Patents by Inventor Alan E. Bland

Alan E. Bland 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: 11174185
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention may provide encapsulation of waste (2) materials in a first (1), double (5), triple (7), or even quadruple (44) encapsulation. Encapsulation may include waste (2), ash (4), Portland cement (3), water, chemicals, or the like. Agglomerates formed perhaps with high energy mixing may be processed, cured, or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: Ash Management Engineering, Inc.
    Inventor: Alan E. Bland
  • Publication number: 20210188706
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention may provide encapsulation of waste (2) materials in a first (1), double (5), triple (7), or even quadruple (44) encapsulation. Encapsulation may include waste (2), ash (4), Portland cement (3), water, chemicals, or the like. Agglomerates formed perhaps with high energy mixing may be processed, cured, or the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2019
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventor: Alan E. Bland
  • Patent number: 10557155
    Abstract: Methods and systems for the biological conversion of pretreated or solubilized coal or waste coal into biofuels. Coal (10) may be pretreated perhaps in a pretreatment reactor (13). Pretreated coal or even solubilized coal may be introduced into a processing reactor such as a bioreactor (16) containing a plurality of microorganisms (9) such as oleaginous microorganisms which can convert at least some of the pretreated or solubilized coal into lipids (19) or biomass (18), which then may be used directly or as a precursor for various products such as biofuels, feedstock, or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: The University of Wyoming Research Corporation
    Inventors: Karen E. Wawrousek, Patrick Richards, Alan E. Bland
  • Patent number: 10507426
    Abstract: Methods and systems to achieve clean fuel processing systems in which carbon dioxide emissions (1) from sources (2) may be processed in at least one processing reactor (4) containing a plurality of chemoautotrophic bacteria (5) which can convert the carbon dioxide emissions into biomass (6) which may then be used for various products (21) such as biofuels, fertilizer, feedstock, or the like. Sulfate reducing bacteria (13) may be used to supply sulfur containing compounds to the chemoautotrophic bacteria (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: The University of Wyoming Research Corporation
    Inventors: Song Jin, Paul Fallgren, Jeffrey M Morris, Alan E Bland, Patrick Richards, Jesse D Newcomer, Patricia Colberg
  • Patent number: 10376837
    Abstract: Methods and systems to achieve clean fuel processing systems in which carbon dioxide emissions (1) from sources (2) may be processed in at least one processing reactor (4) containing a plurality of chemoautotrophic bacteria (5) which can convert the carbon dioxide emissions into biomass (6) which may then be used for various products (21) such as biofuels, fertilizer, feedstock, or the like. Bacteria that reduce oxidized nitrogenous species (13) may be used to supply reduced nitrogenous compounds to the chemoautotrophic bacteria (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: The University of Wyoming Research Corporation
    Inventors: Karen E. Wawrousek, Patrick Richards, Tengyan Zhang, Alan E. Bland
  • Publication number: 20180001256
    Abstract: Methods and systems to achieve clean fuel processing systems in which carbon dioxide emissions (1) from sources (2) may be processed in at least one processing reactor (4) containing a plurality of chemoautotrophic bacteria (5) which can convert the carbon dioxide emissions into biomass (6) which may then be used for various products (21) such as biofuels, fertilizer, feedstock, or the like. Sulfate reducing bacteria (13) may be used to supply sulfur containing compounds to the chemoautotrophic bacteria (5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2017
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventors: Song Jin, Paul Fallgren, Jeffrey M. Morris, Alan E. Bland, Patrick Richards, Jesse D. Newcomer, Patricia Colberg
  • Patent number: 9764279
    Abstract: Methods and systems to achieve clean fuel processing systems in which carbon dioxide emissions (1) from sources (2) may be processed in at least one processing reactor (4) containing a plurality of chemoautotrophic bacteria (5) which can convert the carbon dioxide emissions into biomass (6) which may then be used for various products (21) such as biofuels, fertilizer, feedstock, or the like. Sulfate reducing bacteria (13) may be used to supply sulfur containing compounds to the chemoautotrophic bacteria (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: The University of Wyoming Research Corporation
