Patents by Inventor Illias Hischier

Illias Hischier 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).

  • Apparatus and method for recovery of material
    Patent number: 10829834
    Abstract: Systems and methods for recovering material from a gas phase are provided. Exemplary systems include a moving bed of particles onto which material can be deposited. The systems can operate in a continuous or semi-continuous mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO A Body Corporate
    Inventors: Alan W. Weimer, Aaron W. Palumbo, Illias Hischier, Arto J. Groehn, Boris A. Chubukov, Scott C. Rowe, Richard Fisher
  • Carbothermal reduction reactor system, components thereof, and methods of using same
    Patent number: 10400309
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and components suitable for carbothermal reduction processes are disclosed. Exemplary systems include a reactor, such as hybrid solarthermal-electric reactor, a solar thermal reactor, an electric reactor, or a reactor heated by gas combustion, a pellet source, a gas reactant source, and a vacuum source. The reactor can operate as a moving bed or pseudo moving bed reactor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, A Body Corporate
    Inventors: Alan W. Weimer, Aaron Palumbo, Illias Hischier, Boris A. Chubukov, Scott C. Rowe, Richard Fisher, Arto J. Groehn
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RECOVERY OF MATERIAL
    Publication number: 20180195148
    Abstract: Systems and methods for recovering material from a gas phase are provided. Exemplary systems include a moving bed of particles onto which material can be deposited. The systems can operate in a continuous or semi-continuous mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2016
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Inventors: Alan W. Weimer, Aaron W. Palumbo, Illias Hischier, Arto J. Groehn, Boris A. Chubukov, Scott C. Rowe, Richard Fisher
  • Solar receiver
    Patent number: 9869302
    Abstract: A solar receiver (100) having a radiation capturing element (3) about which is formed a channel (8) through which a working fluid flows such that thermal energy of the radiation capturing element (8) is absorbed by the working fluid, the channel (8) being shaped to provide a uniform cross sectional area along a length thereof between an inlet thereto and an outlet therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: General Electric Technology GmbH
    Inventors: Illias Hischier, Aldo Steinfeld, Marco Simiano
  • Solar receiver, method of cooling a solar receiver and a power generation system
    Patent number: 9719496
    Abstract: A solar receiver (100), for capturing solar radiation, comprising a radiation capturing element (3) and a channel (8) around that element, through which channel (8) a pressurized working fluid is passed to absorb thermal energy from the radiation capturing element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: ALSTROM Technology Ltd.
    Inventors: Illias Hischier, Aldo Steinfeld, Marco Simiano, Philipp Haueter
  • HYBRID SOLAR REACTOR AND HEAT STORAGE SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20170146262
    Abstract: A hybrid solar reactor and a heat storage system are disclosed. The hybrid solar reactor includes one or more heaters and a solar light guide assembly coupled to a shell of the reactor. The solar light guide assembly includes a solar light guide to direct solar energy to, for example, one or more reactor tubes within the shell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2017
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventors: Alan W. Weimer, Illias Hischier, Rachel Vigar, Allan Lewandowski, Bruce Dover, Carl Vander Weide, David Bruggman, Brian Fuller
  • SOLAR RECEIVER
    Publication number: 20130291541
    Abstract: A solar receiver having a radiation capturing element for capturing solar radiation passing through a radiation receiving aperture into a cavity formed by the radiation capturing element, the aperture having a first diameter and the cavity having cylindrical walls of a second diameter, the second diameter being larger than the first diameter, preferably about twice as large. Furthermore, the length of the cavity is greater than the first diameter, preferably about twice as great.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2013
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Inventors: Illias Hischier, Aldo Steinfeld, Marco Simiano
  • SOLAR RECEIVER, METHOD OF COOLING A SOLAR RECEIVER AND A POWER GENERATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20130263595
    Abstract: A solar receiver (100), for capturing solar radiation, comprising a radiation capturing element (3) and a channel (8) around that element, through which channel (8) a pressurised working fluid is passed to absorb thermal energy from the radiation capturing element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2013
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Inventors: Illias Hischier, Aldo Steinfeld, Marco Simiano, Philipp Haueter
  • SOLAR RECEIVER
    Publication number: 20130255255
    Abstract: A solar receiver (100) having a radiation capturing element (3) about which is formed a channel (8) through which a working fluid flows such that thermal energy of the radiation capturing element (8) is absorbed by the working fluid, the channel (8) being shaped to provide a uniform cross sectional area along a length thereof between an inlet thereto and an outlet therefrom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Inventors: Illias Hischier, Aldo Steinfeld, Marco Simiano