Patents by Inventor Kevin F. Mansfield

Kevin F. Mansfield 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).

  • Two stage pressure swing adsorption process which utilizes an oxygen selective adsorbent to produce high purity oxygen from a feed air stream
    Patent number: 5395427
    Abstract: A two stage pressure swing adsorption process is set forth for producing high purity oxygen from a feed air stream wherein carbon dioxide, water and preferably nitrogen are removed in the first stage and wherein an oxygen selective adsorbent is used to adsorb oxygen in the second stage. The oxygen product is recovered upon depressurization of the second stage. The high purity of the oxygen product is achieved by rinsing the oxygen selective adsorbent with oxygen prior to the depressurization step. A key to the present invention is that the effluent streams from the second stage feed and rinse steps are used to regenerate the first stage adsorbent(s) in a specific regeneration scheme.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 1994
    Date of Patent: March 7, 1995
    Assignee: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Ravi Kumar, Kevin F. Mansfield, Robert F. Weimer