Patents by Inventor Nathan C. Jones

Nathan C. Jones 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: 9499056
    Abstract: A method and system using at least two different working fluids to be supplied to an expander to cause it to do mechanical work. The expander is started by providing a compressed gaseous working fluid at a sufficient pressure to the expander. At the same time the compressed gaseous working fluid is provided to the expander, a second working fluid that is liquid at ambient temperatures is provided to a heater to be heated. The second working fluid is heated to its boiling point and converted to pressurized gas Once the pressure is increased to a sufficient level, the second working fluid is injected into the expander to generate power, and the supply of the first working fluid may be stopped. After expansion in the expander, the working fluids are is exhausted from the expander, and the second working fluid may be condensed for separation from the first working fluid. Control circuitry controls the admission of the first and second working fluids responsive to monitoring the load on the expander.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: Averill Partners, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Jeffrey Brookman, Nathan C. Jones
  • Publication number: 20160297304
    Abstract: A method and system using at least two different working fluids to be supplied to an expander to cause it to do mechanical work. The expander is started by providing a compressed gaseous working fluid at a sufficient pressure to the expander. At the same time the compressed gaseous working fluid is provided to the expander, a second working fluid that is liquid at ambient temperatures is provided to a heater to be heated. The second working fluid is heated to its boiling point and converted to pressurized gas Once the pressure is increased to a sufficient level, the second working fluid is injected into the expander to generate power, and the supply of the first working fluid may be stopped. After expansion in the expander, the working fluids are is exhausted from the expander, and the second working fluid may be condensed for separation from the first working fluid. Control circuitry controls the admission of the first and second working fluids responsive to monitoring the load on the expander.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Applicant: Averill Partners, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Jeffrey Brookman, Nathan C. Jones
  • Patent number: 6913695
    Abstract: A method of sanitizing chromatographic media is provided. The method includes contacting the media with an acidic chaotropic agent, at low temperature and low pH. The method provides pathogen removal and/or inactivation, including viral inactivation in particular embodiments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2005
    Assignee: Bayer HealthCare LLC
    Inventors: Nathan C. Jones, Marina N. Korneyeva, James F. Rebbeor, Richard Scott Rosenthal, Christopher J. Stenland