Patents by Inventor Mack Knobbe

Mack Knobbe 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).

  • Radial flow reactor systems and related methods
    Patent number: 9499401
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides liquid/solid phase reactor systems that generate product gases. The present disclosure also provides for methods of generating gas using the systems of the present disclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: Intelligent Energy Limited
    Inventor: Mack Knobbe
  • RADIAL FLOW REACTOR SYSTEMS AND RELATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20150274522
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides liquid/solid phase reactor systems that generate product gases. The present disclosure also provides for methods of generating gas using the systems of the present disclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2015
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Applicant: Intelligent Energy Limited
    Inventor: Mack Knobbe
  • Hydrogen generation having COremoval with steam reforming
    Patent number: 9093681
    Abstract: A method for producing hydrogen using fuel cell off gases, the method feeding hydrocarbon fuel to a sulfur adsorbent to produce a desulfurized fuel and a spent sulfur adsorbent; feeding said desulfurized fuel and water to an adsorption enhanced reformer that comprises of a plurality of reforming chambers or compartments; reforming said desulfurized fuel in the presence of a one or more of a reforming catalyst and one or more of a CO2 adsorbent to produce hydrogen and a spent CO2 adsorbent; feeding said hydrogen to the anode side of the fuel cell; regenerating said spent CO2 adsorbents using the fuel cell cathode off-gases, producing a flow of hydrogen by cycling between said plurality of reforming chambers or compartments in a predetermined timing sequence; and, replacing the spent sulfur adsorbent with a fresh sulfur adsorbent at a predetermined time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: Intelligent Energy Inc.
    Inventors: Duraiswamy Kandaswamy, Anand S. Chellappa, Mack Knobbe
  • HYDROGEN GENERATION HAVING CO2 REMOVAL WITH STEAM REFORMING
    Publication number: 20120156574
    Abstract: A method for producing hydrogen using fuel cell off gases, the method feeding hydrocarbon fuel to a sulfur adsorbent to produce a desulfurized fuel and a spent sulfur adsorbent; feeding said desulfurized fuel and water to an adsorption enhanced reformer that comprises of a plurality of reforming chambers or compartments; reforming said desulfurized fuel in the presence of a one or more of a reforming catalyst and one or more of a CO2 adsorbent to produce hydrogen and a spent CO2 adsorbent; feeding said hydrogen to the anode side of the fuel cell; regenerating said spent CO2 adsorbents using the fuel cell cathode off-gases, producing a flow of hydrogen by cycling between said plurality of reforming chambers or compartments in a predetermined timing sequence; and, replacing the spent sulfur adsorbent with a fresh sulfur adsorbent at a predetermined time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2011
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Inventors: Duraiswamy Kandaswamy, Anand S. Chelappa, Mack Knobbe