Patents by Inventor Charles Terrel Adams

Charles Terrel Adams 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: 8220440
    Abstract: Systems and methods for production of fuel for an internal combustion engine are described herein. Systems may include a plasma reformer and an internal combustion engine. The plasma reformer may produce a gas stream from the liquid feed. The gas stream may include molecular hydrogen and carbon oxides. At least a portion of the gas stream may be provided to the internal combustion engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Tetros Innovations, LLC
    Inventor: Charles Terrel Adams
  • Patent number: 8211276
    Abstract: Systems and methods for production of fuel for an internal combustion engine are described herein. Systems may include a plasma reformer and an internal combustion engine. The plasma reformer may produce a plasma at pressures between about 0.3 atmospheres and about 5 atmospheres. The plasma reformer may produce a gas stream from the liquid feed. The gas stream may include molecular hydrogen and carbon oxides. At least a portion of the gas stream may be provided to an internal combustion engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: Tetros Innovations, LLC
    Inventor: Charles Terrel Adams
  • Patent number: 7946258
    Abstract: Systems and methods for production of fuel for an internal combustion engine are described herein. Systems may include a plasma reformer, a separation system and the internal combustion engine. The plasma reformer may produce a gas stream from the liquid feed. The gas stream may include molecular hydrogen and carbon oxides. The separation system may produce a hydrogen stream from the gas stream generated in the plasma reformer. At least a portion of the gas stream and at least a portion of the hydrogen stream may be provided to an internal combustion engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignee: Tetros Innovations, LLC
    Inventor: Charles Terrel Adams
  • Publication number: 20090035619
    Abstract: Systems and methods for production of molecular hydrogen are described herein. Systems may include a plasma reformer and an electrical swing adsorption system. The plasma reformer may produce a gas stream from the liquid feed. The gas stream may include molecular hydrogen and carbon oxides. The electrical swing adsorption system may produce a molecular hydrogen stream from the gas stream generated in the plasma reformer. The gas stream and/or molecular hydrogen may be used as a fuel in a fuel cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2007
    Publication date: February 5, 2009
    Inventor: Charles Terrel Adams
  • Publication number: 20080138676
    Abstract: Systems and methods for production of molecular hydrogen are described herein. Systems may include a plasma reformer and a membrane separation system. The plasma reformer may produce a gas stream from the liquid feed. The gas stream may include molecular hydrogen and carbon oxides. The membrane separation system may produce a molecular hydrogen stream from the gas stream generated in the plasma reformer. The gas stream and/or molecular hydrogen may be used as a fuel in a fuel cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2007
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Inventor: Charles Terrel Adams
  • Publication number: 20080135807
    Abstract: Systems and methods for production of fuel for an internal combustion engine are described herein. Systems may include a plasma reformer and an internal combustion engine. The plasma reformer may produce a gas stream from the liquid feed. The gas stream may include molecular hydrogen and carbon oxides. At least a portion of the gas stream may be provided to the internal combustion engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2007
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Inventor: Charles Terrel Adams
  • Publication number: 20080131744
    Abstract: Systems and methods for production of molecular hydrogen are described herein. Systems may include a low-temperature plasma reformer that includes a gas water shift catalyst. The low-temperature plasma reformer may produce a gas stream from the liquid feed. The gas stream may include molecular hydrogen and carbon oxides. Contact of the gas stream with the gas water shift catalyst may produce a molecular hydrogen enriched gas stream. The gas stream and/or molecular hydrogen enriched gas stream may be used as a fuel in a fuel cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2007
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Inventor: Charles Terrel Adams
  • Publication number: 20080128267
    Abstract: Systems and methods for production of fuel for an internal combustion engine are described herein. Systems may include a plasma reformer and an internal combustion engine. The plasma reformer may produce a plasma at pressures between about 0.3 atmospheres and about 5 atmospheres. The plasma reformer may produce a gas stream from the liquid feed. The gas stream may include molecular hydrogen and carbon oxides. At least a portion of the gas stream may be provided to an internal combustion engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2007
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Inventor: Charles Terrel Adams
  • Publication number: 20080131360
    Abstract: Systems and methods for production of molecular hydrogen are described herein. Systems may include a plasma reformer that generates plasma at a pressures ranging between about 0.3 atmospheres and about 5 atmospheres. The plasma reformer may produce a gas stream from the liquid feed. The gas stream may include molecular hydrogen and carbon oxides. The gas stream may be used as a fuel in a fuel cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2007
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Inventor: Charles Terrel Adams