Patents by Inventor Charles Ogborn

Charles Ogborn 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).

  • Process and system for syngas production from biomass materials
    Patent number: 8845772
    Abstract: A process and system suitable for producing syngas from biomass materials. The process and system entail the compaction of a loose biomass material to remove air therefrom and form a compacted biomass material. The compacted biomass material is then introduced into a reactor and heated in the substantial absence of air so as not to combust the compacted biomass material. Instead, the compacted biomass material is heated to a temperature at which organic molecules within the compacted biomass material break down to form ash and gases comprising carbon monoxide and hydrogen gas. Thereafter, the carbon monoxide and hydrogen gas are released from the reactor, and the ash is removed from the reactor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Inventors: Peter J. Schubert, Charles Ogborn
  • PROCESS AND SYSTEM FOR SYNGAS PRODUCTION FROM BIOMASS MATERIALS
    Publication number: 20090183430
    Abstract: A process and system suitable for producing syngas from biomass materials. The process and system entail the compaction of a loose biomass material to remove air therefrom and form a compacted biomass material. The compacted biomass material is then introduced into a reactor and heated in the substantial absence of air so as not to combust the compacted biomass material. Instead, the compacted biomass material is heated to a temperature at which organic molecules within the compacted biomass material break down to form ash and gases comprising carbon monoxide and hydrogen gas. Thereafter, the carbon monoxide and hydrogen gas are released from the reactor, and the ash is removed from the reactor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2009
    Publication date: July 23, 2009
    Applicant: PACKER ENGINEERING, INC.
    Inventors: Peter J. Schubert, Charles Ogborn