Patents by Inventor Judith Pauline Oppenheim
Judith Pauline Oppenheim 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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Patent number: 9637696Abstract: A pressure control system is provided. The pressure control system includes a first pressure sensing device configured to obtain a first pressure measurement including at least one of a first differential pressure and a first pressure, the first pressure measurement obtained from at least one of within and downstream from a solids supply system, a second pressure sensing device configured to obtain a second pressure measurement including at least one of a second differential pressure and a second pressure within the solids supply system, and a pressure controller configured to use the first pressure measurement and the second pressure measurement to control a pressure within the solids supply system.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: May 2, 2017Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: John Saunders Stevenson, Judith Pauline Oppenheim, Anthony Holmes Furman, Thomas Frederick Leininger, Steven Craig Russell, Michael Kent Cueman
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Publication number: 20160298041Abstract: A fuel supply system for a gasification system is provided. The fuel supply system includes a gasifier. The fuel supply system also includes and a feed line for routing a substance and a conveyance fluid toward the gasifier. The fuel supply system further includes a separation device located upstream of the gasifier and configured to receive the substance and the conveyance fluid from the feed line, the separation device separating the substance and the conveyance fluid, wherein only the substance is routed to the gasifier.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2015Publication date: October 13, 2016Inventors: Pravin Sadashiv Naphade, Judith Pauline Oppenheim, Wade Albert Taber
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Patent number: 9404055Abstract: Disclosed embodiments include a feedstock preparation system that includes a first slurry preparation system that may receive a first portion of a solid fuel to generate a first fuel slurry using the first portion of the solid fuel and a liquid and second slurry preparation system separate from the first slurry preparation system that may receive a second portion of the solid fuel and the first fuel slurry. The second slurry preparation system may produce a second fuel slurry using the second portion of the solid fuel and the first fuel slurry. The first fuel slurry has a first particle size distribution and the second fuel slurry has a second particle size distribution, and the first and second particle size distributions are different.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2013Date of Patent: August 2, 2016Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Raul Eduardo Ayala, Judith Pauline Oppenheim
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Patent number: 9328426Abstract: A system includes a photoelectrolysis system having a solar collector configured to collect and concentrate solar radiation to heat water, generate electricity, or both. The system also includes an electrolysis unit configured to electrolyze the heated water using at least the generated electricity to produce a first gas mixture and a second gas mixture. The first gas mixture includes oxygen and steam and the second gas mixture includes hydrogen and steam. The system further includes a first device configured to receive and use the first gas mixture as well as a hydrogen membrane configured to receive and separate the hydrogen and steam mixture into a hydrogen component and a steam component.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2012Date of Patent: May 3, 2016Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventor: Judith Pauline Oppenheim
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Patent number: 9228744Abstract: A system includes a gasification fuel injector. The gasification fuel injector includes a mixing device configured to mix together at least two of a solid stream, a liquid stream, or a gaseous stream, or a combination thereof, to generate a mixture. The mixing device is disposed upstream of a tip portion of the gasification fuel injector, and the mixture is discharged from the tip portion.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2012Date of Patent: January 5, 2016Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Ali Ergut, Shashishekara Sitharamarao Talya, Natesh Chandrashekar, Monty Lee Harned, Judith Pauline Oppenheim, Benjamin Campbell Steinhaus
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Patent number: 9222040Abstract: A system includes a slurry depressurizing system that includes a liquid expansion system configured to continuously receive a slurry at a first pressure and continuously discharge the slurry at a second pressure. For example, the slurry depressurizing system may include an expansion turbine to expand the slurry from the first pressure to the second pressure.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2012Date of Patent: December 29, 2015Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Raymond Douglas Steele, Judith Pauline Oppenheim
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Patent number: 8945292Abstract: In one embodiment, a gas purification system is provided. The system includes a first section having a first solvent path and a first gas path. The first gas path is configured to flow a stripping gas to remove hydrogen sulfide (H2S) and carbon dioxide (CO2) from the first solvent path in a first vessel to produce a first gas mixture. The system also includes a second section having a second solvent path. The second solvent path is configured to flow a second solvent mixture to remove H2S from the first gas mixture and CO2 from the second solvent mixture within a second vessel. The second solvent mixture has a solvent saturated in CO2 at a first pressure, the second vessel is operated at a second pressure, and the first and second pressures are within approximately 20% of one another.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2012Date of Patent: February 3, 2015Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Judith Pauline Oppenheim, Anindra Mazumdar