    Inventors: Song Jin, Paul Fallgren, Jeffrey M. Morris, Alan E. Bland, Patrick Richards, Jesse D. Newcomer, Patricia Colberg
  • Patent number: 9598653
    Abstract: Efficient coal pre-processing systems (69) integrated with gasification, oxy-combustion, and power plant systems include a drying chamber (28), a volatile metal removal chamber (30), recirculated gases, including recycled carbon dioxide (21), nitrogen (6), and gaseous exhaust (60) for increasing the efficiencies and lowering emissions in various coal processing systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: The University of Wyoming Research Corporation
    Inventors: Alan E. Bland, Kumar Muthusami Sellakumar, Jesse D. Newcomer
  • Publication number: 20160102260
    Abstract: Efficient coal pre-processing systems (69) integrated with gasification, oxy-combustion, and power plant systems include a drying chamber (28), a volatile metal removal chamber (30), recirculated gases, including recycled carbon dioxide (21), nitrogen (6), and gaseous exhaust (60) for increasing the efficiencies and lowering emissions in various coal processing systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2015
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventors: Alan E. Bland, Kumar Muthusami Sellakumar, Jesse D. Newcomer
  • Patent number: 9295973
    Abstract: A sorbent for CO2 wherein K2CO3 is supported on FeOOH.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: the University of Wyoming
    Inventors: Maohong Fan, Bo-Tao Zhang, Alan E. Bland, Armistead Russell
  • Publication number: 20160030884
    Abstract: Methods and systems to achieve clean fuel processing systems in which carbon dioxide emissions (1) from sources (2) may be processed in at least one processing reactor (4) containing a plurality of chemoautotrophic bacteria (5) which can convert the carbon dioxide emissions into biomass (6) which may then be used for various products (21) such as biofuels, fertilizer, feedstock, or the like. Bacteria that reduce oxidized nitrogenous species (13) may be used to supply reduced nitrogenous compounds to the chemoautotrophic bacteria (5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Karen E. Wawrousek, Patrick Richards, Tengyan Zhang, Alan E. Bland
  • Publication number: 20160032331
    Abstract: Methods and systems for the biological conversion of pretreated or solubilized coal or waste coal into biofuels. Coal (10) may be pretreated perhaps in a pretreatment reactor (13). Pretreated coal or even solubilized coal may be introduced into a processing reactor such as a bioreactor (16) containing a plurality of microorganisms (9) such as oleaginous microorganisms which can convert at least some of the pretreated or solubilized coal into lipids (19) or biomass (18), which then may be used directly or as a precursor for various products such as biofuels, feedstock, or the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Karen E. Wawrousek, Patrick Richards, Alan E. Bland
  • Patent number: 9181509
    Abstract: Efficient coal pre-processing systems (69) integrated with gasification, oxy-combustion, and power plant systems include a drying chamber (28), a volatile metal removal chamber (30), recirculated gases, including recycled carbon dioxide (21), nitrogen (6), and gaseous exhaust (60) for increasing the efficiencies and lowering emissions in various coal processing systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: University of Wyoming Research Corporation
    Inventors: Alan E. Bland, Kumar Muthusami Sellakumar, Jesse D. Newcomer
  • Publication number: 20120056431
    Abstract: Efficient coal pre-processing systems (69) integrated with gasification, oxy-combustion, and power plant systems include a drying chamber (28), a volatile metal removal chamber (30), recirculated gases, including recycled carbon dioxide (21), nitrogen (6), and gaseous exhaust (60) for increasing the efficiencies and lowering emissions in various coal processing systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2010
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Applicant: The University of Wyoming Research Corporation d/b/a Western Research Institute
    Inventors: Alan E. Bland, Kumar Muthusami Sellakumar, Jesse D. Newcomer
  • Patent number: 8127839
