Patents by Inventor Brooke Ames

Brooke Ames 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).

  • High temperature methanol steam reforming catalyst
    Patent number: 12766490
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to a methanol reforming catalyst composition comprising a ZnO phase, present in the composition in an amount of 20-75 wt. %; a zinc-aluminum spinel phase, present in the composition in an amount of 20-60 wt. %; and a Cu dopant phase, present in the composition in an amount of 0.1-20 wt. %. In various embodiments, the methanol reforming catalyst can achieve stable high methanol conversion rates and high hydrogen production rates at high temperatures (>300° C.).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2026
    Assignee: CLARIANT INTERNATIONAL LTD
    Inventors: Yunyun Zhou, Jason Spencer, Brooke Ames, Yeping Cai
  • HIGH TEMPERATURE METHANOL STEAM REFORMING CATALYST
    Publication number: 20230398520
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to a methanol reforming catalyst composition comprising a ZnO phase, present in the composition in an amount of 20-75 wt. %; a zinc-aluminum spinel phase, present in the composition in an amount of 20-60 wt. %; and a Cu dopant phase, present in the composition in an amount of 0.1-20 wt. %. In various embodiments, the methanol reforming catalyst can achieve stable high methanol conversion rates and high hydrogen production rates at high temperatures (>300° C.).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2023
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Inventors: Yunyun Zhou, Jason Spencer, Brooke Ames, Yeping Cai