Patents by Inventor Brock Alan Forrest

Brock Alan Forrest 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).

  • Publication number: 20240084721
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to cogeneration of power and one or more chemical entities through operation of a power production cycle and treatment of a stream comprising carbon monoxide and hydrogen. A cogeneration process can include carrying out a power production cycle, providing a heated stream comprising carbon monoxide and hydrogen, cooling the heated stream comprising carbon monoxide and hydrogen against at least one stream in the power production cycle so as to provide heating to the power production cycle, and carrying out at least one purification step so as to provide a purified stream comprising predominately hydrogen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Xijia Lu, Brock Alan Forrest, Navid Rafati
  • Patent number: 11897765
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods whereby products can be prepared in a manner that adds value to the products beyond the market value of such products, and the present disclosure further provides methods for optimizing production of products toward processes that yield a positive net result. The methods for preparing a product can utilize a synthesized oxide compound and, depending upon the order of combination, can modify the synthesized oxide compound by combination with both of carbon dioxide and a secondary component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: 8 RIVERS CAPITAL, LLC
    Inventors: Glenn William Brown, Jr., Brock Alan Forrest, Damian Beauchamp
  • Patent number: 11859517
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to cogeneration of power and one or more chemical entities through operation of a power production cycle and treatment of a stream comprising carbon monoxide and hydrogen. A cogeneration process can include carrying out a power production cycle, providing a heated stream comprising carbon monoxide and hydrogen, cooling the heated stream comprising carbon monoxide and hydrogen against at least one stream in the power production cycle so as to provide heating to the power production cycle, and carrying out at least one purification step so as to provide a purified stream comprising predominately hydrogen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: 8 Rivers Capital, LLC
    Inventors: Xijia Lu, Brock Alan Forrest, Navid Rafati
  • Patent number: 11846232
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods for power production. In particular, the systems and methods utilize the addition of heat to an expanded turbine exhaust stream in order to increase the available quantity of heat for recuperation and use therein for heating a compressed carbon dioxide stream for recycle back to a combustor of the power production system and method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: 8 Rivers Capital, LLC
    Inventor: Brock Alan Forrest
  • Publication number: 20230226487
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods useful in capture of one more moieties (e.g., carbon dioxide) from a gas stream (i.e., direct air capture). In various embodiments, the systems and methods can utilize at least a scrubbing unit, a regeneration unit, and an electrolysis unit whereby an alkali solution can be used to strip the moiety (e.g., carbon dioxide) from the gas stream, the removed moiety can be regenerated and optionally purified for capture or other use, and a formed salt can be subjected to electrolysis to recycle the alkali solution back to the scrubber for re-use with simultaneous production of one or more further chemicals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2023
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventors: Xijia Lu, Brock Alan Forrest, Miles R. Palmer
  • Publication number: 20230219036
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a systems and methods for improved removal of one or more species in a process stream, such as combustion product stream formed in a power production process. The systems and methods particularly can include contacting the process stream with an advanced oxidant and with water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2022
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Inventors: Xijia Lu, Brock Alan Forrest, Mohammad Rafati, Damian Beauchamp, David Freed
  • Publication number: 20230127569
    Abstract: The present invention relates to systems and methods for controlling a power production plant and optionally providing a one or more product streams for an end use thereof. Control of a power production plant specifically can include executing one or more functions effective for adjusting a heat profile of a heat exchange unit (HEU) operating with a plurality of streams passing therethrough. This can include implementing a control function that alters a flow of one or more of the plurality of streams by adding flow to or withdrawing flow one or more of the plurality of streams at an intermediate temperature range within the HEU at a point that is positioned between a first end and a second end of the HEU.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2022
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Inventors: Brock Alan Forrest, Xijia Lu, Jeremy Eron Fetvedt, Navid Rafati
  • Patent number: 11572828
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods wherein power production can be achieved with combustion of a fuel utilizing flameless combustion. A fuel may be combusted in a combustor/turbine in a substantially flameless operation to produce a combustion product stream that can be expanded for power generation. After expansion, the output stream can be treated to generate a recycle CO2 stream into which an oxidant can be input. The recycle CO2 stream including the oxidant can be injected into the combustor/turbine to effect combustion in a substantially flameless state. Various control schemes can be implemented to automatically control the concentration of oxygen present in the recycle CO2 stream that is injected into the combustor/turbine in order to achieve and/or maintain substantially flameless combustion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: 8 Rivers Capital, LLC
    Inventors: Jeremy Eron Fetvedt, Brock Alan Forrest
  • Patent number: 11559766
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods useful in capture of one more moieties (e.g., carbon dioxide) from a gas stream (i.e., direct air capture). In various embodiments, the systems and methods can utilize at least a scrubbing unit, a regeneration unit, and an electrolysis unit whereby an alkali solution can be used to strip the moiety (e.g., carbon dioxide) from the gas stream, the removed moiety can be regenerated and optionally purified for capture or other use, and a formed salt can be subjected to electrolysis to recycle the alkali solution back to the scrubber for re-use with simultaneous production of one or more further chemicals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: 8 Rivers Capital, LLC
    Inventors: Xijia Lu, Brock Alan Forrest, Miles R. Palmer
  • Patent number: 11549433
    Abstract: The present invention relates to systems and methods for controlling a power production plant and optionally providing a one or more product streams for an end use thereof. Control of a power production plant specifically can include executing one or more functions effective for adjusting a heat profile of a heat exchange unit (HEU) operating with a plurality of streams passing therethrough. This can include implementing a control function that alters a flow of one or more of the plurality of streams by adding flow to or withdrawing flow one or more of the plurality of streams at an intermediate temperature range within the HEU at a point that is positioned between a first end and a second end of the HEU.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: 8 Rivers Capital, LLC
