Patents by Inventor Frank Roberto

Frank Roberto 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: 5927063
    Abstract: The present invention is a high efficiency reformed methanol (syngas) gas turbine power plant. The invention utilizes a Back Pressure steam Turbine (BPT) to maximize the thermal efficiency and the power output of a reformed methanol gas turbine power generation system. Methanol feed is reformed to syngas (H.sub.2 and CO.sub.2) prior to combustion in the BPT turbine. The endothermic reforming reaction, and the generation of the significant amount of process steam essential for reforming, recovers most of the useful heat in the gas turbine exhaust gas. The process steam pressure is set by the gas turbine inlet requirements, and can be referred to as low pressure steam. Additional heat in the gas turbine exhaust gas is recovered by generating the system's process steam at an elevated pressure, rather than the required low pressure. This high pressure steam is used to drive a BPT, generating additional power and the discharged low pressure steam from the BPT is used as the process steam for the methanol reformer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 27, 1999
    Assignee: Exxon Chemical Patents Inc.
    Inventors: Gary F. Janda, Keith H. Kuechler, John J. Guide, Frank F. Mittricker, Frank Roberto