Patents by Inventor Arlin E. Gyberg

Arlin E. Gyberg 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).

  • Methods and apparatus for producing alkyl esters from lipid feed stocks and systems including same
    Patent number: 8686171
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and apparatus for producing alkyl esters from lipid feed stocks, such as plant oils and/or animal fats, and systems including the same. In an embodiment, the invention includes a process for producing alkyl esters including mixing a lipid feed stock with an alcohol to form a reaction mixture; and contacting the reaction mixture with a catalyst under supercritical conditions for the alcohol, the catalyst comprising an unmodified metal oxide selected from the group consisting of alumina, titania, zirconia, and hafnia, and removing residual free fatty acids from the reaction mixture. Other embodiments are included herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: McNeff Research Consultants, Inc.
    Inventors: Clayton V. McNeff, Larry C. McNeff, Arlin E. Gyberg, Bingwen Yan, Daniel Thomas Nowlan, Brian Krohn
  • METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING ALKYL ESTERS FROM LIPID FEED STOCKS AND SYSTEMS INCLUDING SAME
    Publication number: 20110172450
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and apparatus for producing alkyl esters from lipid feed stocks, such as plant oils and/or animal fats, and systems including the same. In an embodiment, the invention includes a process for producing alkyl esters including mixing a lipid feed stock with an alcohol to form a reaction mixture; and contacting the reaction mixture with a catalyst under supercritical conditions for the alcohol, the catalyst comprising an unmodified metal oxide selected from the group consisting of alumina, titania, zirconia, and hafnia, and removing residual free fatty acids from the reaction mixture. Other embodiments are included herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2011
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Inventors: Clayton V. McNeff, Larry C. McNeff, Arlin E. Gyberg, Bingwen Yan, Daniel Thomas Nowlan, Brian Krohn
  • Methods and apparatus for producing alkyl esters from lipid feed stocks and systems including same
    Patent number: 7897798
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and apparatus for producing alkyl esters from lipid feed stocks, such as plant oils and/or animal fats, and systems including the same. In an embodiment, the invention includes a process for producing alkyl esters including mixing a lipid feed stock with an alcohol to form a reaction mixture; and contacting the reaction mixture with a catalyst under supercritical conditions for the alcohol, the catalyst comprising an unmodified metal oxide selected from the group consisting of alumina, titania, zirconia, and hafnia, and removing residual free fatty acids from the reaction mixture. Other embodiments are included herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: McNeff Research Consultants, Inc.
    Inventors: Clayton V. McNeff, Larry C. McNeff, Arlin E. Gyberg, Bingwen Yan, Daniel Thomas Nowlan, Brian Krohn