Patents by Inventor Matthew Bowers Pitcher

Matthew Bowers Pitcher 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: 20230416085
    Abstract: The invention relates to a hydrogen plant for producing a hydrogen-comprising gas product comprising—a reformer system comprising at least one heat-recuperating reformer reaction unit (5) or a reformer system comprising two or more reformer units (5,22) in parallel, wherein at least one of said parallel reformer units (5) is present in the radiant section (12) of the reformer system, and at least one reformer unit (22) is located outside the radiant section (12) of the reformer system; —a unit (8) configured to obtain hydrogen product gas; —a carbon dioxide capture unit; the hydrogen plant further comprising a passage way configured to feed a hydrogen-comprising gas stream to the radiant section. The invention further relates to a process for producing a hydrogen-comprising gas product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2021
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Jan-Jaap Riegman, Antonio Farace, Roland Van Uffelen, Stéphane Walspurger, Matthew Bowers Pitcher
  • Patent number: 7964091
    Abstract: A cracking furnace having a firebox provided with cracking coils is described. The cracking coils have at least one inlet, at least one inlet section, at least one outlet and at least one outlet section, and burners, and the parts of the coils are shielded. A process for cracking hydrocarbon feeds, and making use of a furnace with the thermal shielding are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2011
    Assignee: Technip France
    Inventors: Simon Barendregt, Matthew Bowers Pitcher, Jan den Uijl
  • Publication number: 20080142411
    Abstract: The present invention refers to a novel type of cracking furnaces comprising a firebox provided with cracking coils—the cracking coils having at least one inlet, at least one inlet section, at least one outlet and at least one outlet section—and burners, wherein the parts of the coils are shielded. The invention further relates to a process for cracking hydrocarbon feeds, making use of a furnace according to the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2005
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Inventors: Simon Barendregt, Matthew Bowers Pitcher, Jan Den Uijl