Patents by Inventor Gregory Anthony DeLuga

Gregory Anthony DeLuga 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).

  • Systems for removing vanadium from low-grade fuels
    Patent number: 8012344
    Abstract: A fuel preparation system includes a fractionation unit for treating fuel containing vanadium. A gas turbine is connected to the fractionation unit to receive treated fuel. The gas turbine may deliver exhaust from the gas turbine to the fractionation unit. The fuel preparation system may include a burner for burning a heavy fuel fraction from the faction unit and for delivering exhaust from the burner to the fractionation unit. The fuel preparation unit may include a boiler to receive the heavy fuel fraction for combustion and for delivering steam to the fractionation unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Parag Prakash Kulkarni, Gregory Anthony DeLuga, Arnaldo Frydman, Gregory Ronald Gillette, Narendra Joshi, Ke Liu, Vladimir Zamansky