Patents by Inventor Miles R. Palmer

Miles R. Palmer 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: 20250144566
    Abstract: Systems and methods for direct air capture of carbon dioxide or other gases utilize a calcium sorbent in a manner that allows for wide scale, relatively low cost implementation. In particular, a calcium sorbent may be provided as a substantially thin coating on one or more substrates and utilized for direct air capture of carbon dioxide through chemisorption. The carbonated sorbent may be disposed of for sequestration of the carbon dioxide or regenerated with capture of carbon dioxide released from the carbonated sorbent during the regeneration process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2025
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Inventors: Adam Goff, Damian Beauchamp, Jeremy Eron Fetvedt, Miles R. Palmer, Xijia Lu, Daniel Rathbone
  • Patent number: 12264596
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods, assemblies, and systems for power production that can allow for increased efficiency and lower cost components arising from the control, reduction, or elimination of turbine blade mechanical erosion by particulates or chemical erosion by gases in a combustion product flow. The methods, assemblies, and systems can include the use of turbine blades that operate with a blade velocity that is significantly reduced in relation to conventional turbines used in typical power production systems. The methods and systems also can make use of a recycled circulating fluid for transpiration protection of the turbine and/or other components. Further, recycled circulating fluid may be employed to provide cleaning materials to the turbine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: 8 RIVERS CAPITAL, LLC
    Inventors: Miles R. Palmer, Jeremy Eron Fetvedt, Rodney John Allam
  • Publication number: 20250066041
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a launch system and method. The launch system and method can include at least a preliminary accelerator tube system (PAT) that can be combined with one or more of a main accelerator tube system (MAT), a flight test tube, or a soft catch. The PAT alone or combined with the MAT can be used for launch of a vehicle for testing and/or for delivery of a payload.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2024
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Inventor: Miles R. Palmer
  • Publication number: 20250065265
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods for direct air capture of carbon dioxide or other gases through a calcium sorbent in a manner that allows for wide scale, relatively low cost implementation. In particular, a calcium sorbent may be provided as a substantially thin coating on one or more substrates and utilized for direct air capture of carbon dioxide through chemisorption. The carbonated sorbent may be disposed of for sequestration of the carbon dioxide or regenerated with capture of carbon dioxide released from the carbonated sorbent during the regeneration process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2024
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Inventors: Adam Goff, Damian Beauchamp, Jeremy Eron Fetvedt, Miles R. Palmer, Xijia Lu, Daniel Rathbone
  • Patent number: 12220661
    Abstract: Systems and methods for direct air capture of carbon dioxide or other gases utilize a calcium sorbent in a manner that allows for wide scale, relatively low cost implementation. In particular, a calcium sorbent may be provided as a substantially thin coating on one or more substrates and utilized for direct air capture of carbon dioxide through chemisorption. The carbonated sorbent may be disposed of for sequestration of the carbon dioxide or regenerated with capture of carbon dioxide released from the carbonated sorbent during the regeneration process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: 8 Rivers Capital, LLC
    Inventors: Adam Goff, Damian Beauchamp, Jeremy Eron Fetvedt, Miles R. Palmer, Xijia Lu, Daniel Rathbone
  • Publication number: 20250032979
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods for direct air capture of carbon dioxide or other gases through a calcium sorbent in a manner that allows for wide scale, relatively low cost implementation. In particular, a calcium sorbent may be provided as a substantially thin coating on one or more substrates and utilized for direct air capture of carbon dioxide through chemisorption. The carbonated sorbent may be disposed of for sequestration of the carbon dioxide or regenerated with capture of carbon dioxide released from the carbonated sorbent during the regeneration process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2024
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Inventors: Adam Goff, Damian Beauchamp, Jeremy Eron Fetvedt, Miles R. Palmer, Xijia Lu, Daniel Rathbone
  • Publication number: 20250012214
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods and system for power generation using a high efficiency combustor in combination with a CO2 circulating fluid. The methods and systems advantageously can make use of a low pressure ratio power turbine and an economizer heat exchanger in specific embodiments. Additional low grade heat from an external source can be used to provide part of an amount of heat needed for heating the recycle CO2 circulating fluid. Fuel derived CO2 can be captured and delivered at pipeline pressure. Other impurities can be captured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2024
