Patents by Inventor John Brian McDermott
John Brian McDermott 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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Publication number: 20150345258Abstract: A method for processing a flowback composition stream from a well head is provided. The flowback composition stream has a first flow rate and a first pressure. Method also includes controlling the first flow rate to a second flow rate by regulating the flowback composition stream to a second pressure. The method also includes separating the flowback composition stream into a first gas stream and a condensed stream The method includes discharging the condensed stream to a degasser and degassing a carbon dioxide rich gas from the condensed stream. The method also includes mixing the carbon dioxide rich gas stream with the first gas stream to produce a second gas stream. The method includes controlling the third flow rate of the second gas stream by regulating the third pressure of the second gas stream to a fourth pressure that is different than the third pressure.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2014Publication date: December 3, 2015Inventors: Stephen Duane Sanborn, Imdad Imam, Andrew Philip Shapiro, John Brian McDermott, Harish Radhakrishna Acharya, Teresa Grocela Rocha, Jalal Hunain Zia, Johanna Wellington
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Publication number: 20150315482Abstract: A system and method of converting natural gases to liquids is provided. The system includes a catalytic partial oxidation (CPO) system with natural gas, air and steam input, a Fischer-Tropsch (F-T) system taking syngas from the CPO system, and supplying product gases to a power engine (PE), after separation of the product liquids. An F-T steam output line is in fluid communication with the CPO-steam input line. The energy output from the PE is supplied to the compressors and condensers, to provide self-sustainability in energy, for the gas-to-liquid separation system.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2015Publication date: November 5, 2015Inventors: Surinder Prabhjot Singh, John Brian McDermott, Lingzhi Zhang
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Patent number: 9096803Abstract: A system and method of converting natural gases to liquids is provided. The system includes a catalytic partial oxidation (CPO) system with natural gas, air and steam input, a Fischer-Tropsch (F-T) system taking syngas from the CPO system, and supplying product gases to a power engine (PE), after separation of the product liquids. An F-T steam output line is in fluid communication with the CPO-steam input line. The energy output from the PE is supplied to the compressors and condensers, to provide self-sustainability in energy, for the gas-to-liquid separation system.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2012Date of Patent: August 4, 2015Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Surinder Prabhjot Singh, John Brian McDermott, Lingzhi Zhang
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Publication number: 20150004082Abstract: A system and method for treatment of a medium is disclosed. The system includes a plurality of separator zones and a plurality of heat transfer zones. Each of the separator zone and the heat transfer zone among the plurality of separator zones and heat transfer zones respectively, are disposed alternatively in a flow duct. Further, each separator zone includes an injector device for injecting a sorbent into the corresponding separator zone. Within the corresponding separator zone, the injected sorbent is reacted with a gaseous medium flowing in the flow duct, so as to generate a reacted gaseous medium and a reacted sorbent. Further, each heat transfer zone exchanges heat between the reacted gaseous medium fed from the corresponding separator zone and a heat transfer medium.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2013Publication date: January 1, 2015Inventors: Surinder Prabhjot Singh, Harish Radhakrishna Acharya, Robert James Perry, John Brian McDermott
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Patent number: 8765029Abstract: The present invention provides methods for controlling the optical properties of a light transmissive article. The method includes identifying a target window in an Abbe diagram comprising reference polymeric materials. The method further includes selecting a first polymeric material from the reference polymeric materials and compounding the first polymeric material with a stable UV chromophore to provide a first polymer composition. The method further includes transforming the first polymer composition to provide the light transmissive article, wherein the light transmissive article has an Abbe number and a refractive index which falls within the target window. Light transmissive articles prepared using the above methods are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2006Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: Sabic Innovative Plastics IP B.V.Inventors: Eugene Pauling Boden, Brian Lee Lawrence, Steven James Montgomery, Shreyas Chakravarti, Peter Hendrikus Vollenberg, Edward Kung, Jan Henk Kamps, Lina Prada, John Brian McDermott, Michael Teruki Takemori
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Patent number: 8601691Abstract: Methods of fabricating coated components using multiple types of fillers are provided. One method comprises forming one or more grooves in an outer surface of a substrate. Each groove has a base and extends at least partially along the outer surface of the substrate. The method further includes disposing a sacrificial filler within the groove(s), disposing a permanent filler over the sacrificial filler, disposing a coating over at least a portion of the substrate and over the permanent filler, and removing the first sacrificial filler from the groove(s), to define one or more channels for cooling the component. A component with a permanent filler is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2011Date of Patent: December 10, 2013Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Raul Basilio Rebak, Renee Bushey Rohling, Scott Andrew Weaver, Ronald Scott Bunker, Don Mark Lipkin, John Brian McDermott, Lawrence Bernard Kool, Ann Melinda Ritter
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Publication number: 20130305744Abstract: A fuel gas delivery system is provided. The fuel gas delivery system includes a feed line configured to provide a natural gas stream and a cryocooler fluidly coupled to the feed line. The cryocooler is configured to condense the natural gas to provide a liquefied natural gas (LNG) stream and to freeze impurities contained in the natural gas stream. The frozen impurities are separated from said LNG stream. A first heat exchanger is fluidly coupled to the cryocooler and the first heat exchanger is configured to vaporize at least a portion of the LNG stream to provide compressed natural gas. A delivery line is configured to supply the compressed natural gas to an end user and a removal line is configured to remove the impurities from the fuel gas delivery system.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2012Publication date: November 21, 2013Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Anna Lis Laursen, Evangelos Trifon Laskaris, Ernst Wolfgang Stautner, Jalal Hunain Zia, Chiranjeev Kalra, John Brian McDermott, Tao Zhang, Guillaume Becquin
