Patents by Inventor James Seamans
James Seamans 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).
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Patent number: 11865399Abstract: The present invention provides a sports equipment training device, comprising a mounting member, configured to mount the device to a vehicle hitch or to a wall mount, wherein the mounting member has a horizontal hitch or mount receiver portion and a vertical main connector portion configured to receive and connect to a base upright support post; one or more upright support posts, starting with a first upright support post comprising a base upright support post, with each additional upright support post fitting into or over the immediate lower upright support post; one or more anchor loops, wherein the one or more anchor loops may be affixed to one or more of the one or more upright support posts.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2020Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: Mount Out GearInventor: James Seamans
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Patent number: 11629297Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods, systems, and compositions for providing catalysts for tail gas clean up in sulfur recovery operations. Aspects of the disclosure involve obtaining catalyst that was used in a first process, which is not a tailgas treating process and then using the so-obtained catalyst in a tailgas treating process. For example, the catalyst may originally be a hydroprocessing catalyst. A beneficial aspect of the disclosed methods and systems is that the re-use of spent hydroprocessing catalyst reduces hazardous waste generation by operators from spent catalyst disposal. Ultimately, this helps reduce the environmental impact of the catalyst life cycle. The disclosed methods and systems also provide an economically attractive source of high-performance catalyst for tailgas treatment, which benefits the spent catalyst generator, the catalyst provider, and the catalyst consumer.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2021Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Assignee: Evonik Operations GmbHInventors: Terence McHugh, James Seamans, Brian Visioli, Pettus Kincannon, John Wesley Thompson, Alexander Enderlin
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Patent number: 11351500Abstract: The methods and systems are disclosed which leverage sulfur abatement resources present at most refineries or other hydrocarbon processing plants, such as natural gas processing plants to capture and treat sulfur-containing byproducts, such as SO2, generated during the regeneration of spent HDP catalysts. Thus, the disclosed methods and systems allow for converting hazardous waste spent catalyst to a salable product at it source while simultaneously capturing the sulfur oxides removed from the catalyst and converting them to a useful product instead of a resultant waste stream requiring management and/or disposal. Thus, spent sulfur bearing refinery wastes, such as HDP catalyst, can be roasted or regenerated at the refinery site to convert the hazardous sulfur-bearing wastes into one or more salable products.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2020Date of Patent: June 7, 2022Assignee: Evonik Operations GmbHInventors: James Seamans, Terence McHugh, Brian Visioli
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Publication number: 20220056349Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods, systems, and compositions for providing catalysts for tail gas clean up in sulfur recovery operations. Aspects of the disclosure involve obtaining catalyst that was used in a first process, which is not a tailgas treating process and then using the so-obtained catalyst in a tailgas treating process. For example, the catalyst may originally be a hydroprocessing catalyst. A beneficial aspect of the disclosed methods and systems is that the re-use of spent hydroprocessing catalyst reduces hazardous waste generation by operators from spent catalyst disposal. Ultimately, this helps reduce the environmental impact of the catalyst life cycle. The disclosed methods and systems also provide an economically attractive source of high-performance catalyst for tailgas treatment, which benefits the spent catalyst generator, the catalyst provider, and the catalyst consumer.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2021Publication date: February 24, 2022Inventors: Terence McHugh, James Seamans, Brian Visioli, Pettus Kincannon, John Wesley Thompson, Alexander Enderlin
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Publication number: 20220016470Abstract: The present invention provides a sports equipment training device, comprising a mounting member, configured to mount the device to a vehicle hitch or to a wall mount, wherein the mounting member has a horizontal hitch or mount receiver portion and a vertical main connector portion configured to receive and connect to a base upright support post; one or more upright support posts, starting with a first upright support post comprising a base upright support post, with each additional upright support post fitting into or over the immediate lower upright support post; one or more anchor loops, wherein the one or more anchor loops may be affixed to one or more of the one or more upright support posts.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2020Publication date: January 20, 2022Applicant: Mount Out Gear, LLCInventor: James Seamans
