefin feed comprising at least one olefin, a separator configured to provide an unreacted olefin-reduced first product by separating unreacted olefin from the first product, and a second reactor configured to provide a second product by oligomerizing, in the presence of a second catalyst, at least a portion of the unreacted olefin-reduced first product.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2011Publication date: August 2, 2012Applicant: SYNFUELS INTERNATIONAL., INC.Inventors: Joel CANTRELL, Duane Morrow, Edward R. Peterson
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Publication number: 20120148455Abstract: In this disclosure, a reactor system is described. The reaction system comprises (a) a reaction vessel having an inner wall, wherein said reaction vessel is configured to receive reactants and export products and byproducts; (b) a primary quench device (PQD) configured to receive a coolant and disperse said coolant into said reaction vessel; and (c) a secondary quench device (SQD) configured to receive a coolant and disperse said coolant into said reaction vessel; wherein said PQD comprises an array of spray nozzles fixed on the inner wall of said reaction vessel at a first axial position; and wherein said SQD comprises (1) an axially movable pipe having a coolant entry end and a nozzle end, wherein said pipe is configured to be removably fixed inside said reaction vessel; and (2) a spray nozzle that is fluidly connected to said pipe at its nozzle end via a fluid tight seal connection.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2012Publication date: June 14, 2012Applicant: SYNFUELS INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: Duane Morrow, Joel Cantrell, Edward R. Peterson
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Patent number: 8137476Abstract: In this disclosure, a reactor system is described. The reaction system comprises (a) a reaction vessel having an inner wall, wherein said reaction vessel is configured to receive reactants and export products and byproducts; (b) a primary quench device (PQD) configured to receive a coolant and disperse said coolant into said reaction vessel; and (c) a secondary quench device (SQD) configured to receive a coolant and disperse said coolant into said reaction vessel; wherein said PQD comprises an array of spray nozzles fixed on the inner wall of said reaction vessel at a first axial position; and wherein said SQD comprises (1) an axially movable pipe having a coolant entry end and a nozzle end, wherein said pipe is configured to be removably fixed inside said reaction vessel; and (2) a spray nozzle that is fluidly connected to said pipe at its nozzle end via a fluid tight seal connection.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2009Date of Patent: March 20, 2012Assignee: Synfuels International, Inc.Inventors: Duane Morrow, Joel Cantrell, Edward R. Peterson
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Publication number: 20110122186Abstract: The present invention is embodied in a printing system (100) that includes a print head (120) having a controller (110), a temperature sensor (116) and a priming system (126) configured to apply a fluid pressure externally to the print head (120) to purge the print head with fluid, wherein purging the print head (120) with fluid has an effect of reducing the print head temperature. The controller (110) is configured to activate the priming system (126) for purging the printhead (120) with fluid, monitor a signal from the temperature sensor (406), and determine (418) whether activating the primer has resulted in sufficient fluid passing through the print head (120) based upon monitoring the signal from the temperature sensor (116).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 11, 2008Publication date: May 26, 2011Inventors: Hector Jose Lebron, Anders T. Peterson, Joshua Joel Cantrell
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Publication number: 20100252072Abstract: In this disclosure, a reactor system is described. The reaction system comprises (a) a reaction vessel having an inner wall, wherein said reaction vessel is configured to receive reactants and export products and byproducts; (b) a primary quench device (PQD) configured to receive a coolant and disperse said coolant into said reaction vessel; and (c) a secondary quench device (SQD) configured to receive a coolant and disperse said coolant into said reaction vessel; wherein said PQD comprises an array of spray nozzles fixed on the inner wall of said reaction vessel at a first axial position; and wherein said SQD comprises (1) an axially movable pipe having a coolant entry end and a nozzle end, wherein said pipe is configured to be removably fixed inside said reaction vessel; and (2) a spray nozzle that is fluidly connected to said pipe at its nozzle end via a fluid tight seal connection.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2009Publication date: October 7, 2010Applicant: SYNFUELS INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: Duane MORROW, Joel CANTRELL, Edward R. PETERSON
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Publication number: 20050065223Abstract: A process for converting natural gas to a liquid hydrocarbon wherein the natural gas feed stream is admixed with a hot gas stream, the hot gas stream being at a temperature sufficient to effect a chemical reaction forming an intermediate product stream containing reactive hydrocarbons, the intermediate product stream being quenched and subsequently reacted in a liquefaction zone to produce hydrocarbon liquids, hydrocarbon gases from the liquefaction zone being recycled to the natural gas feed stream, hydrocarbon liquid product being recovered from the liquefaction zone.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2002Publication date: March 24, 2005Inventors: Keith Bullin, Joel Cantrell