Patents by Inventor Garret Chi-Ho Lau
Garret Chi-Ho Lau 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).
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Patent number: 11173451Abstract: Trace hydrogen may be removed from a dry gas by passing the dry gas at a temperature from about 0° C. to about 60° C. through at least one layer of a first hopcalite catalyst to produce product gas that is at least substantially free of hydrogen, wherein the first hopcalite catalyst has a molar ratio of copper to manganese of more than 0.55. Advantages include increase hydrogen capacity, lower feed and regeneration temperatures and lower sensitivity to carbon dioxide than equivalent processes using standard hopcalite catalyst having a Cu/Mn molar ratio from 0.45 to 0.55.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2020Date of Patent: November 16, 2021Assignee: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: Garret Chi-Ho Lau, William Jack Casteel, Jr., Timothy Christopher Golden, Venkataramanan Ravi, Jeffrey Raymond Hufton, Guarav Kumar
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Patent number: 10799849Abstract: An adsorbent for removing CO2 from a gas mixture, the adsorbent comprising alumina and a carbonate compound where the carbonate to alumina IR absorbance intensity ratio is reduced by washing the adsorbent with water. The disclosure also describes a method of making adsorbent particles, process for removing CO2 from a gas mixture using the adsorbent, and an adsorption unit using the adsorbent.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2019Date of Patent: October 13, 2020Assignee: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: Garret Chi-Ho Lau, Erin Marie Sorensen, Fred William Taylor, Timothy Christopher Golden, Robert Quinn, William Jack Casteel, Jr.
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Patent number: 10654024Abstract: Disclosed are novel, as-crystallized RHO zeolite compositions with improved uniformity in morphology. These RHO compositions are useful for preparing cation-exchanged RHO zeolites that can be used as adsorbents for oxygen and/or nitrogen with improved properties. The adsorbents can be used in pressure swing adsorption processes for selectively adsorbing oxygen and/or nitrogen from feed streams such as an air stream or crude argon stream. Also disclosed are novel methods of preparing RHO zeolites with improved morphology control.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2018Date of Patent: May 19, 2020Assignee: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: Elizabeth M. Seibel, William Jack Casteel, Jr., Garret Chi-Ho Lau, Roger Dean Whitley
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Patent number: 10646848Abstract: Disclosed herein are novel RHO zeolites useful as kinetically selective adsorbents for oxygen and/or nitrogen. The adsorbents can be used in pressure swing adsorption processes for selectively adsorbing oxygen and/or nitrogen from feed streams such as an air stream or crude argon stream. Also disclosed are novel methods of preparing RHO zeolites, including in particular mixed-cation RHO zeolites.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2017Date of Patent: May 12, 2020Assignee: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: Magdalena M. Lozinska, Paul A. Wright, Elliott L. Bruce, William Jack Casteel, Jr., Shubhra Jyoti Bhadra, Robert Quinn, Garret Chi-Ho Lau, Erin Marie Sorensen, Roger Dean Whitley, Timothy Christopher Golden, Mohammad Ali Kalbassi
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Publication number: 20200101438Abstract: Disclosed are novel, as-crystallized RHO zeolite compositions with improved uniformity in morphology. These RHO compositions are useful for preparing cation-exchanged RHO zeolites that can be used as adsorbents for oxygen and/or nitrogen with improved properties. The adsorbents can be used in pressure swing adsorption processes for selectively adsorbing oxygen and/or nitrogen from feed streams such as an air stream or crude argon stream. Also disclosed are novel methods of preparing RHO zeolites with improved morphology control.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2018Publication date: April 2, 2020Applicant: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: Elizabeth M. Seibel, William Jack Casteel, JR., Garret Chi-Ho Lau, Roger D. Whitley
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Publication number: 20190388868Abstract: An adsorbent for removing CO2 from a gas mixture, the adsorbent comprising alumina and a carbonate compound where the carbonate to alumina IR absorbance intensity ratio is reduced by washing the adsorbent with water. The disclosure also describes a method of making adsorbent particles, process for removing CO2 from a gas mixture using the adsorbent, and an adsorption unit using the adsorbent.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2019Publication date: December 26, 2019Applicant: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: GARRET CHI-HO LAU, ERIN MARIE SORENSEN, FRED WILLIAM TAYLOR, TIMOTHY CHRISTOPHER GOLDEN, ROBERT QUINN, WILLIAM JACK CASTEEL, JR.
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Patent number: 10252242Abstract: An adsorbent for removing CO2 from a gas mixture, the adsorbent comprising alumina and a carbonate compound where the carbonate to alumina IR absorbance intensity ratio is reduced by washing the adsorbent with water. The disclosure also describes a method of making adsorbent particles, process for removing CO2 from a gas mixture using the adsorbent, and an adsorption unit using the adsorbent.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2017Date of Patent: April 9, 2019Assignee: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: Garret Chi-Ho Lau, Erin Marie Sorensen, Fred William Taylor, Timothy Christopher Golden, Robert Quinn, William Jack Casteel, Jr.
