Patents by Inventor Anders Hoff

Anders Hoff 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).

  • Publication number: 20230321589
    Abstract: An aqueous CO2 absorbent comprising a combination of 2-amino-2-methyl-1-propanol (AMP) and 3-aminopropanol (AP), or AMP and 4-aminobutanol (AB), is described. A method for capturing CO2 from a CO2 containing gas using the mentioned absorbent, and the use of a combination of AMP and AP, or a combination of AMP and AB are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Applicant: Aker Carbon Capture Norway AS
    Inventors: Karl Anders Hoff, Thor Mejdell, Inna Kim, Andreas Grimstvedt, Eirik Falck Da Silva
  • Publication number: 20200086267
    Abstract: An aqueous CO2 absorbent comprising a combination of 2-amino-2-methyl-1-propanol (AMP) and 3-aminopropanol (AP), or AMP and 4-aminobutanol (AB), is described. A method for capturing CO2 from a CO2 containing gas using the mentioned absorbent, and the use of a combination of AMP and AP, or a combination of AMP and AB are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Applicant: Aker Engineering & Technology AS
    Inventors: Karl Anders HOFF, Thor MEJDELL, Inna KIM, Andreas GRIMSTVEDT, Eirik Falck DA SILVA
  • Patent number: 10413860
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an absorbent, an absorbent system and a process for removing acidic gas such as CO2 from exhaust gases from fossil fuel fired power stations, from natural gas streams, from blast furnace oven off-gases in iron/steel plants, from cement plant exhaust gas and from reformer gases containing CO2 in mixtures with H2S and COS. The liquid absorbent, a mixture of amine and amino acid salt is contacted with a CO2 containing gas in an absorber and CO2 in the gas stream is absorbed into the liquid. The absorbed CO2 forms more than one type of solid precipitate in the liquid at different absorption stages. In a first absorption stage solid precipitate of amine bicarbonate is formed and is withdrawn as slurry from the bottom of a first absorber section. In a second absorption stage solid precipitate of alkali metal bicarbonate is formed and withdrawn as slurry at the bottom of a second absorber section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: SINTEF TTO AS
    Inventors: Ugochukwu E. Aronu, Inna Kim, Karl Anders Hoff, Aslak Einbu
  • Publication number: 20170106331
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an absorbent, an absorbent system and a process for removing acidic gas such as CO2 from exhaust gases from fossil fuel fired power stations, from natural gas streams, from blast furnace oven off-gases in iron/steel plants, from cement plant exhaust gas and from reformer gases containing CO2 in mixtures with H2S and COS. The liquid absorbent, a mixture of amine and amino acid salt is contacted with a CO2 containing gas in an absorber and CO2 in the gas stream is absorbed into the liquid. The absorbed CO2 forms more than one type of solid precipitate in the liquid at different absorption stages. In a first absorption stage solid precipitate of amine bicarbonate is formed and is withdrawn as slurry from the bottom of a first absorber section. In a second absorption stage solid precipitate of alkali metal bicarbonate is formed and withdrawn as slurry at the bottom of a second absorber section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2015
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Applicant: SINTEF TTO AS
    Inventors: Ugochukwu E. ARONU, Inna KIM, Karl Anders HOFF, Aslak EINBU
  • Publication number: 20150306538
    Abstract: An aqueous CO2 absorbent comprising a combination of 2-amino-2-methyl-1-propanol (AMP) and 3-aminopropanol (AP), or AMP and 4-aminobutanol (AB), is described. A method for capturing CO2 from a CO2 containing gas using the mentioned absorbent, and the use of a combination of AMP and AP, or a combination of AMP and AB are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2013
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Applicant: Aker Engineering & Technology AS
    Inventors: Karl Anders HOFF, Thor MEJDELL, Inna KIM, Andreas GRIMSTVEDT, Eirik Falck DA SILVA
  • Patent number: 8703082
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for capturing CO2 from exhaust gas in an absorber (A1), wherein the CO2 containing gas is passed through an aqueous absorbent slurry wherein said aqueous absorbent slurry comprises an inorganic alkali carbonate, bicarbonate and at least one of an absorption promoter and a catalyst, and wherein the CO2 is converted to solids by precipitation in the absorber, said slurry having the precipitated solids is conveyed to a separating device (F1), in which the solids are separated off, essentially all of at least one of the absorption promoter and catalyst is recycled together with the remaining aqueous phase to the absorber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Sinvent AS
    Inventors: Hallvard F. Svendsen, Finn Andrew Tobiesen, Thor Mejdell, Karl Anders Hoff
  • Publication number: 20120148466
    Abstract: A CO2 absorbent, comprising an aqueous solution of 2-amino-2-methylpropanol (AMP) and 1-(2-aminoethyl)-piperazine (AEP), wherein the molar concentration of AMP is between 4.5M and 2 M, and the molar concentration of AEP is between 0.5 M and 2 M, and a method for capturing CO2 using the absorbent, are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2010
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Inventors: Thor Mejdell, Karl Anders Hoff, Olav Juliussen, Hallvard F. Svendsen, Andrew Tobiesen, Terje Vassbotn
  • Patent number: 7993433
