Patents by Inventor Alisdair Alan McLean

Alisdair Alan McLean 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).

  • Low temperature gasification facility with a horizontally oriented gasifier
    Patent number: 9109172
    Abstract: A low-temperature gasification system comprising a horizontally oriented gasifier is provided that optimizes the extraction of gaseous molecules from carbonaceous feedstock while minimizing waste heat. The system comprises a plurality of integrated subsystems that work together to convert municipal solid waste (MSW) into electricity. The subsystems comprised by the low-temperature gasification system are: a Municipal Solid Waste Handling System; a Plastics Handling System; a Horizontally Oriented Gasifier with Lateral Transfer Units System; a Gas Reformulating System; a Heat Recycling System; a Gas Conditioning System; a Residue Conditioning System; a Gas Homogenization System and a Control System.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: PLASCO ENERGY GROUP INC.
    Inventors: Andreas Tsangaris, Kenneth Craig Campbell, Douglas Michael Feasby, Thomas Edward Wagler, Alisdair Alan McLean, Scott Douglas Basham, Mao Pei Cui, Zhiyuan Shen, Ashish Chotaliya, Nipun Soni, Geoffrey Dobbs, Pascale Bonnie Marceau, Xiaoping Zou
  • LOW TEMPERATURE GASIFICATION FACILITY WITH A HORIZONTALLY ORIENTED GASIFIER
    Publication number: 20130269252
    Abstract: A low-temperature gasification system comprising a horizontally oriented gasifier is provided that optimizes the extraction of gaseous molecules from carbonaceous feedstock while minimizing waste heat. The system comprises a plurality of integrated subsystems that work together to convert municipal solid waste (MSW) into electricity. The subsystems comprised by the low-temperature gasification system are: a Municipal Solid Waste Handling System; a Plastics Handling System; a Horizontally Oriented Gasifier with Lateral Transfer Units System; a Gas Reformulating System; a Heat Recycling System; a Gas Conditioning System; a Residue Conditioning System; a Gas Homogenization System and a Control System.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2012
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Inventors: Andreas Tsangaris, Kenneth Craig Campbell, Douglas Michael Feasby, Thomas Edward Wagler, Alisdair Alan McLean, Scott Douglas Basham, Mao Pei Cui, Zhiyuan Shen, Ashish Chotaliya, Nipun Soni, Geoffrey Dobbs, Pascale Bonnie Marceau, Xiaoping Zou
  • Low temperature gasification facility with a horizontally oriented gasifier
    Patent number: 8372169
    Abstract: A low-temperature gasification system comprising a horizontally oriented gasifier is provided that optimizes the extraction of gaseous molecules from carbonaceous feedstock while minimizing waste heat. The system comprises a plurality of integrated subsystems that work together to convert municipal solid waste (MSW) into electricity. The subsystems comprised by the low-temperature gasification system are: a Municipal Solid Waste Handling System; a Plastics Handling System; a Horizontally Oriented Gasifier with Lateral Transfer Units System; a Gas Reformulating System; a Heat Recycling System; a Gas Conditioning System; a Residue Conditioning System; a Gas Homogenization System and a Control System.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: Plasco Energy Group Inc.
    Inventors: Andreas Tsangaris, Scott Douglas Basham, Kenneth Craig Campbell, Ashish Chotaliya, Mao Pei Cui, Geofrey Dobbs, Douglas Michael Feasby, Pascale Bonnie Marceau, Alisdair Alan McLean, Zhiyuan Shen, Nipun Soni, Thomas Edward Wagler, Xiaoping Zou, Margaret Swain
  • Control system for the conversion of carbonaceous feedstock into gas
    Patent number: 8306665
    Abstract: The present invention provides a control system for the conversion of carbonaceous feedstock into a gas. In particular, the control system is designed to be configurable for use in controlling one or more processes implemented in, and/or by, a gasification system for the conversion of such feedstock into a gas, which may be used for one or more downstream applications. Gasification processes controllable by different embodiments of the disclosed control system may include in various combinations, a converter, a residue conditioner, a recuperator and/or heat exchanger system, one or more gas conditioners, a gas homogenization system and one or more downstream applications. The control system operatively controls various local, regional and/or global processes related to the overall gasification process, and thereby adjusts various control parameters thereof adapted to affect these processes for a selected result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Plasco Energy Group Inc.
    Inventors: Andreas Tsangaris, Kenneth Craig Campbell, Douglas Michael Feasby, Alisdair Alan McLean