Patents by Inventor Kenneth Chlapik

Kenneth Chlapik 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).

  • Steam reforming
    Patent number: 10246326
    Abstract: An apparatus for steam reforming of hydrocarbons is described including a steam reformer containing a plurality of externally-heated vertical tubes each tube having an inlet for a feed gas mixture including hydrocarbon and steam, and an outlet for a reformed gas mixture, wherein the tubes contain a particulate steam reforming catalyst adjacent the outlet and a structured steam reforming catalyst adjacent the inlet. A process for steam reforming of hydrocarbons using the apparatus is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: Johnson Matthey Public Limited Company
    Inventors: Kenneth Chlapik, Peter William Farnell
  • STEAM REFORMING
    Publication number: 20160347613
    Abstract: An apparatus for steam reforming of hydrocarbons is described including a steam reformer containing a plurality of externally-heated vertical tubes each tube having an inlet for a feed gas mixture including hydrocarbon and steam, and an outlet for a reformed gas mixture, wherein the tubes contain a particulate steam reforming catalyst adjacent the outlet and a structured steam reforming catalyst adjacent the inlet. A process for steam reforming of hydrocarbons using the apparatus is also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2015
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Inventors: Kenneth Chlapik, Peter William Farnell