Patents by Inventor Andrew Charles Beath

Andrew Charles Beath 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: 7430869
    Abstract: A system comprising a compressor (10) having an inlet stream (25) and an outlet stream (26), a pre-heater (12) having a process inlet stream (29) and a process outlet stream (31), a catalytic combustor (13) having an inlet stream (32) and an outlet stream (33) and containing an catalyst, and a turbine (14) having an inlet stream (34) and an outlet stream (35), wherein, the outlet stream (26) of the compressor(10) is connected to the process inlet stream (29) of the pre-heater (12), the process outlet stream (31) of the pre-heater (12) is connected to the inlet stream (32) of the catalytic combustor (13). The outlet stream (33) of the catalytic combustor (13) is connected to the inlet stream (34) of the turbine (14). During operation of the system, the inlet stream (25) of the compressor (10) has a substantially constant and low concentration of fuel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2008
    Assignee: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
    Inventors: Shi Su, Andrew Charles Beath, Clifford William Mallett