Patents by Inventor Bill Richardson

Bill Richardson 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).

  • Cost control for COcapture
    Patent number: 8951489
    Abstract: A flue gas treatment process and system is presented. The system includes a fan capable of moving a flue gas through a flue gas desulfurizer, direct contact cooler, and CO2 absorber, without the need for a booster fan. The system also includes a direct contact cooler and CO2 absorber that are configured to withstand gas conditions present at the flue gas desulfurizer exit. When the direct contact cooler and CO2 absorber are shutdown, the speed of the fan is lowered and the flue gas continues to flow through the cooler and CO2 absorber and out a chimney. The overall cost of installing, operating, and maintaining the system is lower than that of conventional processes and systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Fluor Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Jonathan Priest, Bill Richardson, Dennis W. Johnson
  • COST CONTROL FOR CO2 CAPTURE
    Publication number: 20140140914
    Abstract: A flue gas treatment process and system is presented. The system includes a fan capable of moving a flue gas through a flue gas desulfurizer, direct contact cooler, and CO2 absorber, without the need for a booster fan. The system also includes a direct contact cooler and CO2 absorber that are configured to withstand gas conditions present at the flue gas desulfurizer exit. When the direct contact cooler and CO2 absorber are shutdown, the speed of the fan is lowered and the flue gas continues to flow through the cooler and CO2 absorber and out a chimney. The overall cost of installing, operating, and maintaining the system is lower than that of conventional processes and systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2012
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Inventors: Jonathan Priest, Bill Richardson, Dennis W. Johnson