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Patent number: 11136511Abstract: Described herein are methods, systems, and compositions for providing catalysts for tail gas clean up in sulfur recovery operations. Aspects involve obtaining catalyst that was used in a first process, which is not a tailgas treating process and then using the so-obtained catalyst in a tailgas treating process. For example, the catalyst may originally be a hydroprocessing catalyst. A beneficial aspect of the described methods and systems is that the re-use of spent hydroprocessing catalyst reduces hazardous waste generation by operators from spent catalyst disposal. Ultimately, this helps reduce the environmental impact of the catalyst life cycle. The described methods and systems also provide an economically attractive source of high-performance catalyst for tailgas treatment, which benefits the spent catalyst generator, the catalyst provider, and the catalyst consumer.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2020Date of Patent: October 5, 2021Assignee: Evonik Operations GmbHInventors: Terence McHugh, James Seamans, Brian Visioli, Pettus Kincannon, John Wesley Thompson, Alexander Enderlin
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Publication number: 20210077950Abstract: The methods and systems are disclosed which leverage sulfur abatement resources present at most refineries or other hydrocarbon processing plants, such as natural gas processing plants to capture and treat sulfur-containing byproducts, such as SO2, generated during the regeneration of spent HDP catalysts. Thus, the disclosed methods and systems allow for converting hazardous waste spent catalyst to a salable product at it source while simultaneously capturing the sulfur oxides removed from the catalyst and converting them to a useful product instead of a resultant waste stream requiring management and/or disposal. Thus, spent sulfur bearing refinery wastes, such as HDP catalyst, can be roasted or regenerated at the refinery site to convert the hazardous sulfur-bearing wastes into one or more salable products.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2020Publication date: March 18, 2021Inventors: James Seamans, Terence McHugh, Brian Visioli
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Patent number: 10895293Abstract: An arrangement and method for mounting a brake disc to an axle hub of a vehicle is provided. The arrangement includes wedge-shaped holes at an radially inner region of the brake disc, corresponding wedge-shaped key inserts, a retaining device such as a retaining ring, and mounting devices such as bolts or studs and nuts that pass through the retaining ring and keys to bias the keys against the axle hub. The circumferential sides of the wedge shapes are aligned with radial lines extending from the rotation axis of the axle hub. This arrangement and method provides a simple, robust and easily installed brake disc mounting that minimizes heat transfer between the brake disc and the axle hub and accommodates thermal expansion of the brake disc and the axle hub to minimize thermal expansion-induced stresses to the brake disc.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2018Date of Patent: January 19, 2021Assignee: Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake LLCInventors: Manouchehr Sabeti, James Seaman
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Patent number: 10850229Abstract: The methods and systems are disclosed which leverage sulfur abatement resources present at most refineries or other hydrocarbon processing plants, such as natural gas processing plants to capture and treat sulfur-containing byproducts, such as SO2, generated during the regeneration of spent HDP catalysts. Thus, the disclosed methods and systems allow for converting hazardous waste spent catalyst to a salable product at it source while simultaneously capturing the sulfur oxides removed from the catalyst and converting them to a useful product instead of a resultant waste stream requiring management and/or disposal. Thus, spent sulfur bearing refinery wastes, such as HDP catalyst, can be roasted or regenerated at the refinery site to convert the hazardous sulfur-bearing wastes into one or more salable products.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2019Date of Patent: December 1, 2020Assignee: Porocel International, LLCInventors: James Seamans, Terence McHugh, Brian Visioli
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Publication number: 20200369968Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods, systems, and compositions for providing catalysts for tail gas clean up in sulfur recovery operations. Aspects of the disclosure involve obtaining catalyst that was used in a first process, which is not a tailgas treating process and then using the so-obtained catalyst in a tailgas treating process. For example, the catalyst may originally be a hydroprocessing catalyst. A beneficial aspect of the disclosed methods and systems is that the re-use of spent hydroprocessing catalyst reduces hazardous waste generation by operators from spent catalyst disposal. Ultimately, this helps reduce the environmental impact of the catalyst life cycle. The disclosed methods and systems also provide an economically attractive source of high-performance catalyst for tailgas treatment, which benefits the spent catalyst generator, the catalyst provider, and the catalyst consumer.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2020Publication date: November 26, 2020Inventors: Terence McHugh, James Seamans, Brian Visioli, Pettus Kincannon, John Wesley Thompson, Alexander Enderlin
