Patents by Inventor Kumar Muthusami Sellakumar

Kumar Muthusami Sellakumar 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).

  • Efficient volatile metal removal from low rank coal in gasification, combustion, and processing systems and methods
    Patent number: 9598653
    Abstract: Efficient coal pre-processing systems (69) integrated with gasification, oxy-combustion, and power plant systems include a drying chamber (28), a volatile metal removal chamber (30), recirculated gases, including recycled carbon dioxide (21), nitrogen (6), and gaseous exhaust (60) for increasing the efficiencies and lowering emissions in various coal processing systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: The University of Wyoming Research Corporation
    Inventors: Alan E. Bland, Kumar Muthusami Sellakumar, Jesse D. Newcomer
  • Efficient Volatile Metal Removal from Low Rank Coal in Gasification, Combustion, and Processing Systems and Methods
    Publication number: 20160102260
    Abstract: Efficient coal pre-processing systems (69) integrated with gasification, oxy-combustion, and power plant systems include a drying chamber (28), a volatile metal removal chamber (30), recirculated gases, including recycled carbon dioxide (21), nitrogen (6), and gaseous exhaust (60) for increasing the efficiencies and lowering emissions in various coal processing systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2015
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventors: Alan E. Bland, Kumar Muthusami Sellakumar, Jesse D. Newcomer
  • Efficient low rank coal gasification, combustion, and processing systems and methods
    Patent number: 9181509
    Abstract: Efficient coal pre-processing systems (69) integrated with gasification, oxy-combustion, and power plant systems include a drying chamber (28), a volatile metal removal chamber (30), recirculated gases, including recycled carbon dioxide (21), nitrogen (6), and gaseous exhaust (60) for increasing the efficiencies and lowering emissions in various coal processing systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: University of Wyoming Research Corporation
    Inventors: Alan E. Bland, Kumar Muthusami Sellakumar, Jesse D. Newcomer
  • Efficient Low Rank Coal Gasification, Combustion, and Processing Systems and Methods
    Publication number: 20120056431
    Abstract: Efficient coal pre-processing systems (69) integrated with gasification, oxy-combustion, and power plant systems include a drying chamber (28), a volatile metal removal chamber (30), recirculated gases, including recycled carbon dioxide (21), nitrogen (6), and gaseous exhaust (60) for increasing the efficiencies and lowering emissions in various coal processing systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2010
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Applicant: The University of Wyoming Research Corporation d/b/a Western Research Institute
    Inventors: Alan E. Bland, Kumar Muthusami Sellakumar, Jesse D. Newcomer
  • Method and apparatus for removing mercury species from hot flue gas
    Patent number: 6960329
    Abstract: A method of removing mercury from flue gas containing mercury and particulate solids emanating from a fossil-fuel energy conversion plant and passing through a flue gas duct. The method includes (a) contacting the mercury in the flue gas with a solution containing at least one chloride-containing salt dissolved in a solvent by injecting the solution into the flue gas duct at an injection location, in order to oxidize mercury into HgCl2, (b) heating the solution prior to or after step (a) to at least about 300° C., and (c) removing oxidized mercury from the flue gas with a device for removing particulate solids from the flue gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2005
    Assignee: Foster Wheeler Energy Corporation
    Inventor: Kumar Muthusami Sellakumar