Patents by Inventor Peter B. Kelemen

Peter B. Kelemen 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).

  • Systems and methods for enhancing rates of carbonation of peridotite
    Patent number: 9193594
    Abstract: Methods and systems for enhancing rates of carbonation of peridotite both in situ and ex situ are disclosed. In some embodiments, the methods and systems include the following: fracturing a volume of peridotite; heating the volume of peridotite; injecting an adjustable flow of carbon dioxide into the volume of peridotite; injecting bicarbonate materials into the volume of peridotite; and forming carbonate with the volume of peridotite and the carbon dioxide in an exothermic reaction thereby generating a self-sustaining heat source, the heat source heating the volume of peridotite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
    Inventors: Peter B. Kelemen, Jurg M. Matter
  • Systems and methods for enhancing rates of in situ carbonation of peridotite
    Patent number: 8524152
    Abstract: Methods and systems for enhancing rates of in situ carbonation of peridotite are disclosed. In some embodiments, the methods and systems include the following: fracturing a volume of peridotite in situ; heating the volume of peridotite in situ; injecting carbon dioxide into the volume of peridotite in situ; and forming carbonate in situ with the volume of peridotite and the carbon dioxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
    Inventors: Peter B. Kelemen, Juerg M. Matter
  • Systems and Methods for Enhancing Rates of Carbonation of Peridotite
    Publication number: 20120164042
    Abstract: Methods and systems for enhancing rates of carbonation of peridotite both in situ and ex situ are disclosed. In some embodiments, the methods and systems include the following: fracturing a volume of peridotite; heating the volume of peridotite; injecting an adjustable flow of carbon dioxide into the volume of peridotite; injecting bicarbonate materials into the volume of peridotite; and forming carbonate with the volume of peridotite and the carbon dioxide in an exothermic reaction thereby generating a self-sustaining heat source, the heat source heating the volume of peridotite.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2010
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicant: The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
    Inventors: Peter B. Kelemen, Jurg M. Matter
  • Systems and Methods for Enhancing Rates of In Situ Carbonation of Peridotite
    Publication number: 20100324351
    Abstract: Methods and systems for enhancing rates of in situ carbonation of peridotite are disclosed. In some embodiments, the methods and systems include the following: fracturing a volume of peridotite in situ; heating the volume of peridotite in situ; injecting carbon dioxide into the volume of peridotite in situ; and forming carbonate in situ with the volume of peridotite and the carbon dioxide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2008
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Inventors: Peter B. Kelemen, Juerg M. Matter