Patents by Inventor Katie Held

Katie Held 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).

  • Publication number: 20230338886
    Abstract: The process of the present invention provides high recovery and low capital cost giving it an economic advantage over previously known purification processes. The present process has particular applicability to the purification of synthesis gases comprising at least hydrogen (H2), carbon monoxide (CO), methane (CH4), CO2, and H2O to obtain a gas stream including at least H2, CO, and CH4, that is substantially free of H2O and CO2. The process also has applicability to the purification of natural gases inclusive of at least CH4, N2, CO2, and H2O to produce a gas stream including at least CH4 and N2, but which is substantially free of H2O and CO2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2023
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Inventors: Luke J. Coleman, Garrett R. Swindlehurst, Katie Held, Kihyung Kim, Werner Leitmayr
  • Patent number: 11731075
    Abstract: The process of the present invention provides high recovery and low capital cost giving it an economic advantage over previously known purification processes. The present process has particular applicability to the purification of synthesis gases comprising at least hydrogen (H2), carbon monoxide (CO), methane (CH4), CO2, and H2O to obtain a gas stream including at least H2, CO, and CH4, that is substantially free of H2O and CO2. The process also has applicability to the purification of natural gases inclusive of at least CH4, N2, CO2, and H2O to produce a gas stream including at least CH4 and N2, but which is substantially free of H2O and CO2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: PRAXAIR TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Luke J. Coleman, Garrett R. Swindlehurst, Katie Held, Kihyung Kim, Werner Leitmayr
  • Publication number: 20220040626
    Abstract: The process of the present invention provides high recovery and low capital cost giving it an economic advantage over previously known purification processes. The present process has particular applicability to the purification of synthesis gases comprising at least hydrogen (H2), carbon monoxide (CO), methane (CH4), CO2, and H2O to obtain a gas stream including at least H2, CO, and CH4, that is substantially free of H2O and CO2. The process also has applicability to the purification of natural gases inclusive of at least CH4, N2, CO2, and H2O to produce a gas stream including at least CH4 and N2, but which is substantially free of H2O and CO2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Inventors: Luke J. Coleman, Garrett R. Swindlehurst, Katie Held, Kihyung Kim, Werner Leitmayr
  • Publication number: 20210252482
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a surface modified zeolite adsorbent wherein the surface of said zeolite is modified with a coating comprised of a silicone derived species, said zeolite having a mean crystal size from about 5 to about 10 ?m and a skeletal density of ?1.10 gr./cc. The invention is based on the discovery that larger crystals tend to have higher particle density, and the packing of the larger crystals in agglomeration processes leads to more idealized packing to provide a larger mean-pore diameter. The surface modified adsorbent provides rate selectivity for one gas over others is described. The superior adsorbent has the added convenience of bead forming simultaneously with pore modification as well as having the treatment result in the yielding of high crush strength products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2019
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: Steven J. Pontonio, Philip A. Barrett, Neil A. Stephenson, Katie Held