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Patent number: 10837509Abstract: An arrangement and method for mounting a brake disc to an axle hub of a vehicle is provided. The arrangement includes wedge-shaped holes at an radially inner region of the brake disc, corresponding wedge-shaped key inserts, a retaining device such as a retaining ring, and mounting devices such as bolts or studs and nuts that pass through the retaining ring and keys to bias the keys against the axle hub. The circumferential sides of the wedge shapes are aligned with radial lines extending from the rotation axis of the axle hub. This arrangement and method provides a simple, robust and easily installed brake disc mounting that minimizes heat transfer between the brake disc and the axle hub and accommodates thermal expansion of the brake disc and the axle hub to minimize thermal expansion-induced stresses to the brake disc.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2018Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake LLCInventors: Manouchehr Sabeti, James Seaman
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Patent number: 10704627Abstract: A brake disc arrangement to be located at an end of an axle of a vehicle driven by an electric motor includes a rotor assembly having multiple rotor assembly pieces joined together with fasteners, as well as an adaptor. The pieces mentioned include rotor sections defining an engagement portion having surfaces to be contacted by friction pads. The rotor assembly also includes an attachment base and an intermediate section, surrounding a rotor assembly axis of rotation, extending along the rotor assembly axis of rotation between the engagement portion and the attachment base. When assembled, the adaptor extends between a wheel hub base and the attachment base of the rotor assembly so that the rotor assembly is securable to the wheel hub. The adaptor defines an internal volume within which a housing for the electric motor and at least a portion of the wheel hub are receivable.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2018Date of Patent: July 7, 2020Assignee: Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake LLCInventors: James Seaman, Manouchehr Sabeti
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Patent number: 10704628Abstract: An arrangement and method for mounting a brake disc to on axle hub of a vehicle is provided. The arrangement includes wedge-shaped holes at an radially inner region of the brake disc, corresponding wedge-shaped key inserts, a retaining device such as a retaining ring, and mounting devices such as bolts or studs and nuts that pass through the retaining ring and keys to bias the keys against the axle hub. The circumferential sides of the wedge shapes are aligned with radial lines extending from the rotation axis of the axle hub. This arrangement and method provides a simple, robust and easily installed brake disc mounting that minimizes heat transfer between the brake disc and the axle hub and accommodates thermal expansion of the brake disc and the axle hull to minimize thermal ex pans ion-induced stresses to the brake disc.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2018Date of Patent: July 7, 2020Assignee: Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake LLCInventors: Manouchehr Sabeti, James Seaman
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Publication number: 20200108345Abstract: The methods and systems are disclosed which leverage sulfur abatement resources present at most refineries or other hydrocarbon processing plants, such as natural gas processing plants to capture and treat sulfur-containing byproducts, such as SO2, generated during the regeneration of spent HDP catalysts. Thus, the disclosed methods and systems allow for converting hazardous waste spent catalyst to a salable product at it source while simultaneously capturing the sulfur oxides removed from the catalyst and converting them to a useful product instead of a resultant waste stream requiring management and/or disposal. Thus, spent sulfur bearing refinery wastes, such as HDP catalyst, can be roasted or regenerated at the refinery site to convert the hazardous sulfur-bearing wastes into one or more salable products.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2019Publication date: April 9, 2020Inventors: James Seamans, Terence McHugh, Brian Visioli
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Publication number: 20200025267Abstract: An arrangement and method for mounting a brake disc to an axle hub of a vehicle is provided. The arrangement includes wedge-shaped holes at an radially inner region of the brake disc, corresponding wedge-shaped key inserts, a retaining device such as a retaining ring, and mounting devices such as bolts or studs and nuts that pass through the retaining ring and keys to bias the keys against the axle hub. The circumferential sides of the wedge shapes are aligned with radial lines extending from the rotation axis of the axle hub. This arrangement and method provides a simple, robust and easily installed brake disc mounting that minimizes heat transfer between the brake disc and the axle hub and accommodates thermal expansion of the brake disc and the axle hub to minimize thermal expansion-induced stresses to the brake disc.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2018Publication date: January 23, 2020Inventors: Manouchehr SABETI, James SEAMAN
