Patents by Inventor Mark Geoffrey Sceats

Mark Geoffrey Sceats 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).

  • Publication number: 20240018622
    Abstract: A method for heating a powder material to induce a crystalline phase change in the grains of the particle comprising the steps of: a. preheating the powder from the high temperature streams generated from cooling the phase changed product; b. injecting the powder into a metal tube; c. controlling the gas composition in the metal tube by injecting a gas into the reactor; d. externally heating the first section of the tube by a first furnace segment system; e. externally heating the second section of the tube by a second furnace segment system; f: quickly quenching the powder product temperature in a cold third segment of the tube; g. collecting the processed powder at the base of the tube in a bed ejecting the powder from the tube; h. cooling the powder in a heat exchanger and using the heat to preheat the powder in step a.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2021
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Mark Geoffrey Sceats, Adam Vincent, Andrew Okely, Matthew Boot-Handford, Dabin Wang, Lakshmi Vazhapully, Terrance Banks
  • Publication number: 20230265294
    Abstract: A formulation for a coating for applications on maritime infrastructure or vessels to inhibit fouling and corrosion that comprises: (a) a nano-active material; and (b) a polymer binder; and (c) additives which include pigments, booster antifoulants, booster anticorrosion materials, solvents, polymerisation activators, viscosity modifiers and fillers, where the nano-active material, the binder and additives provide the coating with the desired most desirable properties of antifoul, anticorrosion, adhesion, and strength, required for the coating application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2021
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Inventors: Mark Geoffrey Sceats, Robert Van Merkestein, Adam Vincent, Philip Hodgson, Andrew Okely
  • Publication number: 20230159388
    Abstract: The invention provides a powder-gas heat exchanger for exchanging heat between a powder stream and a gas stream in counter-current flow comprising a powder stream mass flow rate substantially equal to a gas stream mass flow rate in a vertical shaft heat exchanger. A hot gas stream may be adapted for use in heating a cool solids stream, or a cool gas stream may be adapted for use in cooling a hot solids stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2021
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Inventors: Mark Geoffrey Sceats, Adam Vincent, Matthew Gill, Simon Thomsen, Phil Hodgson
  • Patent number: 9505998
    Abstract: A method and system for processing an input fuel gas and steam to produce separate CO2 and output fuel gas streams. The method comprises the steps of using a decarbonizer segment for reacting at least a solid sorbent with the fuel gas and steam to remove carbon from the input fuel gas and to produce the output fuel gas stream in an exhaust gas from the decarbonizer; using a calciner segment for reacting the solid sorbent from the decarbonizer segment therein to release the CO2 into the CO2 gas stream; wherein CO2 partial pressures and temperatures in the decarbonizer and calciner segments respectively are controlled such that the temperature in the decarbonizer segment is higher than the temperature in the calciner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: Calix Limited
    Inventors: Mark Geoffrey Sceats, Julian Westley Dinsdale
  • Patent number: 9469884
    Abstract: A system and method for the calcination of minerals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: Calix Ltd
    Inventors: Connor James Horley, Mark Geoffrey Sceats
  • Publication number: 20150322357
    Abstract: A method and system for processing an input fuel gas and steam to produce separate CO2 and output fuel gas streams. The method comprises the steps of using a decarboniser segment for reacting at least a solid sorbent reacts with the fuel gas and steam to remove carbon from the input fuel gas and to produce the output fuel gas stream in an exhaust gas from the decarboniser; using a calciner segment for reacting the solid sorbent from the decarboniser segment therein to release the CO2 into the CO2 gas stream; wherein CO2 partial pressures and temperatures in the decarboniser and calciner segments respectively are controlled such that the temperature in the decarboniser segment is higher than the temperature in the calciner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2015
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Inventors: Mark Geoffrey Sceats, Julian Westley Dinsdale
  • Patent number: 9150807
    Abstract: A method and system for processing an input fuel gas and steam to produce separate CO2 and output fuel gas streams. The method comprises the steps of using a decarbonizer segment for reacting at least a solid sorbent with the fuel gas and steam to remove carbon from the input fuel gas and to produce the output fuel gas stream in an exhaust gas from the decarbonizer; using a calciner segment for reacting the solid sorbent from the decarbonizer segment therein to release the CO2 into the CO2 gas stream; wherein CO2 partial pressures and temperatures in the decarbonizer and calciner segments respectively are controlled such that the temperature in the decarbonizer segment is higher than the temperature in the calciner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: Calix Limited
    Inventors: Mark Geoffrey Sceats, Julian Westley Dinsdale
  • Patent number: 8951493
    Abstract: A material compound comprising MgO. CaCO3 as a solid solution of MgO and CaCO3. and a method of fabricating the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Calix Ltd.
    Inventors: Mark Geoffrey Sceats, Patricia Richardson
  • Publication number: 20140348727
    Abstract: A system and method for the calcination of minerals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2014
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Inventors: Connor James Horley, Mark Geoffrey Sceats
  • Patent number: 8894743
    Abstract: A method of removing CO2 from an input gas stream, the method comprising reacting a solid sorbent with the input gas stream to remove CO2 from the input gas stream in a carboniser; reacting the solid sorbent from the carboniser in a calciner to release the CO2 into a substantially pure gas stream; exchanging heat between the carboniser and calciner; and controlling a CO2 partial pressure and temperature in the carboniser and a CO2 partial pressure and temperature in the calciner such that the temperature in the carboniser is higher than the temperature in the calciner for providing heat from the carboniser to the calciner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Calix Limited
    Inventor: Mark Geoffrey Sceats
  • Patent number: 8807993
    Abstract: A system and method for the calcination of minerals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Calix Ltd.
