Patents by Inventor Joshua J. Stanislowski

Joshua J. Stanislowski 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).

  • Cooling syngas via reaction of methane or light hydrocarbons with water
    Patent number: 9630840
    Abstract: Various embodiments disclosed relate to cooling shale gas via reaction of methane, light hydrocarbons, or a combination thereof, with water. In various embodiments, the present invention provides a method of cooling syngas. The method includes contacting the hot syngas with methane or light hydrocarbons. The hot syngas includes water and has a temperature of about 800° C. to about 3000° C. The contacting is effective to endothermically react the methane or light hydrocarbons with the water in the hot syngas to form carbon monoxide and hydrogen and to provide a cooled syngas having a lower temperature than the hot syngas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: Energy & Environmental Research Center Foundation
    Inventors: Joshua J. Stanislowski, Michael J. Holmes, Michael L. Swanson
  • COOLING SYNGAS VIA REACTION OF METHANE OR LIGHT HYDROCARBONS WITH WATER
    Publication number: 20160368766
    Abstract: Various embodiments disclosed relate to cooling shale gas via reaction of methane, light hydrocarbons, or a combination thereof, with water. In various embodiments, the present invention provides a method of cooling syngas. The method includes contacting the hot syngas with methane or light hydrocarbons. The hot syngas includes water and has a temperature of about 800° C. to about 3000° C. The contacting is effective to endothermically react the methane or light hydrocarbons with the water in the hot syngas to form carbon monoxide and hydrogen and to provide a cooled syngas having a lower temperature than the hot syngas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2016
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Inventors: Joshua J. Stanislowski, Michael J. Holmes, Michael L. Swanson