Patents Assigned to O'Brien Asset Management, LLC
  • Regenerative burner media
    Patent number: 10508057
    Abstract: A high strength ceramic body for use in a regenerative burner media bed, comprising a generally spherical refractory portion and a plurality of irregular aggregate portions distributed randomly throughout the generally spherical portion. The aggregate portions are selected from the group comprising tabular alumina, white fused alumina, mullite, chamotte, and combinations thereof. The generally spherical portion has a porosity of less than 1 percent and is more than 99.5 weight percent alumina.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: O'Brien Asset Management, LLC
    Inventor: Brian Osborne
  • Spherical bed topping/hold-down media for an autothermal reformation/secondary reformation unit
    Patent number: 10407348
    Abstract: A generally spherical high strength ceramic body for use in an ATR and/or SR unit covering a catalyst media bed. The ceramic body is a fully stabilized YSZ composite composition having at least about 13% yttria YSZ, and more typically from about 12% to about 20% yttria YSZ, with a porosity of less than 20 percent and a diameter of at least 25 mm and, more typically, selected from the group comprising 25 mm, 50 mm, 76 mm and 100 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: O'Brien Asset Management, LLC
    Inventor: Brian K. Osborne
  • Target tiles for an autothermal reformation/secondary reformation unit
    Patent number: 10370298
    Abstract: A corrosion resistant refractory ceramic hexagonal target tile body for use covering a catalyst, including a generally flat hexagonal portion and a plurality of generally right circular cylindrical aperture portions extending therethrough, wherein the hexagonal tile body has a thickness of about 89 mm and a width of about 42 cm and is 13 percent yttria fully stabilized YSZ. Each respective aperture has a diameter of about 19 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: O'Brien Asset Management, LLC
    Inventor: Brian K. Osborne