Patents by Inventor John Graham Buglass

John Graham Buglass 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).

  • COATING METHOD FOR STRUCTURED CATALYSTS
    Publication number: 20110160048
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for applying a layer comprising a carrier material to a highly porous support, said method comprising the following steps: (a) applying a mixture comprising a liquid and a carrier material to a highly porous support having a size of at least 1 mm and a porosity within the range of between 50 and 98 volume %; (b) centrifuging and spinning the support; (c) drying and/or calcining the support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2010
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Inventors: Nariman BOUMENDJEL, John Graham Buglass, Yvette Louise Jenkins, Thijmen Simon Van Klei, Gerardus Petrus Lambertus Niesen, David Schaddenhorst, Ronald Jan Schoonebeek
  • Process for generation of electricity from a solid oxide fuel cell auxiliary power unit using engine exhaust gas
    Patent number: 7687166
    Abstract: The invention provides an auxiliary power unit (APU) and process for electricity generation in combination with an internal combustion engine in which the APU includes a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) having an inlet for fuel, an inlet for air and/or engine exhaust gas, and an outlet for off-gas; and a catalytic partial oxidation reformer (CPOx) having an outlet which is connected to the inlet for fuel of the SOFC and an inlet for reactants, wherein the inlet for reactants is connected to an outlet for engine exhaust gas of the internal combustion engine through an evaporator having an inlet for fuel and an inlet for engine exhaust gas and an outlet which is connected to the inlet of the CPOx.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Assignee: Shell Oil Company
    Inventors: John Graham Buglass, Marinus Franciscus Goes, Ronald Jan Schoonebeek