Patents by Inventor Shawn Barge

Shawn Barge 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: 9713780
    Abstract: A compact rotating separator apparatus to which a fluid stream containing gas, two liquids of different density, and solids is supplied via nozzles or exhaust from a process component; and which employs high centrifugal forces to produce pure streams of the gas, each of the liquids, and a waste stream containing the solids. The energy in the fluid stream is converted to shaft power in the rotating separator apparatus and can be used to generate power. Oil, gas, water and solids from a production well can be directly separated into the constituent streams while producing useful power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2017
    Assignee: Energent Corporation
    Inventors: Lance G. Hays, Shawn Barge
  • Publication number: 20160096123
    Abstract: A compact rotating separator apparatus to which a fluid stream containing gas, two liquids of different density, and solids is supplied via nozzles or exhaust from a process component; and which employs high centrifugal forces to produce pure streams of the gas, each of the liquids, and a waste stream containing the solids. The energy in the fluid stream is converted to shaft power in the rotating separator apparatus and can be used to generate power. Oil, gas, water and solids from a production well can be directly separated into the constituent streams while producing useful power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2014
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Inventors: Lance G. Hays, Shawn Barge
  • Publication number: 20060137246
    Abstract: A system for production of hydrogen comprises at least one steam reforming zone configured to receive a first fuel and steam to produce a first reformate gas stream comprising hydrogen using a steam reforming process. The system further comprises a mixed reforming zone configured to receive an oxidant to produce a second reformate gas stream comprising hydrogen, wherein the first reformate gas stream is sent to the mixed reforming zone to complete the reforming process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2004
    Publication date: June 29, 2006
    Inventors: Ravi Kumar, Vladimir Zamansky, Boris Eiteneer, Shawn Barge, Parag Kulkarni, Ke Liu
  • Patent number: 6835354
    Abstract: An integrated reactor for producing fuel gas for a fuel cell, the integrated reactor comprises an waste gas oxidizer (WGO) assembly having an associated WGO chamber, an inlet, an outlet and a flow path for exothermic gases produced in the WGO chamber. The integrated reactor has an autothermal reactor (ATR) assembly located within the WGO chamber. The ATR assembly has an inlet means and an outlet means for process gases flowing therethrough and a catalyst bed which is intermediate the inlet and outlet means. At least a part of the inlet means of the ATR assembly is located in the flow path of the WGO chamber to facilitate the transfer of thermal energy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2004
    Assignee: Hyradix, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Woods, Kundaswamy Duraiswamy, Shawn Barge
  • Publication number: 20020071790
    Abstract: An integrated reactor for producing fuel gas for a fuel cell, the integrated reactor comprises an waste gas oxidizer (WGO) assembly having an associated WGO chamber, an inlet, an outlet and a flow path for exothermic gases produced in the WGO chamber. The integrated reactor has an autothermal reactor (ATR) assembly located within the WGO chamber. The ATR assembly has an inlet means and an outlet means for process gases flowing therethrough and a catalyst bed which is intermediate the inlet and outlet means. At least a part of the inlet means of the ATR assembly is located in the flow path of the WGO chamber to facilitate the transfer of thermal energy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2000
    Publication date: June 13, 2002
    Inventors: Richard Woods, Kandaswamy Duraiswamy, Shawn Barge
  • Publication number: 20020018738
    Abstract: A multi-stage preferential oxidation reactor for removing carbon-monoxide from a product-gas comprises at least one preferential oxidation reactor stage having a product-gas stream inlet end and a product-gas stream outlet end. A first inlet is provided to introduce the product-gas stream into the preferential oxidation reactor stage, and is located at the product-gas stream inlet end of the preferential oxidation reactor stage. The first inlet is configured with a pulsator for pulsing the flow of the product-gas stream into the preferential oxidation reactor stage. A second inlet is also provided to introduce an oxidant into the preferential oxidation reactor stage. The second inlet is located at the product-gas stream inlet end of the oxidizer preferential oxidation reactor stage. An outlet is provided for removal of the treated product-gas stream from the preferential oxidation reactor stage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2001
    Publication date: February 14, 2002
    Inventors: Richard Woods, Shawn Barge