Patents by Inventor Chris Bonilha

Chris Bonilha 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: 20220412557
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to apparatuses and methods that are useful for one or more aspects of a power production plant. More particularly, the disclosure relates to combustor apparatuses and methods for a combustor adapted to utilize different fuel mixtures derived from gasification of a solid fuel. Combustion of the different fuel mixtures within the combustor can be facilitated by arranging elements of the combustor controlled so that a defined set of combustion characteristics remains substantially constant across a range of different fuel mixtures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Jeremy Eron Fetvedt, Xijia Lu, Brent Gregory, Chris Bonilha, James Lenertz, Stefan Tschirren, Hassan Abdulsater
  • Patent number: 11435077
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to apparatuses and methods that are useful for one or more aspects of a power production plant. More particularly, the disclosure relates to combustor apparatuses and methods for a combustor adapted to utilize different fuel mixtures derived from gasification of a solid fuel. Combustion of the different fuel mixtures within the combustor can be facilitated by arranging elements of the combustor controlled so that a defined set of combustion characteristics remains substantially constant across a range of different fuel mixtures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: 8 Rivers Capital, LLC
    Inventors: Jeremy Eron Fetvedt, Xijia Lu, Brent Gregory, Chris Bonilha, James Lenertz, Stefan Tschirren, Hassan Abdulsater
  • Publication number: 20210116126
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to apparatuses and methods that are useful for one or more aspects of a power production plant. More particularly, the disclosure relates to combustor apparatuses and methods for a combustor adapted to utilize different fuel mixtures derived from gasification of a solid fuel. Combustion of the different fuel mixtures within the combustor can be facilitated by arranging elements of the combustor controlled so that a defined set of combustion characteristics remains substantially constant across a range of different fuel mixtures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2020
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Inventors: Jeremy Eron Fetvedt, Xijia Lu, Brent Gregory, Chris Bonilha, James Lenertz, Stefan Tschirren, Hassan Abdulsater
  • Patent number: 10859264
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to apparatuses and methods that are useful for one or more aspects of a power production plant. More particularly, the disclosure relates to combustor apparatuses and methods for a combustor adapted to utilize different fuel mixtures derived from gasification of a solid fuel. Combustion of the different fuel mixtures within the combustor can be facilitated by arranging elements of the combustor controlled so that a defined set of combustion characteristics remains substantially constant across a range of different fuel mixtures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: 8 Rivers Capital, LLC
    Inventors: Jeremy Eron Fetvedt, Xijia Lu, Brent Gregory, Chris Bonilha, James Lenertz, Stefan Tschirren, Hassan Abdulsater
  • Publication number: 20180259183
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to apparatuses and methods that are useful for one or more aspects of a power production plant. More particularly, the disclosure relates to combustor apparatuses and methods for a combustor adapted to utilize different fuel mixtures derived from gasification of a solid fuel. Combustion of the different fuel mixtures within the combustor can be facilitated by arranging elements of the combustor controlled so that a defined set of combustion characteristics remains substantially constant across a range of different fuel mixtures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2018
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Inventors: Jeremy Eron Fetvedt, Xijia Lu, Brent Gregory, Chris Bonilha, James Lenertz, Stefan Tschirren, Hassan Abdulsater