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Inventors: Rodney John Allam, Glenn William Brown, Jr., Miles R. Palmer
  • Patent number: 12172127
    Abstract: Systems and methods for direct air capture of carbon dioxide or other gases utilize a calcium sorbent in a manner that allows for wide scale, relatively low cost implementation. In particular, a calcium sorbent may be provided as a substantially thin coating on one or more substrates and utilized for direct air capture of carbon dioxide through chemisorption. The carbonated sorbent may be disposed of for sequestration of the carbon dioxide or regenerated with capture of carbon dioxide released from the carbonated sorbent during the regeneration process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: 8 Rivers Capital, LLC
    Inventors: Adam Goff, Damian Beauchamp, Jeremy Eron Fetvedt, Miles R. Palmer, Xijia Lu, Daniel Rathbone
  • Patent number: 12168528
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a launch system and method. The launch system and method can include at least a preliminary accelerator tube system (PAT) that can be combined with a main accelerator tube system (MAT). The PAT alone or combined with the MAT can be used for launch of a vehicle for testing and/or for delivery of a payload.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2024
    Assignee: 8 Rivers Capital, LLC
    Inventor: Miles R. Palmer
  • Patent number: 12123345
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods and system for power generation using a high efficiency combustor in combination with a CO2 circulating fluid. The methods and systems advantageously can make use of a low pressure ratio power turbine and an economizer heat exchanger in specific embodiments. Additional low grade heat from an external source can be used to provide part of an amount of heat needed for heating the recycle CO2 circulating fluid. Fuel derived CO2 can be captured and delivered at pipeline pressure. Other impurities can be captured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: 8 Rivers Capital, LLC
    Inventors: Rodney John Allam, Glenn William Brown, Jr., Miles R. Palmer
  • Publication number: 20240084706
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods, assemblies, and systems for power production that can allow for increased efficiency and lower cost components arising from the control, reduction, or elimination of turbine blade mechanical erosion by particulates or chemical erosion by gases in a combustion product flow. The methods, assemblies, and systems can include the use of turbine blades that operate with a blade velocity that is significantly reduced in relation to conventional turbines used in typical power production systems. The methods and systems also can make use of a recycled circulating fluid for transpiration protection of the turbine and/or other components. Further, recycled circulating fluid may be employed to provide cleaning materials to the turbine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Miles R. Palmer, Jeremy Eron Fetvedt, Rodney John Allam
  • Patent number: 11859496
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods, assemblies, and systems for power production that can allow for increased efficiency and lower cost components arising from the control, reduction, or elimination of turbine blade mechanical erosion by particulates or chemical erosion by gases in a combustion product flow. The methods, assemblies, and systems can include the use of turbine blades that operate with a blade velocity that is significantly reduced in relation to conventional turbines used in typical power production systems. The methods and systems also can make use of a recycled circulating fluid for transpiration protection of the turbine and/or other components. Further, recycled circulating fluid may be employed to provide cleaning materials to the turbine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: 8 Rivers Capital, LLC
    Inventors: Miles R. Palmer, Jeremy Eron Fetvedt, Rodney John Allam
  • Publication number: 20230265791
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods and system for power generation using a high efficiency combustor in combination with a CO2 circulating fluid. The methods and systems advantageously can make use of a low pressure ratio power turbine and an economizer heat exchanger in specific embodiments. Additional low grade heat from an external source can be used to provide part of an amount of heat needed for heating the recycle CO2 circulating fluid. Fuel derived CO2 can be captured and delivered at pipeline pressure. Other impurities can be captured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2023
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Inventors: Rodney John Allam, Glenn William Brown, JR., Miles R. Palmer
  • Publication number: 20230264836
