Patents by Inventor Peter L. Johnson

Peter L. Johnson 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: 20240343910
    Abstract: Apparatus and process for the continuous production of carbon black or carbon containing compounds. The process is performed by converting a carbon containing feedstock, including generating a plasma gas with electrical energy, accelerating the plasma gas through a nozzle, whose diameter is narrowing in the direction of the plasma gas, guiding the plasma gas into a reaction area where feedstock is injected under conditions generated by aerodynamic and electromagnetic forces, including intense rapid mixing between the plasma gas and feedstock occurs. There is no significant recirculation of feedstock into the plasma chamber, and the reaction zone does not immediately come into contact with any contact surfaces. The products of reaction are cooled, and the carbon black or carbon containing compounds are separated from the other reaction products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2024
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Inventors: Ned J. HARDMAN, Roscoe W. TAYLOR, Robert J. HANSON, Peter L. JOHNSON
  • Patent number: 12115419
    Abstract: A golf club head that is capable improving on the inertia properties of a golf club head all while also improving the Center of Gravity (CG) location is disclosed herein. More specifically, the golf club head in accordance with the present invention achieves a relative low Moment of Inertia (MOI) about the Z-axis (MOI-Z) as well as a relatively low MOI about the Shaft-axis (MOI-SA), all combined with a high MOI about the X and Y-axis (MOI-X and MOI-Y) and maintaining a consistently and relatively low CG location measured along a direction tangent to the hosel axis along the X-Y plane (CG-B).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Charles E. Golden, Joey Ashcroft, Richard L. Cleghorn, Gregory D. Johnson, Gentry Ferguson, Peter L. Soracco, Noah de la Cruz, Hiroshi Kawaguchi, Peter Larsen
  • Patent number: 12119133
    Abstract: Disk shaped fine carbon particles. A fine carbon particle having a diameter of less than 3 microns and a height of less than 0.05 micron substantially in disk form are described. Admixtures with other fine particles are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: Monolith Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Ned J. Hardman, Roscoe W. Taylor, Peter L. Johnson, Robert J. Hanson
  • Patent number: 12038406
    Abstract: The described embodiments may provide a chemical detection circuit that may comprise a plurality of first output circuits at a first side and a plurality of second output circuits at a second side of the chemical detection circuit. The chemical detection circuit may further comprise a plurality of tiles of pixels each placed between respective pairs of first and second output circuits. Each tile may include four quadrants of pixels. Each quadrant may have columns with designated first columns interleaved with second columns. Each first column may be coupled to a respective first output circuit in first and second quadrants, and to a respective second output circuit in third and fourth quadrants. Each second column may be coupled to a respective second output circuit in first and second quadrants, and to a respective first output circuit in third and fourth quadrants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: Life Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Kim L. Johnson, Jeremy Jordan, Peter M Levine, Mark James Milgrew
  • Patent number: 12012515
    Abstract: A torch stinger apparatus may comprise one or more sets of plasma generating electrodes and at least one hydrocarbon injector contained within the electrodes. The electrodes may be concentric. The at least one hydrocarbon injector may be cooled. A method of making carbon particles using the apparatus is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: Monolith Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Alexander F. Hoermann, Roscoe W. Taylor, Christopher J.-P. Cardinal, Peter L. Johnson, Ned J. Hardman, Robert J. Hanson
  • Patent number: 11987712
    Abstract: Apparatus and process for the continuous production of carbon black or carbon containing compounds. The process is performed by converting a carbon containing feedstock, including generating a plasma gas with electrical energy, accelerating the plasma gas through a nozzle, whose diameter is narrowing in the direction of the plasma gas, guiding the plasma gas into a reaction area where feedstock is injected under conditions generated by aerodynamic and electromagnetic forces, including intense rapid mixing between the plasma gas and feedstock occurs. There is no significant recirculation of feedstock into the plasma chamber, and the reaction zone does not immediately come into contact with any contact surfaces. The products of reaction are cooled, and the carbon black or carbon containing compounds are separated from the other reaction products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: MONOLITH MATERIALS, INC.
