Patents by Inventor Edward Bohn

Edward Bohn 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: 6380268
    Abstract: Fischer-Tropsch (FT) products are formed in a plant utilizing a combination of a plasma reformer reactor (9) and an FT reactor (19). Feedstocks ranging from gases such as methane and natural gas to solids such as petroleum coke and coal are plasma reformed with water and/or CO2 to produce one or more of hydrogen, oils, liquid alkanes and oxygenated alkanes, oil and waxes. The specific ancillary equipment, e.g., boilers (16), preheaters, condensers (22) (24), gas liquid separators (19) (25), compressors (18) (18a), etc. will be combined or omitted as needed for treatment of desired raw materials as shown by the Figures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2002
    Inventors: Dennis L. Yakobson, John S. Vavruska, Edward Bohn, Andreas Blutke