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a launch system and method. The launch system and method can include at least a preliminary accelerator tube system (PAT) that can be combined with a main accelerator tube system (MAT). The PAT alone or combined with the MAT can be used for launch of a vehicle for testing and/or for delivery of a payload.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2023
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Inventor: Miles R. Palmer
  • Publication number: 20230226487
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods useful in capture of one more moieties (e.g., carbon dioxide) from a gas stream (i.e., direct air capture). In various embodiments, the systems and methods can utilize at least a scrubbing unit, a regeneration unit, and an electrolysis unit whereby an alkali solution can be used to strip the moiety (e.g., carbon dioxide) from the gas stream, the removed moiety can be regenerated and optionally purified for capture or other use, and a formed salt can be subjected to electrolysis to recycle the alkali solution back to the scrubber for re-use with simultaneous production of one or more further chemicals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2023
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventors: Xijia Lu, Brock Alan Forrest, Miles R. Palmer
  • Patent number: 11674436
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods and system for power generation using a high efficiency combustor in combination with a CO2 circulating fluid. The methods and systems advantageously can make use of a low pressure ratio power turbine and an economizer heat exchanger in specific embodiments. Additional low grade heat from an external source can be used to provide part of an amount of heat needed for heating the recycle CO2 circulating fluid. Fuel derived CO2 can be captured and delivered at pipeline pressure. Other impurities can be captured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: 8 Rivers Capital, LLC
    Inventors: Rodney John Allam, Glenn William Brown, Jr., Miles R. Palmer
  • Patent number: 11667405
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a launch system and method. The launch system and method can include at least a preliminary accelerator tube system (PAT) that can be combined with a main accelerator tube system (MAT). The PAT alone or combined with the MAT can be used for launch of a vehicle for testing and/or for delivery of a payload.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: 8 Rivers Capital, LLC
    Inventor: Miles R. Palmer
  • Patent number: 11658742
    Abstract: An optical receiver is provided for a diverged-beam, free space optical communications system. The optical receiver includes a demultiplexer and a detector array. The demultiplexer includes a diffractive optic configured to receive an optical beam propagating in free space. The optical beam includes a plurality of optical carrier signals of respective wavelengths for a plurality of communication channels, and the diffractive optic is configured to spatially separate the optical beam by wavelength into the plurality of optical carrier signals. The detector array includes a plurality of optical detectors configured to convert the plurality of optical carrier signals into a respective plurality of electrical signals for the plurality of communication channels. The plurality of optical detectors includes at least twice as many optical detectors as optical carrier signals in the plurality of optical carrier signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: 8 Rivers Capital, LLC
    Inventors: William J. Brown, Hannah Clark, David Freed, Miles R. Palmer
  • Patent number: 11559766
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods useful in capture of one more moieties (e.g., carbon dioxide) from a gas stream (i.e., direct air capture). In various embodiments, the systems and methods can utilize at least a scrubbing unit, a regeneration unit, and an electrolysis unit whereby an alkali solution can be used to strip the moiety (e.g., carbon dioxide) from the gas stream, the removed moiety can be regenerated and optionally purified for capture or other use, and a formed salt can be subjected to electrolysis to recycle the alkali solution back to the scrubber for re-use with simultaneous production of one or more further chemicals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: 8 Rivers Capital, LLC
    Inventors: Xijia Lu, Brock Alan Forrest, Miles R. Palmer
  • Publication number: 20230001351
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods for direct air capture of carbon dioxide or other gases through a calcium sorbent in a manner that allows for wide scale, relatively low cost implementation. In particular, a calcium sorbent may be provided as a substantially thin coating on one or more substrates and utilized for direct air capture of carbon dioxide through chemisorption. The carbonated sorbent may be disposed of for sequestration of the carbon dioxide or regenerated with capture of carbon dioxide released from the carbonated sorbent during the regeneration process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2020
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventors: Adam Goff, Damian Beauchamp, Jeremy Eron Fetvedt, Miles R. Palmer, Xijia Lu, Daniel Rathbone