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Publication number: 20200025269Abstract: An arrangement and method for mounting a brake disc to an axle hub of a vehicle is provided. The arrangement includes wedge-shaped holes at an radially inner region of the brake disc, corresponding wedge-shaped key inserts, a retaining device such as a retaining ring, and mounting devices such as bolts or studs and nuts that pass through the retaining ring and keys to bias the keys against the axle hub. The circumferential sides of the wedge shapes are aligned with radial lines extending from the rotation axis of the axle hub. This arrangement and method provides a simple, robust and easily installed brake disc mounting that minimizes heat transfer between the brake disc and the axle hub and accommodates thermal expansion of the brake disc and the axle hub to minimize thermal expansion-induced stresses to the brake disc.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2018Publication date: January 23, 2020Inventors: Manouchehr SABETI, James SEAMAN
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Publication number: 20200025271Abstract: An arrangement and method for mounting a brake disc to an axle hub of a vehicle is provided. The arrangement includes wedge-shaped holes at an radially inner region of the brake disc, corresponding wedge-shaped key inserts, a retaining device such as a retaining ring, and mounting devices such as bolts or studs and nuts that pass through the retaining ring and keys to bias the keys against the axle hub. The circumferential sides of the wedge shapes are aligned with radial lines extending from the rotation axis of the axle hub. This arrangement and method provides a simple, robust and easily installed brake disc mounting that minimizes heat transfer between the brake disc and the axle hub and accommodates thermal expansion of the brake disc and the axle hub to minimize thermal expansion-induced stresses to the brake disc.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2018Publication date: January 23, 2020Inventors: Manouchehr SABETI, James SEAMAN
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Publication number: 20200025270Abstract: An arrangement and method for mounting a brake disc to on axle hub of a vehicle is provided. The arrangement includes wedge-shaped holes at an radially inner region of the brake disc, corresponding wedge-shaped key inserts, a retaining device such as a retaining ring, and mounting devices such as bolts or studs and nuts that pass through the retaining ring and keys to bias the keys against the axle hub. The circumferential sides of the wedge shapes are aligned with radial lines extending from the rotation axis of the axle hub. This arrangement and method provides a simple, robust and easily installed brake disc mounting that minimizes heat transfer between the brake disc and the axle hub and accommodates thermal expansion of the brake disc and the axle hull to minimize thermal ex pans ion-induced stresses to the brake disc.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2018Publication date: January 23, 2020Inventors: Manouchehr SABETI, James SEAMAN
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Publication number: 20200025268Abstract: An arrangement and method for mounting a brake disc to an axle hub of a vehicle is provided. The arrangement includes wedge-shaped holes at an radially inner region of the brake disc, corresponding wedge-shaped key inserts, a retaining device such as a retaining ring, and mounting devices such as bolts or studs and nuts that pass through the retaining ring and keys to bias the keys against the axle hub. The circumferential sides of the wedge shapes are aligned with radial lines extending from the rotation axis of the axle hub. This arrangement and method provides a simple, robust and easily installed brake disc mounting that minimizes heat transfer between the brake disc and the axle hub and accommodates thermal expansion of the brake disc and the axle hub to minimize thermal expansion-induced stresses to the brake disc.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2018Publication date: January 23, 2020Inventors: Manouchehr SABETI, James SEAMAN
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Publication number: 20190383340Abstract: A brake disc arrangement to be located at an end of an axle of a vehicle driven by au electric motor includes a rotor assembly having multiple rotor assembly pieces joined together with fasteners, as well as an adaptor. The pieces mentioned include rotor sections defining an engagement portion having surfaces to be contacted by friction pads. The rotor assembly also includes an attachment base and an intermediate section, surrounding a rotor assembly axis of rotation, extending along the rotor assembly axis of rotation between the engagement portion and the attachment base. When assembled, the adaptor extends between a wheel hub base and the attachment base of the rotor assembly so that the rotor assembly is securable to the wheel hub. The adaptor defines an internal volume within which a housing for the electric motor and at least a portion of the wheel hub are receivable.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2018Publication date: December 19, 2019Inventors: James SEAMAN, Manouchehr SABETI