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Patent number: 8882887Abstract: A method of reducing the concentration of at least one sulfur compound in a process stream and for recovering at least one sulfur compound from a process stream are provided. A process stream is delivered to a vessel, wherein the vessel comprises an adsorbent material. At least one solvent is transferred into the vessel. One or more fluids are then removed from the vessel. At least one of the fluids removed from the vessel comprises a clean gas. The adsorbent material may be regenerated to yield a high concentration of the at least one sulfur compound.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2012Date of Patent: November 11, 2014Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Judith Pauline Oppenheim, George Frederick Frey, Jennifer Lucia Ramirez, Hsien-Chin William Yen
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Publication number: 20140270993Abstract: A pressure control system is provided. The pressure control system includes a first pressure sensing device configured to obtain a first pressure measurement including at least one of a first differential pressure and a first pressure, the first pressure measurement obtained from at least one of within and downstream from a solids supply system, a second pressure sensing device configured to obtain a second pressure measurement including at least one of a second differential pressure and a second pressure within the solids supply system, and a pressure controller configured to use the first pressure measurement and the second pressure measurement to control a pressure within the solids supply system.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2013Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: John Saunders Stevenson, Judith Pauline Oppenheim, Anthony Holmes Furman, Thomas Frederick Leininger, Steven Craig Russell, Michael Kent Cueman
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Publication number: 20140208649Abstract: Disclosed embodiments include a feedstock preparation system that includes a first slurry preparation system that may receive a first portion of a solid fuel to generate a first fuel slurry using the first portion of the solid fuel and a liquid and second slurry preparation system separate from the first slurry preparation system that may receive a second portion of the solid fuel and the first fuel slurry. The second slurry preparation system may produce a second fuel slurry using the second portion of the solid fuel and the first fuel slurry. The first fuel slurry has a first particle size distribution and the second fuel slurry has a second particle size distribution, and the first and second particle size distributions are different.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2013Publication date: July 31, 2014Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Raul Eduardo Ayala, Judith Pauline Oppenheim
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Patent number: 8741225Abstract: A system and method is provided for capturing a carbonous gas and using the captured carbonous gas for cooling purposes. For example, a system may include a carbon capture system configured to collect a carbonous gas from a syngas, and a cooling system having a gas expander and a coolant circuit that receive the carbonous gas. The gas expander is configured to expand the carbonous gas to reduce a temperature of the carbonous gas to produce a reduced temperature carbonous gas, and the coolant circuit is configured to utilize the reduced temperature carbonous gas to cool at least one solvent of at least one gas purifier.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2009Date of Patent: June 3, 2014Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Judith Pauline Oppenheim, Anindra Mazumdar
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Publication number: 20140060325Abstract: A method of reducing the concentration of at least one sulfur compound in a process stream and for recovering at least one sulfur compound from a process stream are provided. A process stream is delivered to a vessel, wherein the vessel comprises an adsorbent material. At least one solvent is transferred into the vessel. One or more fluids are then removed from the vessel. At least one of the fluids removed from the vessel comprises a clean gas. The adsorbent material may be regenerated to yield a high concentration of the at least one sulfur compound.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2012Publication date: March 6, 2014Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Judith Pauline Oppenheim, George Frederick Frey, Jennifer Lucia Ramirez, Hsien-Chin William Yen
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Publication number: 20130327028Abstract: A system includes a slurry depressurizing system that includes a liquid expansion system configured to continuously receive a slurry at a first pressure and continuously discharge the slurry at a second pressure. For example, the slurry depressurizing system may include an expansion turbine to expand the slurry from the first pressure to the second pressure.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2012Publication date: December 12, 2013Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Raymond Douglas Steele, Judith Pauline Oppenheim
