Patents by Inventor Philip Michael Beech

Philip Michael Beech 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).

  • Hydrogen production
    Patent number: 8574422
    Abstract: A process and apparatus are provided for producing hydrogen from a hydrocarbon fuel by combining the fuel with a gas comprising both oxygen and steam, and passing the resulting mixture through a plasma generated by a microwave plasma generator between opposed electrodes. At least one of the electrodes defines a duct for outflow of gaseous material from the vicinity of the plasma, and the gas mixture emerging from the outflow duct contains hydrogen. The fuel undergoes partial oxidation and steam reforming, the reactions being initiated by the plasma rather than by a catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Qinetiq Limited
    Inventors: Philip Michael Beech, Stuart Leigh Jones, James Timothy Shawcross
  • Hydrogen Production
    Publication number: 20090272653
    Abstract: A process and apparatus are provided for producing hydrogen from a hydrocarbon fuel by combining the fuel with a gas comprising both oxygen and steam, and passing the resulting mixture through a plasma generated by a microwave plasma generator between opposed electrodes. At least one of the electrodes defines a duct for outflow of gaseous material from the vicinity of the plasma, and the gas mixture emerging from the outflow duct contains hydrogen. The fuel undergoes partial oxidation and steam reforming, the reactions being initiated by the plasma rather than by a catalyst.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2007
    Publication date: November 5, 2009
    Inventors: Philip Michael Beech, Stuart Leigh Jones, James Timothy Shawcross