Patents by Inventor James Kyle Neathery

James Kyle Neathery 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).

  • Method for energy storage to utilize intermittent renewable energy and low-value electricity for COcapture and utilization
    Patent number: 9285112
    Abstract: A power plant includes a boiler, a steam turbine, a generator driven by that steam turbine, a condenser, a post combustion processing system and an energy storage system including at least one electrochemical cell to store excess electrical energy generated by the generator during period valley demand and release thermal energy for power plant operations at other times.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY RESEARCH FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Kunlei Liu, James Kyle Neathery, Joseph Eugene Remias, Cameron Anthony Lippert, Nick Edward Holubowitch
  • Contaminant-tolerant solvent and stripping chemical and process for using same for carbon capture from combustion gases
    Patent number: 8940261
    Abstract: A contaminant-tolerant hybrid scrubbing solvent is provided for post-combustion CO2 capture and removal, the scrubbing solvent including an amine and a low fraction of ammonia. A stripping carrier having a low latent energy is included for solvent regeneration. In one embodiment, the amine is MEA and the stripping chemical having low latent energy is pentane or an isomer thereof. Processes and apparatus for CO2 removal from post-combustion gases and for solvent regeneration are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: The University of Kentucky Research Foundation
    Inventors: Kunlei Liu, James Kyle Neathery, Joseph Eugene Remias
  • METHOD FOR ENERGY STORAGE TO UTILIZE INTERMITTENT RENEWABLE ENERGY AND LOW-VALUE ELECTRICITY FOR CO2 CAPTURE AND UTILIZATION
    Publication number: 20140208753
    Abstract: A power plant includes a boiler, a steam turbine, a generator driven by that steam turbine, a condenser, a post combustion processing system and an energy storage system including at least one electrochemical cell to store excess electrical energy generated by the generator during period valley demand and release thermal energy for power plant operations at other times.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2014
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: University of Kentucky Research Foundation
    Inventors: Kunlei Liu, James Kyle Neathery, Joseph Eugene Remias, Cameron Anthony Lippert, Nick Edward Holubowitch
  • CONTAMINANT-TOLERANT SOLVENT AND STRIPPING CHEMICAL AND PROCESS FOR USING SAME FOR CARBON CAPTURE FROM COMBUSTION GASES
    Publication number: 20120082604
    Abstract: A contaminant-tolerant hybrid scrubbing solvent is provided for post-combustion CO2 capture and removal, the scrubbing solvent including an amine and a low fraction of ammonia. A stripping carrier having a low latent energy is included for solvent regeneration. In one embodiment, the amine is MEA and the stripping chemical having low latent energy is pentane or an isomer thereof. Processes and apparatus for CO2 removal from post-combustion gases and for solvent regeneration are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Publication date: April 5, 2012
    Inventors: Kunlei Liu, James Kyle Neathery, Joseph Eugene Remias