Patents Assigned to Arelac, Inc.
  • Patent number: 12680420
    Abstract: Provided herein are processes and systems related to a carbon dioxide sequestration process, comprising a) calcining limestone using a fossil fuel alternative input to form a mixture comprising lime and a gaseous stream comprising more than about 30 vol % carbon dioxide; and b) treating the mixture comprising lime with atmospheric air and allowing carbon dioxide from the atmospheric air to react with the mixture and form a composition comprising calcium carbonate, calcium bicarbonate, or combination thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2026
    Assignee: Arelac, Inc.
    Inventor: Ryan J. Gilliam
  • Patent number: 12522511
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods and systems to form calcium carbonate comprising vaterite, comprising dissolving limestone in an aqueous base solution under one or more precipitation conditions to produce a precipitation material comprising calcium carbonate and a supernatant solution, wherein the calcium carbonate comprises vaterite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2026
    Assignee: Arelac, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Joseph Weiss, Ryan J Gilliam
  • Patent number: 12503394
    Abstract: Provided herein are compositions, methods, and systems related to bimodal, trimodal, and/or multi-modal distribution of reactive vaterite cement particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2025
    Assignee: Arelac, Inc.
    Inventors: Craig W Hargis, Ryan J Gilliam
  • Patent number: 12330332
    Abstract: Provided herein are compositions, methods, and systems related to 3D printing a reactive vaterite cement composition, comprising feeding a composition comprising reactive vaterite cement through a 3D printing machine; printing a 3D printed reactive vaterite cement product; and curing the 3D printed reactive vaterite cement product by transforming reactive vaterite cement in the 3D printed reactive vaterite cement product to aragonite and/or calcite during and/or after the curing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2025
    Assignee: Arelac, Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan J Gilliam, Craig W Hargis, Kasra Farsad
  • Patent number: 12172904
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods and systems to form calcium carbonate comprising vaterite, comprising dissolving lime in an aqueous base solution under one or more precipitation conditions to produce a precipitation material comprising calcium carbonate and a supernatant solution, wherein the calcium carbonate comprises vaterite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: Arelac, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Joseph Weiss, Ryan J Gilliam
  • Patent number: 12077447
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods and systems to form calcium carbonate comprising vaterite, comprising dissolving lime in an aqueous base solution under one or more precipitation conditions to produce a precipitation material comprising calcium carbonate and a supernatant solution, wherein the calcium carbonate comprises vaterite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: Arelac, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Joseph Weiss, Ryan J Gilliam
  • Patent number: 11945758
    Abstract: Provided herein are compositions, methods, and systems related to bimodal, trimodal, and/or multi-modal distribution of reactive vaterite cement particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Arelac, Inc.
    Inventors: Craig W Hargis, Ryan J Gilliam
  • Patent number: 11939227
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods comprising a) calcining limestone in a cement plant to form carbon dioxide and calcium compound selected from calcium oxide, calcium hydroxide, or combination thereof; b) treating the calcium compound with N-containing salt in water to produce an aqueous solution comprising calcium salt and N-containing salt; and c) contacting the aqueous solution with the carbon dioxide under one or more precipitation conditions to produce a precipitation material comprising calcium carbonate and a supernatant aqueous solution wherein the calcium carbonate comprises vaterite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Arelac, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Joseph Weiss, Ryan Gilliam
  • Patent number: 11697598
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods and systems to form calcium carbonate comprising vaterite, comprising dissolving limestone in an aqueous base solution under one or more precipitation conditions to produce a precipitation material comprising calcium carbonate and a supernatant solution, wherein the calcium carbonate comprises vaterite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: Arelac, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Joseph Weiss, Ryan J Gilliam
  • Patent number: 11673832
    Abstract: Provided herein are compositions, methods, and systems related to bimodal, trimodal, and/or multi-modal distribution of reactive vaterite cement particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Arelac, Inc.
    Inventors: Craig W Hargis, Ryan J Gilliam
  • Patent number: 11667567
    Abstract: Provided herein are compositions, methods, and systems comprising vaterite and magnesium oxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Arelac, Inc.
    Inventors: Craig Hargis, Ryan J Gilliam
  • Patent number: 11577965
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods and systems to form calcium carbonate comprising vaterite, comprising dissolving lime in an aqueous base solution under one or more precipitation conditions to produce a precipitation material comprising calcium carbonate and a supernatant solution, wherein the calcium carbonate comprises vaterite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Arelac, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Joseph Weiss, Ryan J Gilliam
  • Patent number: 11530164
    Abstract: Provided herein are compositions, methods, and systems comprising vaterite and magnesium oxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: Arelac, Inc.
    Inventors: Craig Hargis, Ryan J Gilliam
  • Patent number: 11377363
    Abstract: Provided herein are zero carbon dioxide (CO2) emission processes and systems to carry out the processes, comprising a) calcining limestone in a cement plant in an electric kiln to form a mixture comprising calcium oxide and a first gaseous stream comprising clean carbon dioxide, wherein the clean carbon dioxide comprises no gaseous or non-gaseous components from combustion of fuel; b) treating the mixture comprising calcium oxide with a N-containing salt solution under one or more dissolution conditions to produce a first aqueous solution comprising calcium salt; and c) contacting the first aqueous solution with the first gaseous stream comprising clean carbon dioxide under one or more precipitation conditions to produce a precipitation material comprising vaterite, aragonite, calcite, or combinations thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: Arelac, Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan J Gilliam, Michael Joseph Weiss