Patents by Inventor Micah S. Kiffer

Micah S. Kiffer 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: 20230407734
    Abstract: A method comprising reducing the pressure of a carbon dioxide injection stream with a first pressure reducer having a depth and producing a reduced pressure carbon dioxide stream; reducing the pressure of the reduced pressure carbon dioxide stream with a second pressure reducer positioned at a lower depth than the first pressure reducer to produce a further reduced pressure carbon dioxide stream; and injecting the further reduced pressure carbon dioxide stream into a reservoir having a depth; wherein the pressure of the carbon dioxide stream at the depth of the first pressure reducer is greater than a bubble point pressure of the carbon dioxide injection stream at the depth of the first pressure reducer; wherein the pressure of the further reduced pressure carbon dioxide stream at the depth of the reservoir is less than a minimum fracture pressure of the reservoir at the depth of the reservoir.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicant: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: JAGANNATHAN MAHADEVAN, VIPUL S. PAREKH, MICAH S. KIFFER
  • Patent number: 11471818
    Abstract: A radial flow adsorption vessel comprising a cylindrical outer shell having a top end and a bottom end, the top end is enclosed by a vessel head that provides a centrical opening usable as a port to introduce or remove adsorbent particles into or from the vessel; at least one annular adsorption space disposed inside the shell, the at least one annular adsorption space defined by an outer and inner cylindrical porous wall, both co-axially disposed inside the shell; and a loading device for the adsorbent particles positioned above the at least one annular adsorption space at the top end of the vessel, the loading device comprises at least one conical element that extends radially to the outer cylindrical porous wall, the at least one conical element provides a plurality of orifices arranged at least in a region sitting above the at least one annular adsorption space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Micah S. Kiffer, William Eric Karlson
  • Publication number: 20210402346
    Abstract: A radial flow adsorption vessel comprising a cylindrical outer shell having a top end and a bottom end, the top end is enclosed by a vessel head that provides a centrical opening usable as a port to introduce or remove adsorbent particles into or from the vessel; at least one annular adsorption space disposed inside the shell, the at least one annular adsorption space defined by an outer and inner cylindrical porous wall, both co-axially disposed inside the shell; and a loading device for the adsorbent particles positioned above the at least one annular adsorption space at the top end of the vessel, the loading device comprises at least one conical element that extends radially to the outer cylindrical porous wall, the at least one conical element provides a plurality of orifices arranged at least in a region sitting above the at least one annular adsorption space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Applicant: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Micah S. Kiffer, William Eric Karlson
  • Patent number: 10994238
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to a radial flow adsorption vessel comprising a cylindrical outer shell and at least one cylindrical porous wall disposed co-axially inside the shell, wherein inside the shell one or more fluid permeable screens are rigidly connected to the at least one cylindrical porous wall, by a multitude of separate standoff elements so that the screen has a cylindrical shape co-axial to the shell, and to an adsorption process using the radial flow adsorption vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Micah S. Kiffer, Christopher Michael O'Neill, Stephen Clyde Tentarelli
  • Publication number: 20200078722
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to a radial flow adsorption vessel comprising a cylindrical outer shell and at least one cylindrical porous wall disposed co-axially inside the shell, wherein inside the shell one or more fluid permeable screens are rigidly connected to the at least one cylindrical porous wall, by a multitude of separate standoff elements so that the screen has a cylindrical shape co-axial to the shell, and to an adsorption process using the radial flow adsorption vessel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2018
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Applicant: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Micah S. Kiffer, Christopher Michael O'Neill, Stephen Clyde Tentarelli
  • Patent number: 9255646
    Abstract: Excess flow shutoff valve comprising a valve body, a valve plug, a partition, and an activation component where the valve plug, the partition, and activation component are disposed within the valve body. A suitable flow restriction is provided to create a pressure difference between the upstream end of the valve plug and the downstream end of the valve plug when fluid flows through the valve body. The pressure difference exceeds a target pressure difference needed to activate the activation component when fluid flow through the valve body is higher than a desired rate, and thereby closes the valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Micah S. Kiffer, Stephen Clyde Tentarelli
  • Publication number: 20150000762
    Abstract: Excess flow shutoff valve comprising a valve body, a valve plug, a partition, and an activation component where the valve plug, the partition, and activation component are disposed within the valve body. A suitable flow restriction is provided to create a pressure difference between the upstream end of the valve plug and the downstream end of the valve plug when fluid flows through the valve body. The pressure difference exceeds a target pressure difference needed to activate the activation component when fluid flow through the valve body is higher than a desired rate, and thereby closes the valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Inventors: Micah S. Kiffer, Stephen Clyde Tentarelli