Patents by Inventor Arto J. Groehn

Arto J. Groehn 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).

  • Apparatus and method for recovery of material
    Patent number: 10829834
    Abstract: Systems and methods for recovering material from a gas phase are provided. Exemplary systems include a moving bed of particles onto which material can be deposited. The systems can operate in a continuous or semi-continuous mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO A Body Corporate
    Inventors: Alan W. Weimer, Aaron W. Palumbo, Illias Hischier, Arto J. Groehn, Boris A. Chubukov, Scott C. Rowe, Richard Fisher
  • Carbothermal reduction reactor system, components thereof, and methods of using same
    Patent number: 10400309
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and components suitable for carbothermal reduction processes are disclosed. Exemplary systems include a reactor, such as hybrid solarthermal-electric reactor, a solar thermal reactor, an electric reactor, or a reactor heated by gas combustion, a pellet source, a gas reactant source, and a vacuum source. The reactor can operate as a moving bed or pseudo moving bed reactor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, A Body Corporate
    Inventors: Alan W. Weimer, Aaron Palumbo, Illias Hischier, Boris A. Chubukov, Scott C. Rowe, Richard Fisher, Arto J. Groehn
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RECOVERY OF MATERIAL
    Publication number: 20180195148
    Abstract: Systems and methods for recovering material from a gas phase are provided. Exemplary systems include a moving bed of particles onto which material can be deposited. The systems can operate in a continuous or semi-continuous mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2016
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Inventors: Alan W. Weimer, Aaron W. Palumbo, Illias Hischier, Arto J. Groehn, Boris A. Chubukov, Scott C. Rowe, Richard Fisher