Patents by Inventor Andrew McFarlan

Andrew McFarlan 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).

  • Reactor and method for ablative centrifuge pyrolysis
    Patent number: 11834611
    Abstract: A reactor and a method for centrifuge pyrolysis of a feedstock. The reactor may comprise a cylindrical reactor vessel, a heated surface, a cylindrical rotor and rotor blades and is configured to provide centrifugal force and axial propagation to a solid feedstock for centrifuge pyrolysis. A method for centrifuge pyrolysis is also provided. The method may comprise providing a reactor, providing a feedstock, producing heat in the inner wall of the reactor, rotating a rotor of the reactor and collecting the pyrolysis product. The reactor and the method of the invention may be used for ablative centrifuge pyrolysis of feedstock. The feedstock may be any organic feedstock such as biomass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Inventors: Murlidhar Gupta, Andrew McFarlan, Fernando Preto, Karam Khosa
  • REACTOR AND METHOD FOR ABLATIVE CENTRIFUGE PYROLYSIS
    Publication number: 20220081619
    Abstract: A reactor and a method for centrifuge pyrolysis of a feedstock. The reactor may comprise a cylindrical reactor vessel, a heated surface, a cylindrical rotor and rotor blades and is configured to provide centrifugal force and axial propagation to a solid feedstock for centrifuge pyrolysis. A method for centrifuge pyrolysis is also provided. The method may comprise providing a reactor, providing a feedstock, producing heat in the inner wall of the reactor, rotating a rotor of the reactor and collecting the pyrolysis product. The reactor and the method of the invention may be used for ablative centrifuge pyrolysis of feedstock. The feedstock may be any organic feedstock such as biomass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2020
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: Murlidhar GUPTA, Andrew MCFARLAN, Fernando PRETO, Karam KHOSA
  • Production of hydrogen from oxygenated hydrocarbons
    Patent number: 8673262
    Abstract: The invention provides a process of producing hydrogen that involves aqueous phase reforming of an oxygenated hydrocarbon, preferably one obtained from a renewable source such as biomass. The reaction is carried out in the absence of electrolytes and in the presence of a dispersed particulate heterogeneous catalyst. The reaction is carried out under pressure and relatively low temperature in a stirred tank reactor, preferably a continuous stirred tank reactor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Her Majesty the Queen in right of Canada, as represented by the Minister of Natural Resources
    Inventors: Jacques Monnier, Yi Zhang, Andrew McFarlan
  • PRODUCTION OF HYDROGEN FROM OXYGENATED HYDROCARBONS
    Publication number: 20110027169
    Abstract: The invention provides a process of producing hydrogen that involves aqueous phase reforming of an oxygenated hydrocarbon, preferably one obtained from a renewable source such as biomass. The reaction is carried out in the absence of electrolytes and in the presence of a dispersed particulate heterogeneous catalyst. The reaction is carried out under pressure and relatively low temperature in a stirred tank reactor, preferably a continuous stirred tank reactor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2009
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Applicant: HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN IN RIGHT OF CANADA AS REPRE- SENTED BY THE MINISTER OF
    Inventors: Jacques Monnier, Yi Zhang, Andrew McFarlan