Patents by Inventor Chris Joseph Villa

Chris Joseph Villa 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: 20130269251
    Abstract: A system including a feedstock supply system that includes a first pump configured to supply a first feedstock to a first gasifier along a first supply conduit, a second pump configured to supply a second feedstock to the first gasifier along a second supply conduit, and a pressure vessel disposed along a first conduit loop. The feedstock supply system is configured to circulate the first feedstock through the first conduit loop to raise a first pressure of the first feedstock to a first threshold pressure in the pressure vessel. The feedstock supply system is also configured to control a first transition from the second pump to the first pump after the first pressure reaches the first threshold pressure. The first transition includes a first change from the second feedstock to the first feedstock for supply to the first gasifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2012
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Ronald Frederick Tyree, Chris Joseph Villa