Patents by Inventor Daniel J. Fauth

Daniel J. Fauth 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: 8889589
    Abstract: A solid sorbent for the capture and the transport of carbon dioxide gas is provided having at least one first layer of a positively charged material that is polyethylenimine or poly(allylamine hydrochloride), that captures at least a portion of the gas, and at least one second layer of a negatively charged material that is polystyrenesulfonate or poly(acryclic acid), that transports the gas, wherein the second layer of material is in juxtaposition to, attached to, or crosslinked with the first layer for forming at least one bilayer, and a solid substrate support having a porous surface, wherein one or more of the bilayers is/are deposited on the surface of and/or within the solid substrate. A method of preparing and using the solid sorbent is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: West Virginia University
    Inventors: Bingyun Li, Bingbing Jiang, McMahan L. Gray, Daniel J. Fauth, Henry W. Pennline, George A. Richards
  • Publication number: 20140127104
    Abstract: A solid sorbent for the capture and the transport of carbon dioxide gas is provided having at least one first layer of a positively charged material that is polyethylenimine or poly(allylamine hydrochloride), that captures at least a portion of the gas, and at least one second layer of a negatively charged material that is polystyrenesulfonate or poly(acryclic acid), that transports the gas, wherein the second layer of material is in juxtaposition to, attached to, or crosslinked with the first layer for forming at least one bilayer, and a solid substrate support having a porous surface, wherein one or more of the bilayers is/are deposited on the surface of and/or within the solid substrate. A method of preparing and using the solid sorbent is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2014
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Bingyun Li, Bingbing Jiang, McMahan L. Gray, Daniel J. Fauth, Henry W. Pennline, George A. Richards
  • Patent number: 8658561
    Abstract: A solid sorbent for the capture and the transport of carbon dioxide gas is provided having at least one first layer of a positively charged material that is polyethylenimine or poly(allylamine hydrochloride), that captures at least a portion of the gas, and at least one second layer of a negatively charged material that is polystyrenesulfonate or poly(acryclic acid), that transports the gas, wherein the second layer of material is in juxtaposition to, attached to, or crosslinked with the first layer for forming at least one bilayer, and a solid substrate support having a porous surface, wherein one or more of the bilayers is/are deposited on the surface of and/or within the solid substrate. A method of preparing and using the solid sorbent is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: West Virginia University
    Inventors: Bingyun Li, Bingbing Jiang, McMahan L. Gray, Daniel J. Fauth, Henry W. Pennline, George A. Richards
  • Patent number: 8500854
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a CO2 absorption method using an amine-based solid sorbent for the removal of carbon dioxide from a gas stream. The method disclosed mitigates the impact of water loading on regeneration by utilizing a conditioner following the steam regeneration process, providing for a water loading on the amine-based solid sorbent following CO2 absorption substantially equivalent to the moisture loading of the regeneration process. This assists in optimizing the CO2 removal capacity of the amine-based solid sorbent for a given absorption and regeneration reactor size. Management of the water loading in this manner allows regeneration reactor operation with significant mitigation of energy losses incurred by the necessary desorption of adsorbed water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: U.S. Department of Energy
    Inventors: Henry W. Pennline, James S. Hoffman, McMahan L. Gray, Daniel J. Fauth, Kevin P. Resnik
  • Publication number: 20130078172
    Abstract: A solid sorbent for the capture and the transport of carbon dioxide gas is provided having at least one first layer of a positively charged material that is polyethylenimine or poly(allylamine hydrochloride), that captures at least a portion of the gas, and at least one second layer of a negatively charged material that is polystyrenesulfonate or poly(acryclic acid), that transports the gas, wherein the second layer of material is in juxtaposition to, attached to, or crosslinked with the first layer for forming at least one bilayer, and a solid substrate support having a porous surface, wherein one or more of the bilayers is/are deposited on the surface of and/or within the solid substrate. A method of preparing and using the solid sorbent is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2012
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Applicant: WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Bingyun Li, Bingbing Jiang, McMahan L. Gray, Daniel J. Fauth, Henry W. Pennline, George A. Richards
  • Patent number: 8298986
    Abstract: Briefly described, embodiments of this disclosure, among others, include carbon dioxide (CO2) sorption structures, methods of making CO2 sorption structures, and methods of using CO2 sorption structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher W. Jones, Jason C. Hicks, Daniel J. Fauth, McMahan Gray