Patents by Inventor Kyle MAYS

Kyle MAYS 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).

  • Dry, low-NOx combustor with integrated thermoelectric generator
    Patent number: 10490725
    Abstract: An integrated combustor-thermoelectric generator and method for producing electrical power and/or for operating a pneumatic device. A thermoelectric generator includes a fuel and air mixture chamber with a combustor connected to the mixture chamber. The combustor including a longitudinal centerbody comprising a varying cross-sectional area along an axial length of the centerbody and a plurality of thermoelectric couples and/or modules disposed axially along sides of the centerbody. The thermoelectric generator can be paired with a DC air compressor for operating a pneumatic device by directing heated gases from the combustor to a plurality of thermoelectric couples and/or modules, and powering the air compressor with the thermoelectric couples and/or modules. The thermoelectric generator and DC compressor can be installed to a natural gas source at a well pad for operating a pneumatic device at the well pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: GAS TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Jeffrey A. Mays, Shinjiro Miyata, Patrick E. Frye, Kyle Mays
  • DRY, LOW-NOX COMBUSTOR WITH INTEGRATED THERMOELECTRIC GENERATOR
    Publication number: 20180151791
    Abstract: An integrated combustor-thermoelectric generator and method for producing electrical power and/or for operating a pneumatic device. A thermoelectric generator includes a fuel and air mixture chamber with a combustor connected to the mixture chamber. The combustor including a longitudinal centerbody comprising a varying cross-sectional area along an axial length of the centerbody and a plurality of thermoelectric couples and/or modules disposed axially along sides of the centerbody. The thermoelectric generator can be paired with a DC air compressor for operating a pneumatic device by directing heated gases from the combustor to a plurality of thermoelectric couples and/or modules, and powering the air compressor with the thermoelectric couples and/or modules. The thermoelectric generator and DC compressor can be installed to a natural gas source at a well pad for operating a pneumatic device at the well pad.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2016
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Applicant: GAS TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Jeffrey A. MAYS, Shinjiro MIYATA, Patrick E. FRYE, Kyle MAYS