Patents by Inventor Kamal Gursahani

Kamal Gursahani 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).

  • Patent number: 10076721
    Abstract: Water saturated molecular sieve in a gas dehydration unit is regenerated. A short loop is used in which regeneration gas is recycled to a heater upstream of a vessel in regeneration mode. The regeneration gas passes over the molecular sieve in the vessel to desorb water thereby regenerating the molecular sieve. The short loop also includes a condenser, a water separator and a compressor. The regeneration gas is not recycled to the AGRU at the front-end of the plant, thus the regeneration gas flow rate can be increased, as it is not limited by the front-end capacity of the plant. Moreover, the pressure of the system during regeneration can be reduced within the limits of system hydraulics. By using the short loop, the total time required for regeneration can also be reduced. The embodiments disclosed can de-bottleneck molecular sieve regeneration constraints in LNG, LPG or cryogenic gas plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignee: CHEVRON U.S.A. INC.
    Inventors: Saham Sam Tafreshi, Kamal Gursahani, Yawen Q. Owen, Robert E. Marshall
  • Publication number: 20180200664
    Abstract: Water saturated molecular sieve in a gas dehydration unit is regenerated. A short loop is used in which regeneration gas is recycled to a heater upstream of a vessel in regeneration mode. The regeneration gas passes over the molecular sieve in the vessel to desorb water thereby regenerating the molecular sieve. The short loop also includes a condenser, a water separator and a compressor. The regeneration gas is not recycled to the AGRU at the front-end of the plant, thus the regeneration gas flow rate can be increased, as it is not limited by the front-end capacity of the plant. Moreover, the pressure of the system during regeneration can be reduced within the limits of system hydraulics. By using the short loop, the total time required for regeneration can also be reduced. The embodiments disclosed can de-bottleneck molecular sieve regeneration constraints in LNG, LPG or cryogenic gas plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2017
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Inventors: Saham Sam Tafreshi, Kamal Gursahani, Yawen Q. Owen, Robert E. Marshall
  • Patent number: 9126172
    Abstract: Reforming exchangers for syngas production are provided. The reforming exchangers can have a shell-and-tube configuration and include a shift catalyst on the shell side of the exchanger to reduce a carbon monoxide concentration in a shell side product gas mixture. Processes for forming syngas using the reforming exchangers are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: KELLOGG BROWN & ROOT LLC
    Inventors: Shashi Singh, Kamal Gursahani, Robert Burlingame, Tim Weeks, Jim Gosnell, Avinash Malhotra
  • Publication number: 20150224463
    Abstract: Reforming exchangers for syngas production are provided. The reforming exchangers can have a shell-and-tube configuration and include a shift catalyst on the shell side of the exchanger to reduce a carbon monoxide concentration in a shell side product gas mixture. Processes for forming syngas using the reforming exchangers are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2015
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Applicant: Kellogg Brown & Root LLC
    Inventors: SHASHI SINGH, Kamal Gursahani, Robert Burlingame, Tim Weeks, Jim Gosnell, Avinash Malhotra
  • Patent number: 9101899
    Abstract: Reforming exchangers for syngas production are provided. The reforming exchangers can have a shell-and-tube configuration and include a shift catalyst on the shell side of the exchanger to reduce a carbon monoxide concentration in a shell side product gas mixture. Processes for forming syngas using the reforming exchangers are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: KELLOGG BROWN & ROOT LLC
    Inventors: Shashi Singh, Kamal Gursahani, Robert Burlingame, Tim Weeks, Jim Gosnell, Avinash Malhotra
  • Patent number: 8545775
    Abstract: A reforming exchanger system for syngas production is provided. The reforming exchanger system can have a first and a second reforming exchanger, each with a shell-and-tube configuration, and a shift reactor located intermediate to the first and second reforming exchangers to reduce carbon monoxide concentration in the outlet gas. Processes for forming syngas using the reforming exchanger systems described herein are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Kellogg Brown & Root LLC
    Inventors: Shashi Singh, Kamal Gursahani, Robert Burlingame, Tim Weeks, Jim Gosnell, Avinash Malhotra
  • Publication number: 20130099165
    Abstract: Reforming exchangers for syngas production are provided. The reforming exchangers can have a shell-and-tube configuration and include a shift catalyst on the shell side of the exchanger to reduce a carbon monoxide concentration in a shell side product gas mixture. Processes for forming syngas using the reforming exchangers are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2011
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Applicant: Kellogg Brown & Root LLC
    Inventors: Shashi Singh, Kamal Gursahani, Robert Burlingame, Tim Weeks, Jim Gosnell, Avinash Malhotra
  • Publication number: 20130099166
    Abstract: A reforming exchanger system for syngas production is provided. The reforming exchanger system can have a first and a second reforming exchanger, each with a shell-and-tube configuration, and a shift reactor located intermediate to the first and second reforming exchangers to reduce carbon monoxide concentration in the outlet gas. Processes for forming syngas using the reforming exchanger systems described herein are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2011
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Applicant: Kellogg Brown & Root LLC
    Inventors: Shashi Singh, Kamal Gursahani, Robert Burlingame, Tim Weeks, Jim Gosnell, Avinash Malhotra