Patents by Inventor Adolfo Maria Avila

Adolfo Maria Avila 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).

  • Removal of ethane from natural gas at high pressure
    Patent number: 8282709
    Abstract: ETS-10 type materials preferentially adsorb ethane and, if present, C3+ paraffins from mixtures comprising methane, ethane and optionally C3+ paraffins at pressures above 200 psia. A process in which ETS-10 type materials are used to separate ethane and C3+ paraffins from natural gas streams at over 200 psia is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: The Governors of the University of Alberta
    Inventors: Steven Mitchell Kuznicki, Adolfo Maria Avila, Meng Shi, Vernon Lindsay Strom, Patricio S. Herrera
  • Removal of ethane from natural gas at high pressure
    Publication number: 20110315012
    Abstract: ETS-10 type materials preferentially adsorb ethane and, if present, C3+ paraffins from mixtures comprising methane, ethane and optionally C3+ paraffins at pressures above 200 psia. A process in which ETS-10 type materials are used to separate ethane and C3+ paraffins from natural gas streams at over 200 psia is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2010
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Inventors: Steven Mitchell Kuznicki, Adolfo Maria Avila, Meng Shi, Vernon Lindsay Strom, Patricio S. Herrera