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Publication number: 20130255803Abstract: A system and method of converting natural gases to liquids is provided. The system includes a catalytic partial oxidation (CPO) system with natural gas, air and steam input, a Fischer-Tropsch (F-T) system taking syngas from the CPO system, and supplying product gases to a power engine (PE), after separation of the product liquids. An F-T steam output line is in fluid communication with the CPO-steam input line. The energy output from the PE is supplied to the compressors and condensers, to provide self-sustainability in energy, for the gas-to-liquid separation system.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2012Publication date: October 3, 2013Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Surinder Prabhjot Singh, John Brian McDermott, Lingzhi Zhang
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Patent number: 8528208Abstract: Methods of fabricating coated components using multiple types of fillers are provided. One method comprises forming one or more grooves in an outer surface of a substrate. Each groove has a base and extends at least partially along the outer surface. A sacrificial filler is deposited within the groove, a second filler is deposited over the sacrificial filler, and a coating is disposed over at least a portion of the outer surface and over the second filler. The method further includes removing the sacrificial filler and at least partially removing the second filler from the groove(s), to define one or more channels for cooling the component.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2011Date of Patent: September 10, 2013Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Raul Basilio Rebak, Ronald Scott Bunker, Lawrence Bernard Kool, Don Mark Lipkin, John Brian McDermott, Ann Melinda Ritter, Renee Bushey Rohling
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Publication number: 20130078428Abstract: A manufacturing method includes forming one or more grooves in a component that comprises a substrate with an outer surface. The substrate has at least one interior space. Each groove extends at least partially along the substrate and has a base and a top. The manufacturing method further includes applying a structural coating on at least a portion of the substrate and processing at least a portion of the surface of the structural coating so as to plastically deform the structural coating at least in the vicinity of the top of a respective groove, such that a gap across the top of the groove is reduced. A component is also disclosed and includes a structural coating disposed on at least a portion of a substrate, where the surface of the structural coating is faceted in the vicinity of the respective groove.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2012Publication date: March 28, 2013Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Ronald Scott Bunker, Scott Andrew Weaver, Don Mark Lipkin, John Brian McDermott
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Publication number: 20120276308Abstract: Methods of fabricating coated components using multiple types of fillers are provided. One method comprises forming one or more grooves in an outer surface of a substrate. Each groove has a base and extends at least partially along the outer surface of the substrate. The method further includes disposing a sacrificial filler within the groove(s), disposing a permanent filler over the sacrificial filler, disposing a coating over at least a portion of the substrate and over the permanent filler, and removing the first sacrificial filler from the groove(s), to define one or more channels for cooling the component. A component with a permanent filler is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2011Publication date: November 1, 2012Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Raul Basilio Rebak, Renee Bushey Rohling, Scott Andrew Weaver, Ronald Scott Bunker, Don Mark Lipkin, John Brian McDermott, Lawrence Bernard Kool, Ann Melinda Ritter
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Publication number: 20120255870Abstract: Methods of fabricating coated components using multiple types of fillers are provided. One method comprises forming one or more grooves in an outer surface of a substrate. Each groove has a base and extends at least partially along the outer surface. A sacrificial filler is deposited within the groove, a second filler is deposited over the sacrificial filler, and a coating is disposed over at least a portion of the outer surface and over the second filler. The method further includes removing the sacrificial filler and at least partially removing the second filler from the groove(s), to define one or more channels for cooling the component.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2011Publication date: October 11, 2012Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Raul Basilio Rebak, Ronald Scott Bunker, Lawrence Bernard Kool, Don Mark Lipkin, John Brian McDermott, Ann Melinda Ritter, Renee Bushey Rohling
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Publication number: 20120207659Abstract: A method for separating carbon dioxide (CO2) from a gas stream is provided. The method includes reacting at least a portion of CO2 in the gas stream with a plurality of liquid sorbent particles to form a plurality of solid adduct particles and a first CO2-lean gas stream; the solid adduct particles entrained in the first CO2-lean gas stream to form an entrained gas stream. The method includes separating at least a portion of the plurality of solid adduct particles from the entrained gas stream in a separation unit to form an adduct stream and a second CO2-lean gas stream. The method further includes heating at least a portion of the adduct stream in a desorption unit to form a CO2 stream and a regenerated liquid sorbent stream. A system for separating CO2 from a gas stream is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2012Publication date: August 16, 2012Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Tiffany Elizabeth Pinard Westendorf, Sarah Elizabeth Genovese, Benjamin Rue Wood, John Brian McDermott
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Publication number: 20080130129Abstract: The present invention provides methods for controlling the optical properties of a light transmissive article. The method includes identifying a target window in an Abbe diagram comprising reference polymeric materials. The method further includes selecting a first polymeric material from the reference polymeric materials and compounding the first polymeric material with a stable UV chromophore to provide a first polymer composition. The method further includes transforming the first polymer composition to provide the light transmissive article, wherein the light transmissive article has an Abbe number and a refractive index which falls within the target window. Light transmissive articles prepared using the above methods are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2006Publication date: June 5, 2008Applicant: General Electric CompanyInventors: Eugene Pauling Boden, Brian Lee Lawrence, Steven James Montgomery, Shreyas Chakravarti, Peter Hendrikus Vollenberg, Edward Kung, Jan Henk Kamps, Lina Prada, John Brian McDermott, Michael Teruki Takemori
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Patent number: 6030660Abstract: The invention provides a method of steam stripping an inorganic powder by contacting the inorganic powder with a silylating agent to form a silylated mixture which is pneumatically transported and contacted with steam to form a vaporous stream. This vaporous stream is then transported to a separation stage and the volatile materials are separated from the inorganic powder.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 1997Date of Patent: February 29, 2000Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: John Aibangbee Osaheni, John Brian McDermott, John Peter Banevicius