Patents by Inventor John R. Farrell

John R. Farrell 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).

  • Compact fuel processor
    Patent number: 7442216
    Abstract: An apparatus for carrying out a multi-step process of converting hydrocarbon fuel to a substantially pure hydrogen gas feed includes a plurality of reaction zones arranged in an insulated, box-shaped, compact fuel processor. The multi-step process includes preheating the hydrocarbon fuel utilizing integration with the inherent exothermic processes utilized with the fuel processor, reacting the preheated hydrocarbon fuel to form the hydrogen rich gas, and purifying the hydrogen rich gas to produce a gas that is suitable for consumption in a fuel cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2008
    Assignee: Texaco Inc.
    Inventors: Robert E. Childress, John R. Farrell, Wendell B. Leimbach, James W. Marshall
  • Compact fuel processor for producing a hydrogen rich gas
    Patent number: 7270688
    Abstract: An apparatus for carrying out a multi-step process of converting hydrocarbon fuel to a substantially pure hydrogen gas feed includes a plurality of modules stacked end-to-end along a common axis. Each module includes a shell having an interior space defining a passageway for the flow of gas from a first end of the shell to a second end of the shell opposite the first end, and a processing core being contained within the interior space for effecting a chemical, thermal, or physical change to a gas stream passing axially through the module. The multi-step process includes: providing a fuel processor having a plurality of modules stacked end-to-end along a common axis; and feeding the hydrocarbon fuel successively through each of the modules in an axial direction through the tubular reactor to produce the hydrogen rich gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2007
    Assignee: Texaco Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Childress, John R. Farrell, Wendell B. Leimbach, James W. Marshall
  • Compact fuel processor
    Patent number: 6790247
    Abstract: An apparatus for carrying out a multi-step process of converting hydrocarbon fuel to a substantially pure hydrogen gas feed includes a plurality of reaction zones arranged in an insulated, box-shaped, compact fuel processor. The multi-step process includes preheating the hydrocarbon fuel utilizing integration with the inherent exothermic processes utilized with the fuel processor, reacting the preheated hydrocarbon fuel to form the hydrogen rich gas, and purifying the hydrogen rich gas to produce a gas that is suitable for consumption in a fuel cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2004
    Assignee: Texaco Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Childress, John R. Farrell, Wendell B. Leimbach, James W. Marshall
  • Heterocycle carboxamides as antiviral agents
    Publication number: 20040029879
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of formula I 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2003
    Publication date: February 12, 2004
    Inventors: David John Anderson, Thomas J. Beauchamp, Gordon L. Bundy, Fred L. Ciske, John R. Farrell, David R. Graber, Michael J. Genin, Thomas M. Judge, Malcolm Wilson Moon, Mark E. Schnute, Joseph Walter Strohbach, Suvit Thaisrivongs, Atli Thorarensen, Steven Ronald Turner, Valerie A. Vaillancourt, Allison J. Wolf
  • Fuel processor utilizing heat pipe cooling
    Publication number: 20030103880
    Abstract: An apparatus for carrying out a process of converting hydrocarbon fuel to a hydrogen rich gas utilizes heat pipes to control the temperatures of the reactor beds, manage heat and integrate the heat management in a simple and efficient manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2002
    Publication date: June 5, 2003
    Inventors: Kenneth J. Bunk, Robert A. Childress, Michael Fafaul, John R. Farrell, Curtis L. Krause, Wendell B. Leimbach, James W. Marshall, Dennis C. Nagle, James F. Stevens, Rick Wallace
  • Compact fuel processor for producing a hydrogen rich gas
    Publication number: 20030051405
    Abstract: An apparatus for carrying out a multi-step process of converting hydrocarbon fuel to a substantially pure hydrogen gas feed includes a plurality of modules stacked end-to-end along a common axis. Each module includes a shell having an interior space defining a passageway for the flow of gas from a first end of the shell to a second end of the shell opposite the first end, and a processing core being contained within the interior space for effecting a chemical, thermal, or physical change to a gas stream passing axially through the module. The multi-step process includes: providing a fuel processor having a plurality of modules stacked end-to-end along a common axis; and feeding the hydrocarbon fuel successively through each of the modules in an axial direction through the tubular reactor to produce the hydrogen rich gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2002
    Publication date: March 20, 2003
    Inventors: Robert Childress, John R. Farrell, Wendell B. Leimbach, James W. Marshall
  • Compact fuel processor
    Publication number: 20030021741
    Abstract: An apparatus for carrying out a multi-step process of converting hydrocarbon fuel to a substantially pure hydrogen gas feed includes a plurality of reaction zones arranged in an insulated, box-shaped, compact fuel processor. The multi-step process includes preheating the hydrocarbon fuel utilizing integration with the inherent exothermic processes utilized with the fuel processor, reacting the preheated hydrocarbon fuel to form the hydrogen rich gas, and purifying the hydrogen rich gas to produce a gas that is suitable for consumption in a fuel cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2002
    Publication date: January 30, 2003
    Inventors: Robert Childress, John R. Farrell, Wendell B. Leimbach, James W. Marshall
  • Heterocycle carboxamides as antiviral agents
    Publication number: 20020025959
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of formula I 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2001
    Publication date: February 28, 2002
    Inventors: David John Anderson, Thomas J. Beauchamp, Gordon L. Bundy, Fred L. Ciske, John R. Farrell, David R. Graber, Michael J. Genin, Thomas M. Judge, Malcolm Wilson Moon, Mark E. Schnute, Joseph Walter Strohbach, Suvit Thaisrivongs, Atli Thorarensen, Steven Robert Turner, Valerie A. Vaillancourt, Allison J. Wolf