    Inventors: Ned J. Hardman, Roscoe W. Taylor, Robert J. Hanson, Peter L. Johnson
  • Patent number: 11926743
    Abstract: Systems and methods of making carbon particles with thermal transfer gas. A method of making carbon particles may comprise heating a thermal transfer gas by Joule heating and contacting the thermal transfer gas with a reactive hydrocarbon feedstock gas to generate the carbon particles and hydrogen gas. A method of making carbon particles may comprise heating a thermal transfer gas with the aid of Joule heating and mixing the thermal transfer gas with a hydrocarbon feedstock gas to generate the carbon particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: MONOLITH MATERIALS, INC.
    Inventors: Peter L. Johnson, Alexander F. Hoermann
  • Patent number: 11866589
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for making carbon black. A plasma gas is flowed into a plasma forming region containing at least one, magnetically isolated, plasma torch containing at least one electrode, and forming a plasma. Collecting the plasma formed in a cooled header and flowing the plasma through at least one reaction region to heat the reaction region, and injecting carbon black forming feedstock into the reaction region, resulting in the formation of at least one grade of carbon black. An apparatus for making carbon black is also described including a plasma forming section containing at least one, magnetically isolated plasma torch containing at least one electrode, in fluid flow communication with at least one carbon black forming reactor section, the plasma section and reactor section separated by a plasma formed collection header.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Monolith Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter L. Johnson, Alexander F. Hoermann, Roscoe W. Taylor, John J. Moss, Robert J. Hanson
  • Publication number: 20230392485
    Abstract: A method of producing hydrogen and sequestering carbon or sulfur includes generating a fluid including at least one of water, steam, hydrogen sulfide, carbon dioxide and heat as a byproduct of a surface facility and injecting the fluid into a subsurface formation. The subsurface formation can include a porous rock, in various forms of porosity such as intragranular, intergranular, fracture porosity. The method can further include heating the fluid to stimulate an exothermic reaction of the fluid with components of the subsurface rock formation and produce a hydrogen reaction product and one or more of sulfur minerals from the hydrogen sulfide or carbon minerals from the carbon dioxide. The fluid can be heated to between about 25° C. and about 500° C. The method can also include extracting the hydrogen produced from the reaction of the fluid with the subsurface rock formation and mineralizing at least one of the sulfur or carbon in the porous rock.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: Peter L. Johnson, Thomas Darrah
  • Publication number: 20230391614
    Abstract: Embodiments are directed to storing, providing, and using hydrogen, helium, or carbon dioxide within natural hydrogen reservoirs or depleted natural hydrogen reservoirs. A hydrogen storage reservoir can be connected to a hydrogen production system and hydrogen from the hydrogen production system can be injected into the hydrogen storage reservoir. The injected hydrogen can be extracted as needed for energy production, chemical synthesis, or as a feedstock.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventor: Peter L. Johnson
  • Publication number: 20230391616
    Abstract: An energy system includes a natural or enhanced geothermal reservoir having a subsurface rock formation and an energy source integrated into the natural or enhanced geothermal reservoir configured to convert heat to energy. The energy source can include at least one of: a hydrogen source included in the subsurface rock formation, a methane or other hydrocarbon gas source, and a dihydrogen sulfide source. The dihydrogen sulfide and the methane or other hydrocarbon gas source can be converted to hydrogen and an associated carbon dioxide or sulfur reaction product can also be sequestered by mineralization in the subsurface rock formation following the conversion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventor: Peter L. Johnson
  • Publication number: 20230279234
    Abstract: A torch stinger apparatus may comprise one or more sets of plasma generating electrodes and at least one hydrocarbon injector contained within the electrodes. The electrodes may be concentric. The at least one hydrocarbon injector may be cooled. A method of making carbon particles using the apparatus is also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2022
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: Alexander F. Hoermann, Roscoe W. Taylor, Christopher J.-P. Cardinal, Peter L. Johnson, Ned J. Hardman, Robert J. Hanson
  • Publication number: 20230279235
    Abstract: A method of separating combustible gasses from the pores of carbon black. A method of making carbon black in a reactor is described that results in a high concentration of combustible gasses contained in the pores of the carbon black produced. The combustible gasses contained in the pores are replaced with inert gas to render the carbon black safer to process in downstream equipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2022