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Publication number: 20190091652Abstract: Disclosed herein are novel RHO zeolites useful as kinetically selective adsorbents for oxygen and/or nitrogen. The adsorbents can be used in pressure swing adsorption processes for selectively adsorbing oxygen and/or nitrogen from feed streams such as an air stream or crude argon stream. Also disclosed are novel methods of preparing RHO zeolites, including in particular mixed-cation RHO zeolites.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2017Publication date: March 28, 2019Applicant: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: Magdalena M. Lozinska, Paul A. Wright, Elliott L. Bruce, William Jack Casteel, JR., Shubhra Jyoti Bhadra, Robert Quinn, Garret Chi-Ho Lau, Erin Marie Sorensen, Roger Dean Whitley, Timothy Christopher Golden, Mohammad Ali Kalbassi
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Publication number: 20180264432Abstract: An adsorbent for removing CO2 from a gas mixture, the adsorbent comprising alumina and a carbonate compound where the carbonate to alumina IR absorbance intensity ratio is reduced by washing the adsorbent with water. The disclosure also describes a method of making adsorbent particles, process for removing CO2 from a gas mixture using the adsorbent, and an adsorption unit using the adsorbent.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2017Publication date: September 20, 2018Applicant: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: Garret Chi-Ho Lau, Erin Marie Sorensen, Fred William Taylor, Timothy Christopher Golden, Robert Quinn, William Jack Casteel, JR.
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Publication number: 20180264433Abstract: An adsorbent for removing CO2 from a gas mixture, the adsorbent comprising alumina and a carbonate compound where the carbonate to alumina IR absorbance intensity ratio is reduced by washing the adsorbent with water. The disclosure also describes a method of making adsorbent particles, process for removing CO2 from a gas mixture using the adsorbent, and an adsorption unit using the adsorbent.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2018Publication date: September 20, 2018Applicant: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: Garret Chi-Ho Lau, Erin Marie Sorensen, Fred William Taylor, Timothy Christopher Golden, Robert Quinn, William Jack Casteel, JR.
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Patent number: 9925514Abstract: An adsorbent having a composition comprising at least 90% chabazite where the chabazite is a single phase chabazite having an Si/Al ratio of 1.2 to 1.8, the chabazite includes a mixture of at least two types of cations, and each of the at least two types of cations are in a molar ratio relative to Al of at least 0.05.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2016Date of Patent: March 27, 2018Assignee: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: Charles Gardner Coe, Christopher Robert Bongo, Geoffrey John Ochs, Marissa Ann Bonanno, Garret Chi-Ho Lau, William Jack Casteel, Jr., Qiao Zhao, Roger Dean Whitley, Erin Marie Sorensen
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Publication number: 20170239641Abstract: A method for preparing an adsorbent is disclosed that includes mixing an NaY zeolite, aqueous Al(OH)3, and aqueous KOH, and then heating the resultant mixture for an allotted amount of time to achieve a composition comprising at least 90% single phase chabazite having an Si/Al ratio of 1.0 to 2.2.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2016Publication date: August 24, 2017Applicant: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: Charles Gardner Coe, Geoffrey John Ochs, Marissa Ann Bonanno, Christopher Robert Bongo, William Jack Casteel, JR., Garret Chi-Ho Lau, Qiao Zhao, Roger Dean Whitley, Erin Marie Sorensen
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Publication number: 20170239640Abstract: An adsorbent having a composition comprising at least 90% chabazite where the chabazite is a single phase chabazite having an Si/Al ratio of 1.2 to 1.8, the chabazite includes a mixture of at least two types of cations, and each of the at least two types of cations are in a molar ratio relative to Al of at least 0.05.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2016Publication date: August 24, 2017Applicant: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: Charles Gardner Coe, Christopher Robert Bongo, Geoffrey John Ochs, Marissa Ann Bonanno, Garret Chi-Ho Lau, William Jack Casteel, JR., Qiao Zhao, Roger Dean Whitley, Erin Marie Sorensen
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Patent number: 9708188Abstract: Methods and systems for purifying argon from a crude argon stream are disclosed, employing pressure swing adsorption at cold temperatures from ?186° C. to ?20° C.; more preferably from ?150° C. to ?50° C.; and most preferably from ?130° C. to ?80° C. with oxygen-selective zeolite adsorbent. In some embodiments, the oxygen-selective zeolite adsorbent is a 4A zeolite, a chabazite, or a combination thereof.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2016Date of Patent: July 18, 2017Assignee: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: Shubhra Jyoti Bhadra, Roger Dean Whitley, Garret Chi-Ho Lau, David Ross Graham, Donn Michael Herron, Qiao Zhao, Erin Marie Sorensen
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Patent number: 9669349Abstract: A method of separating oxygen from an oxygen-containing fluid stream is disclosed, the method including the step of contacting the oxygen-containing fluid stream with an oxygen-selective zeolite adsorbent comprising at least 90% chabazite, wherein the chabazite is a single phase chabazite having an Si/Al ratio of 1.2 to 1.8. The single phase chabazite may comprise a mixture of at least two types of cations.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2016Date of Patent: June 6, 2017Assignee: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: Garret Chi-Ho Lau, Qiao Zhao, Roger Dean Whitley, Erin Marie Sorensen, Charles Gardner Coe, William Jack Casteel, Jr., Geoffrey John Ochs, Christopher Robert Bongo, Marissa Ann Bonanno