Patents by Inventor Bradley D. Damstedt

Bradley D. Damstedt 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).

  • FLEXIBLE METHOD OF PARTIAL OXIDATION
    Publication number: 20230183063
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods of using a hot oxygen generator to respond to changes in the characteristic of the feed to a partial oxidation reactor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2021
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Lawrence E. Bool, Bradley D. Damstedt, Shrikar Chakravarti
  • STARTUP METHODS FOR OXIDATION REACTOR
    Publication number: 20230159329
    Abstract: In a reactor for partial oxidation of feedstock employing a hot oxygen stream that is generated by a suitable burner, the same burner that generates and provides the hot oxygen stream in full-scale partial oxidation operation can be employed in the starting-up of the partial oxidation reactor by suitable control of the characteristics of the feed to the burner, or of the pressures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2021
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Inventors: Bradley D. Damstedt, Lawrence E. Bool, Michael F. Riley
  • METHOD TO CONTROL SYNGAS COMPOSITION BY REACTOR TEMPERATURE
    Publication number: 20220234889
    Abstract: Disclosed is methodology for controlling the H2:CO ratio of the product produced in a partial oxidation reactor, by carrying out the partial oxidation under temperature conditions that produce less than maximum conversion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2021
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventors: Bradley D. Damstedt, Lawrence E. Bool
  • METHODS FOR CONTROLLING SYNGAS COMPOSITION
    Publication number: 20220234888
    Abstract: Disclosed is methodology for controlling the H2:CO ratio of the product produced in a partial oxidation reactor, by adjusting the properties of the product formed in the partial oxidation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2021
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventors: Bradley D. Damstedt, Lawrence E. Bool
  • METHODS OF OPERATIONAL FLEXIBILITY IN PARTIAL OXIDATION
    Publication number: 20220234887
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods for accommodating changes in the conditions of partial oxidation of hydrocarbonaceous feedstock by changing characteristics of the hot oxygen used in the partial oxidation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2021
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventors: Bradley D. Damstedt, Lawrence E. Bool
  • Fluidic burner with heat stability
    Patent number: 11313554
    Abstract: A burner comprises a central passageway and outlets for fuel and for stabilizing oxidant arranged peripherally around the central passageway, and comprises outlets within the burner through which biasing gas, such as gas comprising oxygen, can be injected to enable control of the direction of the flame that is generated by combustion of the fuel and the oxidant at the face of the burner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: Praxair Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Jesse E Cates, Bryan R Bielec, Larry E Cates, Bradley D Damstedt, Megha Jampani
  • FLUIDIC BURNER WITH HEAT STABILITY
    Publication number: 20200080720
    Abstract: A burner comprises a central passageway and outlets for fuel and for stabilizing oxidant arranged peripherally around the central passageway, and comprises outlets within the burner through which biasing gas, such as gas comprising oxygen, can be injected to enable control of the direction of the flame that is generated by combustion of the fuel and the oxidant at the face of the burner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Inventors: Jesse E Cates, Bryan R Bielec, Larry E Cates, Bradley D Damstedt, Megha Jampani
  • Burner with baffle
    Patent number: 10520187
    Abstract: In a burner in which fuel and gaseous oxidant are fed into the burner and combusted to produce a flame that extends out of an end of the burner, the noise produced by the burner is lessened by incorporating into the burner a baffle composed of a metal plate having a certain distribution of holes through the plate and a layer of metal filaments, and optionally a second metal plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: Praxair Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Poravee Orawannukul, Reh-Lin Chen, Bradley D Damstedt
  • Method for Enhancing Combustion Reactions in High Heat Transfer Environments
    Publication number: 20190017696
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of combusting a fuel gas with a stoichiometric or near stoichiometric amount of molecular oxygen in the presence of a controlled amount of a diluent to enhance the extent of combustion reactions in high heat transfer environment. The energy released is utilized to heat a fluid by direct contact with the flame. The diluent can be different from the fluid to be heated with respect to composition, temperature or pressure. The diluent can be same as or derived from the fluid to be heated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2018
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Inventors: Lawrence Bool, Kelly Fangmei Tian, Bradley D. Damstedt, Arthur W. Francis
  • NOISE REDUCTION IN BURNERS
    Publication number: 20190011125
    Abstract: In a burner in which fuel and gaseous oxidant are fed into the burner and combusted to produce a flame that extends out of an end of the burner, the noise produced by the burner is lessened by incorporating into the burner a baffle composed of a metal plate having a certain distribution of holes through the plate and a layer of metal filaments, and optionally a second metal plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2018
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Inventors: Poravee Orawannukul, Reh-Lin Chen, Bradley D. Damstedt