Patents by Inventor Gilbert J. Brown

Gilbert J. Brown 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).

  • Power plant with carbon dioxide capture and zero pollutant emissions
    Patent number: 5724805
    Abstract: The invention relates to a power plant including an air separation unit arranged to separate oxygen from air and produce a stream of substantially pure liquid oxygen; a gas turbine arranged to combust a fuel, e.g., natural gas, liquefied natural gas, or synthesis gas, in the presence of substantially pure oxygen gas and carbon dioxide gas, and to produce an exhaust gas comprising water and carbon dioxide; and a carbon dioxide removal unit arranged to recover carbon dioxide gas from the exhaust gas, recycle a portion of the recovered carbon dioxide gas for passage through the gas turbine, and liquefy the remainder of the recovered carbon dioxide gas for removal from the plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 10, 1998
    Assignee: University of Massachusetts-Lowell
    Inventors: Dan S. Golomb, Yulin Shao, Gilbert J. Brown