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Patent number: 8562719Abstract: A gas purification system including a hydrogen sulfide (H2S) absorber, a carbon dioxide (CO2) absorber, a flash tank, and a H2S concentrator. The gas purification system may also include a gas path though the H2S absorber prior to the CO2 absorber, a first solvent path sequentially through the CO2 absorber, the H2S absorber, and the H2S concentrator, and a second solvent path sequentially through the CO2 absorber, the flash tank, and the H2S concentrator, wherein the first and second solvent paths flow a common solvent.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2010Date of Patent: October 22, 2013Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Anindra Mazumdar, Judith Pauline Oppenheim
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Publication number: 20130252121Abstract: A system includes a photoelectrolysis system having a solar collector configured to collect and concentrate solar radiation to heat water, generate electricity, or both. The system also includes an electrolysis unit configured to electrolyze the heated water using at least the generated electricity to produce a first gas mixture and a second gas mixture. The first gas mixture includes oxygen and steam and the second gas mixture includes hydrogen and steam. The system further includes a first device configured to receive and use the first gas mixture as well as a hydrogen membrane configured to receive and separate the hydrogen and steam mixture into a hydrogen component and a steam component.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2012Publication date: September 26, 2013Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventor: Judith Pauline Oppenheim
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Publication number: 20130247766Abstract: In one embodiment, a gas purification system is provided. The system includes a first section having a first solvent path and a first gas path. The first gas path is configured to flow a stripping gas to remove hydrogen sulfide (H2S) and carbon dioxide (CO2) from the first solvent path in a first vessel to produce a first gas mixture. The system also includes a second section having a second solvent path. The second solvent path is configured to flow a second solvent mixture to remove H2S from the first gas mixture and CO2 from the second solvent mixture within a second vessel. The second solvent mixture has a solvent saturated in CO2 at a first pressure, the second vessel is operated at a second pressure, and the first and second pressures are within approximately 20% of one another.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2012Publication date: September 26, 2013Applicant: General Electric CompanyInventors: Judith Pauline Oppenheim, Anindra Mazumdar
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Publication number: 20130175365Abstract: A system includes a gasification fuel injector. The gasification fuel injector includes a mixing device configured to mix together at least two of a solid stream, a liquid stream, or a gaseous stream, or a combination thereof, to generate a mixture. The mixing device is disposed upstream of a tip portion of the gasification fuel injector, and the mixture is discharged from the tip portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2012Publication date: July 11, 2013Applicant: General Electric CompanyInventors: Ali Ergut, Shashishekara Sitharamarao Talya, Natesh Chandrashekar, Monty Lee Harned, Judith Pauline Oppenheim, Benjamin Campbell Steinhaus
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Patent number: 8475571Abstract: In one embodiment, a gas purification system is provided. The system includes a first solvent section having a first carbon dioxide (CO2) absorber, a hydrogen sulfide (H2S) absorber, and a first solvent path that routes a first solvent through the first CO2 absorber and the H2S absorber. The gas purification system also includes a second solvent section having a second carbon dioxide (CO2) absorber and a second solvent path that flows a second solvent through the second CO2 absorber. The gas purification system has a gas path though the first and second solvent sections, wherein the first and second solvent paths are separate from one another, and the first and second solvents are different from one another.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2010Date of Patent: July 2, 2013Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Judith Pauline Oppenheim, Anindra Mazumdar
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Publication number: 20120006200Abstract: A gas purification system including a hydrogen sulfide (H2S) absorber, a carbon dioxide (CO2) absorber, a flash tank, and a H2S concentrator. The gas purification system may also include a gas path though the H2S absorber prior to the CO2 absorber, a first solvent path sequentially through the CO2 absorber, the H2S absorber, and the H2S concentrator, and a second solvent path sequentially through the CO2 absorber, the flash tank, and the H2S concentrator, wherein the first and second solvent paths flow a common solvent.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2010Publication date: January 12, 2012Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Anindra Mazumdar, Judith Pauline Oppenheim
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Publication number: 20110259197Abstract: In one embodiment, a gas purification system is provided. The system includes a first solvent section having a first carbon dioxide (CO2) absorber, a hydrogen sulfide (H2S) absorber, and a first solvent path that routes a first solvent through the first CO2 absorber and the H2S absorber. The gas purification system also includes a second solvent section having a second carbon dioxide (CO2) absorber and a second solvent path that flows a second solvent through the second CO2 absorber. The gas purification system has a gas path though the first and second solvent sections, wherein the first and second solvent paths are separate from one another, and the first and second solvents are different from one another.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2010Publication date: October 27, 2011Applicant: General Electric CompanyInventors: Judith Pauline Oppenheim, Anindra Mazumdar