    Abstract: The invention relates to a new method for removing and recovering of acid gases from a gaseous mixture in an absorption plant by adding an organic acid to a stream of the rich absorbent in the desorber in order to release acid gas by shifting the acid gas equilibrium towards the gas side, and the organic acid is subsequently separated from the absorbent. With this method, the energy consumption of the process is substantially reduced. The invention also relates to an apparatus for performing this method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: NTNU Technology Transfer AS
    Inventors: Hallvard F. Svendsen, Finn Andrew Tobiesen, Thor Mejdell, Karl Anders Hoff, Olav Juliussen
  • Patent number: 7941175
    Abstract: A method, system, and apparatus enables lower priority (e.g., access response) messages to be transmitted instead of higher priority (e.g., paging) messages when the lower priority messages become too backlogged in an environment in which the two types of messages share a given capacity. In other words, when an overload situation is detected, the shared capacity is regulated by ensuring that the lower priority messages have at least some bandwidth. For example, if (i) the lower priority messages reach a predetermined number or (ii) a particular lower priority message has been waiting a predetermined period of time, then at least a portion of the higher priority messages are diverted (e.g., delayed or deleted). In one embodiment, the higher priority messages that are initially diverted are a lowest priority subset of the higher priority messages. In another embodiment, a highest priority subset of the lower priority messages are transmitted first as capacity is made available.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2011
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (PUBL)
    Inventors: Anders Hoff, Anders Lundström
  • Publication number: 20100092359
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for capturing CO2 from exhaust gas in an absorber (A1), wherein the CO2 containing gas is passed through an aqueous absorbent slurry wherein said aqueous absorbent slurry comprises an inorganic alkali carbonate, bicarbonate and at least one of an absorption promoter and a catalyst, and wherein the CO2 is converted to solids by precipitation in the absorber, said slurry having the precipitated solids is conveyed to a separating device (F1), in which the solids are separated off, essentially all of at least one of the absorption promoter and catalyst is recycled together with the remaining aqueous phase to the absorber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2007
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Inventors: Hallvard F. Svendsen, Finn Andrew Tobiesen, Thor Mejdell, Karl Anders Hoff
  • Publication number: 20090293722
    Abstract: The invention relates to a new method for removing and recovering of acid gases from a gaseous mixture in an absorption plant by adding an organic acid to a stream of the rich absorbent in the desorber in order to release acid gas by shifting the acid gas equilibrium towards the gas side, and the organic acid is subsequently separated from the absorbent. With this method, the energy consumption of the process is substantially reduced. The invention also relates to an apparatus for performing this method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2006
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Inventors: Hallvard F. Svendsen, Finn Andrew Tobiesen, Thor Mejdell, Karl Anders Hoff, Olav Juliussen
  • Patent number: 6597680
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method and system for quickly deallocating packet traffic channels. According to exemplary embodiments of the present invention, the capability of performing point-to-multipoint communications is provided on the PTCH by defining a multicast address that all mobiles read. Through the use of a multicast address, a plurality of mobile stations can simultaneously be notified of the termination of PTCH services. As a result, the network can reallocate PTCH resources in a minimum amount of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2003
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Jan Lindskog, Gunnar Rydnell, Anders Lundström, Anders Hoff
  • Patent number: 6175557
    Abstract: A method for transmitting messages using an efficient communications link protocol over an air interface of a cellular communications system is disclosed. A frame in the protocol is divided into a plurality of sections including a header section and a data section. The header section contains a field which indicates what type of information is contained in the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2001
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: John Diachina, Anthony Sammarco, Anders Hoff
  • Patent number: 5734645
    Abstract: A method for transmitting messages using an efficient communications link protocol over an air interface of a cellular communications system is disclosed. A frame in the protocol is divided into a plurality of sections including a header section and a data section. The header section contains a field which indicates what type of information is contained in the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 1994
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1998
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson
    Inventors: A. Krister Raith, John Diachina, Bengt Persson, Anthony Sammarco, Anders Hoff
  • Patent number: 5655215
    Abstract: A method for transmitting messages using an efficient communications link protocol over an air interface of a cellular communications system is disclosed. A frame in the protocol is divided into a plurality of sections including a header section and a data section. The header section contains a field which indicates what type of information is contained in the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 5, 1997
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson
    Inventors: John Diachina, Anthony Sammarco, Anders Hoff