Patents by Inventor Nigel W. Moriarty

Nigel W. Moriarty 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).

  • Separation and extraction of bitumen from tar sands
    Patent number: 8273244
    Abstract: Systems and methods for extracting recoverable materials (e.g., petroleum and/or other hydrocarbons) from source materials (e.g., tar sands) are provided. According to one embodiment a method is provided for extracting bitumen from tar sand. Tar sands are introduced into a batch or continuous processing plasma furnace. The bitumen contained within the tar sand is then vaporized by exposing the tar sands to a plasma energy field that penetrates the tar sands. The vaporized bitumen is captured for subsequent processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: Green Technology LLC
    Inventors: John Lee Horning, Nigel W. Moriarty, Jan H. Matthias, John Stuart Lehde