Patents by Inventor Megan Herrera

Megan Herrera 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).

  • System and method for recycling pressure swing absorber off-gas
    Patent number: 11535514
    Abstract: A method and system for an enhanced reforming process employing a pressure swing absorber. An off-gas from the pressure swing absorber is divided with a first portion sent back into a reforming reactor and a second portion sent to a heat generator for the reforming process. The first off-gas portion from the pressure swing absorber can be pressurized by a compressor and reintroduced into a fluidized bed reactor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: GAS TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Jeffrey A. Mays, Megan Herrera
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RECYCLING PRESSURE SWING ABSORBER OFF-GAS
    Publication number: 20210261409
    Abstract: A method and system for an enhanced reforming process employing a pressure swing absorber. An off-gas from the pressure swing absorber is divided with a first portion sent back into a reforming reactor and a second portion sent to a heat generator for the reforming process. The first off-gas portion from the pressure swing absorber can be pressurized by a compressor and reintroduced into a fluidized bed reactor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2021
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Applicant: Gas Technology Institute
    Inventors: Jeffrey A. Mays, Megan Herrera