    Inventors: Mark Geoffrey Sceats, Patricia Richardson
  • Publication number: 20140120017
    Abstract: A method of removing CO2 from an input gas stream, the method comprising reacting a solid sorbent with the input gas stream to remove CO2 from the input gas stream in a carboniser; reacting the solid sorbent from the carboniser in a calciner to release the CO2 into a substantially pure gas stream; exchanging heat between the carboniser and calciner; and controlling a CO2 partial pressure and temperature in the carboniser and a CO2 partial pressure and temperature in the calciner such that the temperature in the carboniser is higher than the temperature in the calciner for providing heat from the carboniser to the calciner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2014
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: Calix Limited
    Inventor: Mark Geoffrey Sceats
  • Patent number: 8632626
    Abstract: A system and System for removing CO2 from an input gas stream. The system comprises a carboniser segment configured such that a solid sorbent reacts therein with the input gas stream to remove CO2 from the input gas stream; a calciner segment configured such that the solid sorbent from the carboniser segment reacts therein to release the CO2 into a substantially pure gas stream; a heat exchanger unit for exchanging heat between the carboniser and calciner segments; a first conditioning unit for controlling a CO2 partial pressure in the carboniser segment; and a second conditioning unit for controlling a CO2 partial pressure in the calciner segment; wherein the first and second conditioning units are configured such that a difference between the CO2 partial pressures in the carboniser and calciner segments respectively is controlled such that heat is provided from the carboniser to the calciner through the heat exchanging unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: Calix Limited
    Inventor: Mark Geoffrey Sceats
  • Patent number: 8603222
    Abstract: A system and method for calcination/carbonation cycle processing. The system comprises a calciner reactor for receiving partially carbonated mineral sorbent granules; a heat exchange structure for transferring heat through a wall of the calciner reactor to a granular flow of the sorbent granules for facilitating a calcination reaction of the sorbent granules to regenerate the sorbent granules; a gas extraction unit for removing gas products from the calciner, wherein the gas products comprise carbon dioxide from the calcination reaction; a carbonator reactor for receiving the regenerated sorbent granules from the calciner reactor and for receiving a cold flue gas, such that the regenerated sorbent granules are partially carbonised while the flue gas is scrubbed and the partially carbonated sorbent granules and the scrubbed flue gas exit the carbonator reactor as respective hot materials; and a riser unit for cycling the partially carbonated sorbent granules from the carbonator reactor to the calciner reactor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Calix Ltd.
    Inventors: Mark Geoffrey Sceats, Patricia Richardson
  • Patent number: 8449853
    Abstract: A system and method for extracting carbon dioxide from an industrial source of flue gas at atmospheric pressure. The system comprises means for conditioning the flue gas for entry into a compressor unit; the compressor unit being adapted compressing the conditioned flue gas; a heater unit for heating the compressed flue gas; an expander unit for expanding the heated compressed flue gas for generating power; and a separator unit for separating Carbon Dioxide from the heated compressed flue gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: Calix Limited
    Inventors: Mark Geoffrey Sceats, Julian Westley Dinsdale
  • Publication number: 20120267577
    Abstract: A method and system for processing an input fuel gas and steam to produce separate CO2 and output fuel gas streams. The method comprises the steps of using a decarboniser segment for reacting at least a solid sorbent reacts with the fuel gas and steam to remove carbon from the input fuel gas and to produce the output fuel gas stream in an exhaust gas from the decarboniser; using a calciner segment for reacting the solid sorbent from the decarboniser segment therein to release the CO2 into the CO2 gas stream; wherein CO2 partial pressures and temperatures in the decarboniser and calciner segments respectively are controlled such that the temperature in the decarboniser segment is higher than the temperature in the calciner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2010
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Applicant: Calix Limited
    Inventors: Mark Geoffrey Sceats, Julian Westley Dinsdale
  • Publication number: 20120219481
    Abstract: A system and method for extracting carbon dioxide from an industrial source of flue gas at atmospheric pressure. The system comprises means for conditioning the flue gas for entry into a compressor unit; the compressor unit being adapted compressing the conditioned flue gas; a heater unit for heating the compressed flue gas; an expander unit for expanding the heated compressed flue gas for generating power; and a separator unit for separating Carbon Dioxide from the heated compressed flue gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2010
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Inventors: Mark Geoffrey Sceats, Julian Westley Dinsdale
  • Publication number: 20110113957
    Abstract: A system and System for removing CO2 from an input gas stream. The system comprises a carboniser segment configured such that a solid sorbent reacts therein with the input gas stream to remove CO2 from the input gas stream; a calciner segment configured such that the solid sorbent from the carboniser segment reacts therein to release the CO2 into a substantially pure gas stream; a heat exchanger unit for exchanging heat between the carboniser and calciner segments; a first conditioning unit for controlling a CO2 partial pressure in the carboniser segment; and a second conditioning unit for controlling a CO2 partial pressure in the calciner segment; wherein the first and second conditioning units are configured such that a difference between the CO2 partial pressures in the carboniser and calciner segments respectively is controlled such that heat is provided from the carboniser to the calciner through the heat exchanging unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2009
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Inventor: Mark Geoffrey Sceats
  • Publication number: 20110011142
    Abstract: A material compound comprising MgO. CaCO3 comprising granules of a size distribution between as a solid solution of MgO and CaCO3. and a method of fabricating the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2006
    Publication date: January 20, 2011
    Applicant: Calix Pty Ltd.
    Inventors: Mark Geoffrey Sceats, Connor James Horley
  • Publication number: 20110008227
    Abstract: A system and method for the calcination of minerals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2007
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Applicant: CALIX LTD
    Inventors: Mark Geoffrey Sceats, Connor James Horley, Patricia Richardson