Patents by Inventor Joel Cantrell

Joel Cantrell 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).

  • Patent number: 8434505
    Abstract: In this disclosure, a reactor system is described. The reaction system comprises (a) a reaction vessel having an inner wall, wherein said reaction vessel is configured to receive reactants and export products and byproducts; (b) a primary quench device (PQD) configured to receive a coolant and disperse said coolant into said reaction vessel; and (c) a secondary quench device (SQD) configured to receive a coolant and disperse said coolant into said reaction vessel; wherein said PQD comprises an array of spray nozzles fixed on the inner wall of said reaction vessel at a first axial position; and wherein said SQD comprises (1) an axially movable pipe having a coolant entry end and a nozzle end, wherein said pipe is configured to be removably fixed inside said reaction vessel; and (2) a spray nozzle that is fluidly connected to said pipe at its nozzle end via a fluid tight seal connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: Synfuels International, Inc.
    Inventors: Duane Morrow, Joel Cantrell, Edward R. Peterson
  • Patent number: 8356877
    Abstract: The present invention is embodied in a printing system (100) that includes a print head (120) having a controller (110), a temperature sensor (116) and a priming system (126) configured to apply a fluid pressure externally to the print head (120) to purge the print head with fluid, wherein purging the print head (120) with fluid has an effect of reducing the print head temperature. The controller (110) is configured to activate the priming system (126) for purging the printhead (120) with fluid, monitor a signal from the temperature sensor (406), and determine (418) whether activating the primer has resulted in sufficient fluid passing through the print head (120) based upon monitoring the signal from the temperature sensor (116).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Hector Jose Lebron, Anders T. Peterson, Joshua Joel Cantrell
  • Publication number: 20120148455
    Abstract: In this disclosure, a reactor system is described. The reaction system comprises (a) a reaction vessel having an inner wall, wherein said reaction vessel is configured to receive reactants and export products and byproducts; (b) a primary quench device (PQD) configured to receive a coolant and disperse said coolant into said reaction vessel; and (c) a secondary quench device (SQD) configured to receive a coolant and disperse said coolant into said reaction vessel; wherein said PQD comprises an array of spray nozzles fixed on the inner wall of said reaction vessel at a first axial position; and wherein said SQD comprises (1) an axially movable pipe having a coolant entry end and a nozzle end, wherein said pipe is configured to be removably fixed inside said reaction vessel; and (2) a spray nozzle that is fluidly connected to said pipe at its nozzle end via a fluid tight seal connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2012
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Applicant: SYNFUELS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Duane Morrow, Joel Cantrell, Edward R. Peterson
  • Patent number: 8137476
    Abstract: In this disclosure, a reactor system is described. The reaction system comprises (a) a reaction vessel having an inner wall, wherein said reaction vessel is configured to receive reactants and export products and byproducts; (b) a primary quench device (PQD) configured to receive a coolant and disperse said coolant into said reaction vessel; and (c) a secondary quench device (SQD) configured to receive a coolant and disperse said coolant into said reaction vessel; wherein said PQD comprises an array of spray nozzles fixed on the inner wall of said reaction vessel at a first axial position; and wherein said SQD comprises (1) an axially movable pipe having a coolant entry end and a nozzle end, wherein said pipe is configured to be removably fixed inside said reaction vessel; and (2) a spray nozzle that is fluidly connected to said pipe at its nozzle end via a fluid tight seal connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: Synfuels International, Inc.
    Inventors: Duane Morrow, Joel Cantrell, Edward R. Peterson
  • Publication number: 20110122186
    Abstract: The present invention is embodied in a printing system (100) that includes a print head (120) having a controller (110), a temperature sensor (116) and a priming system (126) configured to apply a fluid pressure externally to the print head (120) to purge the print head with fluid, wherein purging the print head (120) with fluid has an effect of reducing the print head temperature. The controller (110) is configured to activate the priming system (126) for purging the printhead (120) with fluid, monitor a signal from the temperature sensor (406), and determine (418) whether activating the primer has resulted in sufficient fluid passing through the print head (120) based upon monitoring the signal from the temperature sensor (116).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2008
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Inventors: Hector Jose Lebron, Anders T. Peterson, Joshua Joel Cantrell
  • Publication number: 20050065223
    Abstract: A process for converting natural gas to a liquid hydrocarbon wherein the natural gas feed stream is admixed with a hot gas stream, the hot gas stream being at a temperature sufficient to effect a chemical reaction forming an intermediate product stream containing reactive hydrocarbons, the intermediate product stream being quenched and subsequently reacted in a liquefaction zone to produce hydrocarbon liquids, hydrocarbon gases from the liquefaction zone being recycled to the natural gas feed stream, hydrocarbon liquid product being recovered from the liquefaction zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2002
    Publication date: March 24, 2005
    Inventors: Keith Bullin, Joel Cantrell