Patents by Inventor John Gilmartin

John Gilmartin 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).

  • Split flow process and apparatus
    Patent number: 7377967
    Abstract: An acid gas removal plant includes an absorber that provides a rich solvent to two regenerators that independently generate a lean and a semi-lean solvent, wherein the semi-lean solvent is produced in one of the regenerators using heat and/or steam derived from the other regenerator. Further heat integration is particularly contemplated with power plants in which the power plant provides high-level heat to the acid gas removal plant and wherein the power plant receives low-level heat from the acid gas removal plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2008
    Inventors: Satish Reddy, Jeffrey Scherffius, John Gilmartin, Stefano Freguia
  • Split flow process and apparatus
    Publication number: 20060032377
    Abstract: An acid gas removal plant includes an absorber that provides a rich solvent to two regenerators that independently generate a lean and a semi-lean solvent, wherein the semi-lean solvent is produced in one of the regenerators using heat and/or steam derived from the other regenerator. Further heat integration is particularly contemplated with power plants in which the power plant provides high-level heat to the acid gas removal plant and wherein the power plant receives low-level heat from the acid gas removal plant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2003
    Publication date: February 16, 2006
    Inventors: Satish Reddy, Jeffrey Scherffius, John Gilmartin, Stefano Freguia