Patents by Inventor Ian S. Machay

Ian S. Machay 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).

  • Production of biodiesel and a side stream of crude glycerol which is converted to methanol
    Patent number: 7645807
    Abstract: Production of biodiesel from vegetable and animal oils with conversion of a by-product crude glycerol stream to methanol. The crude glycerol stream is combined with superheated steam and oxygen to produce a synthesis gas that is then passed to a methanol synthesis reaction zone to produce methanol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2010
    Assignee: G.D.O. Inc.
    Inventors: Duane Goetsch, Ian S. Machay, Lloyd R. White
  • Production of methanol from the crude glycerol by-product of producing biodiesel
    Patent number: 7388034
    Abstract: Production of methanol from a stream of crude glycerol. The crude glycerol is preferably a side product (waste product) that results from the production of biodiesel from vegetable oils and animal fats. The crude glycerol stream is combined with superheated steam and oxygen to produce a synthesis gas that is then passed to a methanol synthesis reaction zone to produce methanol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2008
    Assignee: G.D.O.
    Inventors: Duane Goetsch, Ian S. Machay, Lloyd R. White