    Abstract: Systems for enhanced in-situ or perhaps even ex-situ biogenic methane production from hydrocarbon-bearing formations (1) including coal seam, oil shale, coal, coal derivates and the like are presented in embodiments such as but not limited to: increasing and perhaps even selection of microbial populations (2), amending CBM water and other microbe-containing media, diminishing sulfate reduction competition, enhancing organic matter concentrations and generation of biogenic methane (10), universally treating hydrocarbon-bearing formations, and introducing amendments (3) to hydrocarbon-bearing formations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: University of Wyoming Research Corporation
    Inventors: Song Jin, Alan E. Bland
  • Publication number: 20120003705
    Abstract: Methods and systems to achieve clean fuel processing systems in which carbon dioxide emissions (1) from fossil fuel consumption sources (2) may be processed in at least one processing reactor (4) containing a plurality of chemoautotrophic bacteria (5) which can convert the carbon dioxide emissions into biomass (6) which may then be used for various products (21) such as biofuels, fertilizer, feedstock, or the like. Sulfate reducing bacteria (13) may be used to supply sulfur containing compounds to the chemoautotrophic bacteria (5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2010
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Applicant: The University of Wyoming Research Corporation d/b/a Western Research Institute
    Inventors: Song Jin, Paul Fallgren, Jeffrey M. Morris, Alan E. Bland, Patick Richards, Jesse D. Newcomer, Patricia Colberg
  • Publication number: 20110027849
    Abstract: Systems for enhanced in-situ or perhaps even ex-situ biogenic methane production from hydrocarbon-bearing formations (1) including coal seam, oil shale, coal, coal derivates and the like are presented in embodiments such as but not limited to: increasing and perhaps even selection of microbial populations (2), amending CBM water and other microbe-containing media, diminishing sulfate reduction competition, enhancing organic matter concentrations and generation of biogenic methane (10), universally treating hydrocarbon-bearing formations, and introducing amendments (3) to hydrocarbon-bearing formations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2010
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Applicant: University of Wyoming Research Corporation d/b/a Western Research Institute
    Inventors: Song Jin, Alan E. Bland
  • Patent number: 7832475
    Abstract: Systems for enhanced in-situ or perhaps even ex-situ biogenic methane production from hydrocarbon-bearing formations (1) including coal seam, oil shale, coal, coal derivates and the like are presented in embodiments such as but not limited to: increasing and perhaps even selection of microbial populations (2), amending CBM water and other microbe-containing media, diminishing sulfate reduction competition, enhancing organic matter concentrations and generation of biogenic methane (10), universally treating hydrocarbon-bearing formations, and introducing amendments (3) to hydrocarbon-bearing formations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2010
    Assignee: University of Wyoming Research Corporation
    Inventors: Song Jin, Alan E. Bland, Herbert S. Price
  • Patent number: 7625428
    Abstract: Generally, systems for air and water purification using unpowered charged sorbent mediums (3) which may include layered double hydroxide (LDH) (1) compositions, lignin (2), and methods of sorbing inorganic or organic material(s) onto such mediums, including anionic contaminants (10), cationic contaminants (11), non-ionic organic contaminants (20), and even biological agents (7) such as bacteria or viruses present in liquids or gases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2009
    Assignee: The University of Wyoming Research Corporation
    Inventors: Song Jin, Alan E. Bland, Terry H. Brown
  • Publication number: 20090246849
    Abstract: Systems for enhanced in-situ or perhaps even ex-situ biogenic methane production from hydrocarbon-bearing formations (1) including coal seam, oil shale, coal, coal derivates and the like are presented in embodiments such as but not limited to: increasing and perhaps even selection of microbial populations (2), amending CBM water and other microbe-containing media, diminishing sulfate reduction competition, enhancing organic matter concentrations and generation of biogenic methane (10), universally treating hydrocarbon-bearing formations, and introducing amendments (3) to hydrocarbon-bearing formations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2006
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Applicant: University of Wyoming Research corporation d/b/a Western Research Institute
    Inventors: Song Jin, Alan E. Bland, Herbert S. Price