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: Roscoe W. Taylor, Peter L. Johnson
  • Publication number: 20230154640
    Abstract: Disk shaped fine carbon particles. A fine carbon particle having a diameter of less than 3 microns and a height of less than 0.05 micron substantially in disk form are described. Admixtures with other fine particles are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2022
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: Ned J. Hardman, Roscoe W. Taylor, Peter L. Johnson, Robert J. Hanson
  • Publication number: 20230136364
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for making carbon black. A plasma gas is flowed into a plasma forming region containing at least one, magnetically isolated, plasma torch containing at least one electrode, and forming a plasma. Collecting the plasma formed in a cooled header and flowing the plasma through at least one reaction region to heat the reaction region, and injecting carbon black forming feedstock into the reaction region, resulting in the formation of at least one grade of carbon black. An apparatus for making carbon black is also described including a plasma forming section containing at least one, magnetically isolated plasma torch containing at least one electrode, in fluid flow communication with at least one carbon black forming reactor section, the plasma section and reactor section separated by a plasma formed collection header.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: Peter L. Johnson, Alexander F. Hoermann, Roscoe W. Taylor, John J. Moss, Robert J. Moss
  • Patent number: 11591477
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for making carbon black. A plasma gas is flowed into a plasma forming region containing at least one, magnetically isolated, plasma torch containing at least one electrode, and forming a plasma. Collecting the plasma formed in a cooled header and flowing the plasma through at least one reaction region to heat the reaction region, and injecting carbon black forming feedstock into the reaction region, resulting in the formation of at least one grade of carbon black. An apparatus for making carbon black is also described including a plasma forming section containing at least one, magnetically isolated plasma torch containing at least one electrode, in fluid flow communication with at least one carbon black forming reactor section, the plasma section and reactor section separated by a plasma formed collection header.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: MONOLITH MATERIALS, INC.
    Inventors: Peter L. Johnson, Alexander F. Hoermann, Roscoe W. Taylor, John J. Moss, Robert J. Hanson
  • Patent number: 11492496
    Abstract: A torch stinger apparatus may comprise one or more sets of plasma generating electrodes and at least one hydrocarbon injector contained within the electrodes. The electrodes may be concentric. The at least one hydrocarbon injector may be cooled. A method of making carbon particles using the apparatus is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: MONOLITH MATERIALS, INC.
    Inventors: Alexander F. Hoermann, Roscoe W. Taylor, Christopher J.-P. Cardinal, Peter L. Johnson, Ned J. Hardman, Robert J. Hanson
  • Publication number: 20220274046
    Abstract: The integration of plasma processes with combined cycle power plant, simple cycle power plant, and steam reforming processes. A method of producing purified hydrogen gas and fuel is described including compressing a feed stream of hydrogen, adding tail gas from a plasma process to the feed stream, passing the tail gas modified feed stream into a pressure swing adsorption system generating a purified hydrogen product and a pressure swing adsorption tail gas, separating and compressing the purified hydrogen product, and separating and compressing the pressure swing adsorption tail gas for use as fuel. A method of generating and recapturing electricity from a single or combined cycle power plant is also described including flowing natural gas into a plasma process and hydrogen generating plant, flowing the hydrogen produced into the power plant, flowing natural gas into the power plant, resulting in the production of electricity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2021
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Inventors: Peter L. Johnson, Robert J. Hanson, Roscoe W. Taylor
  • Publication number: 20220272826
    Abstract: Design advances for improving the performance of a plasma torch. The use of one or more of various advances described herein can improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the torch, the reactor and the manufacturing process. The use of the torch with hydrogen plasma gas, natural gas feedstock, and carbon black production are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: Alexander F. HOERMANN, Peter L. JOHNSON, Nils Severin MYKLEBUST, Magne Mathisen NORDVIK
  • Patent number: 11304288
    Abstract: Design advances for improving the performance of a plasma torch. The use of one or more of various advances described herein can improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the torch, the reactor and the manufacturing process. The use of the torch with hydrogen plasma gas, natural gas feedstock, and carbon black production are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Monolith Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Alexander F. Hoermann, Peter L. Johnson, Nils Severin Myklebust, Magne Mathisen Nordvik