Patents by Inventor Carmine Richard Gagliardi

Carmine Richard Gagliardi 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).

  • Patent number: 8980204
    Abstract: A process for the clean-up of a crude syngas stream having widely varying composition and particulate load. The process includes quenching the crude syngas stream with a liquid stream to cool the syngas stream and remove particulates, tars and heavier hydrocarbon compounds. The process further includes co-scrubbing the syngas stream to remove both HCl and NH3 from the syngas stream, removing particulate matter from the syngas stream, and removing sulfur from the syngas stream. A syngas treatment system is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Gowri Krishnamurthy, Charles Roland Higdon, III, Christine Peck Kretz, Carmine Richard Gagliardi, Kevin M. Duffy, Kuo-Kuang Hsu
  • Publication number: 20120128560
    Abstract: A process for the clean-up of a crude syngas stream having widely varying composition and particulate load. The process includes quenching the crude syngas stream with a liquid stream to cool the syngas stream and remove particulates, tars and heavier hydrocarbon compounds. The process further includes co-scrubbing the syngas stream to remove both HCl and NH3 from the syngas stream, removing particulate matter from the syngas stream, and removing sulfur from the syngas stream. A syngas treatment system is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2011
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Applicant: AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Gowri Krishnamurthy, Charles Roland Higdon, III, Christine Peck Kretz, Carmine Richard Gagliardi, Kevin M. Duffy, Kuo-Kuang Hsu