Patents by Inventor Michael Bichnevicius

Michael Bichnevicius 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: 11773497
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates in certain embodiments to a combined cycle power plant system comprising an electrochemical compressor. For instance, in one set of embodiments, the electrochemical compressor is may separate oxygen from a flow of air from an air source to provide a pressurized flow of oxygen to a combustor. In some embodiments, the resulting combustion products may only include oxygen and water without any substantial fraction of other combustion products or contaminants which may facilitate the separation of carbon dioxide (CO2) for subsequent processes including compression and/or storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignees: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Northwestern University
    Inventors: Asegun Henry, Ahmed Fouad Ghoniem, Michael Bichnevicius, Mehdi Pishahang, Sossina Haile
  • Publication number: 20210277524
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates in certain embodiments to a combined cycle power plant system comprising an electrochemical compressor. For instance, in one set of embodiments, the electrochemical compressor is may separate oxygen from a flow of air from an air source to provide a pressurized flow of oxygen to a combustor. In some embodiments, the resulting combustion products may only include oxygen and water without any substantial fraction of other combustion products or contaminants which may facilitate the separation of carbon dioxide (CO2) for subsequent processes including compression and/or storage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2021
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Applicants: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Northwestern University
    Inventors: Asegun Henry, Ahmed Fouad Ghoniem, Michael Bichnevicius, Mehdi Pishahang, Sossina Haile