Patents by Inventor Drew L. Reid

Drew L. Reid 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).

  • Electrolytic generation of graphite
    Patent number: 9290853
    Abstract: The embodiments herein relate to methods and apparatus for forming graphitic material from a carbon oxide feedstock in an electroplating chamber containing molten inorganic carbonate as electrolyte. Carbon dioxide flows into a reaction chamber containing one or more cathodes, one or more anodes, and a molten carbonate electrolyte. The carbon dioxide and/or carbonate reduces at the cathode to form graphitic material, which may be removed from the surface of the cathode through various mechanisms. The graphitic material is then separated out from the electrolyte.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: Saratoga Energy Research Partners, LLC
    Inventors: Ramez A. Elgammal, Franck Samuel Germain Falgairette, Drew L. Reid, Kenneth Reid
  • ELECTROLYTIC GENERATION OF GRAPHITE
    Publication number: 20140202874
    Abstract: The embodiments herein relate to methods and apparatus for forming graphitic material from a carbon oxide feedstock in an electroplating chamber containing molten inorganic carbonate as electrolyte. Carbon dioxide flows into a reaction chamber containing one or more cathodes, one or more anodes, and a molten carbonate electrolyte. The carbon dioxide and/or carbonate reduces at the cathode to form graphitic material, which may be removed from the surface of the cathode through various mechanisms. The graphitic material is then separated out from the electrolyte.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2013
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: Saratoga Energy Research Partners, LLC
    Inventors: Ramez A. Elgammal, Franck Samuel Germain Falgairette, Drew L. Reid, Kenneth Reid