Patents by Inventor Adam Eric Sorensen

Adam Eric Sorensen 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).

  • Solid hydride flow reactor
    Patent number: 11827516
    Abstract: A hydride flow reactor includes a tank configured to receive a hydride fuel. The reactor also includes a tubular member coupled to the tank and configured to receive the hydride fuel from the tank. The reactor also includes a transporter positioned at least partially within the tubular member and configured to transport the hydride fuel through the tubular member. The reactor also includes a heater positioned at least partially around the tubular member and the transporter. The heater is configured to heat the hydride fuel in the tubular member to convert the hydride fuel into hydrogen gas and a reacted byproduct.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Adam Eric Sorensen, John J. Vajo, Jason Graetz
  • SOLID HYDRIDE FLOW REACTOR
    Publication number: 20220219974
    Abstract: A hydride flow reactor includes a tank configured to receive a hydride fuel. The reactor also includes a tubular member coupled to the tank and configured to receive the hydride fuel from the tank. The reactor also includes a transporter positioned at least partially within the tubular member and configured to transport the hydride fuel through the tubular member. The reactor also includes a heater positioned at least partially around the tubular member and the transporter. The heater is configured to heat the hydride fuel in the tubular member to convert the hydride fuel into hydrogen gas and a reacted byproduct.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2021
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Adam Eric Sorensen, John J. Vajo, Jason Graetz