    Inventors: Brock Alan Forrest, Xijia Lu, Jeremy Eron Fetvedt, Navid Rafati
  • Publication number: 20220298969
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods that provide power generation using predominantly CO2 as a working fluid. In particular, the present disclosure provides for the use of a portion of the heat of compression from a CO2 compressor as the additive heating necessary to increase the overall efficiency of a power production system and method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Rodney John Allam, Brock Alan Forrest, Jeremy Eron Fetvedt
  • Publication number: 20220298965
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods wherein a dilute hydrocarbon stream can be oxidized to impart added energy to a power production system. The oxidation can be carried out without substantial combustion of the hydrocarbons. In this manner, dilute hydrocarbon streams that would otherwise be required to undergo costly separation processes can be efficiently utilized for improving the power production system and method. Such systems and methods particularly can utilize dilute hydrocarbon stream including a significant amount of carbon dioxide, such as may be produced in hydrocarbon recovery process, such as enhanced oil recovery or conventional hydrocarbon recovery processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Brock Alan Forrest, Jeremy Eron Fetvedt, Peter Michael McGroddy
  • Publication number: 20220275759
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides for improving flame propagation in a combustor, particularly in a combustor for use in a power production system and method. At least one stream being passed into the combustor (e.g., a fuel, an oxidant, a diluent, a coolant, a working fluid, water, or steam) can be independently heated to a temperature that is about the autoignition temperature of the fuel or greater. Further, flame stabilization, including promoting ignition, can be improved as described herein through controlled addition of one or more NOx species into the combustor or combustion chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2019
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Inventors: Jeremy Eron Fetvedt, Brock Alan Forrest, Scott Thomas Martin, Xijia Lu
  • Publication number: 20220203297
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems for carbon capture in combination with production of one or more industrially useful materials. The disclosure also provides methods for carrying out carbon capture in combination with an industrial process. In particular, carbon capture can include carrying out calcination in a reactor, separation of carbon dioxide rich flue gases from industrially useful products, and capture of at least a portion of the carbon dioxide for sequestration of other use, such as enhanced oil recovery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventors: Xijia Lu, Brock Alan Forrest, Jeremy Eron Fetvedt, Navid Rafati
  • Patent number: 11365679
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods that provide power generation using predominantly CO2 as a working fluid. In particular, the present disclosure provides for the use of a portion of the heat of compression from a CO2 compressor as the additive heating necessary to increase the overall efficiency of a power production system and method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: 8 Rivers Capital, LLC
    Inventors: Rodney John Allam, Brock Alan Forrest, Jeremy Eron Fetvedt
  • Patent number: 11359541
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods wherein a dilute hydrocarbon stream can be oxidized to impart added energy to a power production system. The oxidation can be carried out without substantial combustion of the hydrocarbons. In this manner, dilute hydrocarbon streams that would otherwise be required to undergo costly separation processes can be efficiently utilized for improving the power production system and method. Such systems and methods particularly can utilize dilute hydrocarbon stream including a significant amount of carbon dioxide, such as may be produced in hydrocarbon recovery process, such as enhanced oil recovery or conventional hydrocarbon recovery processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: 8 RIVERS CAPITAL, LLC
    Inventors: Brock Alan Forrest, Jeremy Eron Fetvedt, Peter Michael McGroddy
  • Publication number: 20220105463
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods useful in capture of one more moieties (e.g., carbon dioxide) from a gas stream (i.e., direct air capture). In various embodiments, the systems and methods can utilize at least a scrubbing unit, a regeneration unit, and an electrolysis unit whereby an alkali solution can be used to strip the moiety (e.g., carbon dioxide) from the gas stream, the removed moiety can be regenerated and optionally purified for capture or other use, and a formed salt can be subjected to electrolysis to recycle the alkali solution back to the scrubber for re-use with simultaneous production of one or more further chemicals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventors: XIJIA LU, Brock Alan Forrest, Miles R. Palmer
  • Publication number: 20220099003
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to cogeneration of power and one or more chemical entities through operation of a power production cycle and treatment of a stream comprising carbon monoxide and hydrogen. A cogeneration process can include carrying out a power production cycle, providing a heated stream comprising carbon monoxide and hydrogen, cooling the heated stream comprising carbon monoxide and hydrogen against at least one stream in the power production cycle so as to provide heating to the power production cycle, and carrying out at least one purification step so as to provide a purified stream comprising predominately hydrogen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2020
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Xijia Lu, Brock Alan Forrest, Mohammad Rafati
  • Patent number: 11285437
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems for carbon capture in combination with production of one or more industrially useful materials. The disclosure also provides methods for carrying out carbon capture in combination with an industrial process. In particular, carbon capture can include carrying out calcination in a reactor, separation of carbon dioxide rich flue gases from industrially useful products, and capture of at least a portion of the carbon dioxide for sequestration of other use, such as enhanced oil recovery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: 8 Rivers Capital, LLC
    Inventors: Xijia Lu, Brock Alan Forrest, Jeremy Eron Fetvedt, Navid Rafati
  • Publication number: 20220074435
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods that are useful in control of one or more aspects of a power production plant. More particularly, the disclosure relates to power production plants and operation thereof utilizing a closed loop or semi-closed loop working fluid circuit. Inventory control through the working fluid circuit is provided through transfer of working fluid from a storage tank at one or positions between a plurality of compressors based upon at least one conditional input to a controller that is in a working arrangement with the working fluid circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: Jeremy Eron Fetvedt, Brock Alan Forrest