Patents by Inventor Matthew B. HOFFMAN

Matthew B. HOFFMAN 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).

  • Patent number: 11207649
    Abstract: Methods, reactor tubes, reactors, and systems for catalysis are disclosed. A reactor tube includes an outer shell defining a catalyst bed, a catalyst within the catalyst bed, and an inner tube extending through the catalyst bed. An interior of the inner tube is isolated from the catalyst within the catalyst bed. Methods of activating a catalyst are also disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: West Biofuels, LLC
    Inventors: Matthew B. Hoffman, Matthew D. Summers
  • Publication number: 20190282986
    Abstract: Methods, reactor tubes, reactors, and systems for catalysis are disclosed. A reactor tube includes an outer shell defining a catalyst bed, a catalyst within the catalyst bed, and an inner tube extending through the catalyst bed. An interior of the inner tube is isolated from the catalyst within the catalyst bed. Methods of activating a catalyst are also disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Inventors: Matthew B. Hoffman, Matthew D. Summers
  • Publication number: 20150375932
    Abstract: A method of storing and/or transporting core samples in a temperature controlled container includes inserting a core sample into the container and inputting a temperature value into a control panel of the container. The container includes one or more reinforcement members and one or more strap guides coupled an exterior of the container. A temperature of a space within the container where the core samples are located is measured and compared to the temperature value. The space within the container where the core samples are located is heated or cooled until the temperature of the space is substantially equal to the temperature value. The container and the core samples located within the container can be transported from a drilling site to a testing facility.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2014
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Inventors: David King ANDERSON, III, Matthew B. HOFFMAN, Steven Lee HALL, Jordan SMITH, Carrie RASTEGAR, Bryan WALLACE