Patents by Inventor Robert James Stoner

Robert James Stoner 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).

  • Biomass conversion reactors and associated systems and methods
    Patent number: 11866670
    Abstract: Systems and methods associated with biomass decomposition are generally described. Certain embodiments are related to adjusting a flow rate of a fluid comprising oxygen into a reactor in which biomass is decomposed. The adjustment may be made, at least in part, based upon a measurement of a characteristic of the reactor and/or a characteristic of the biomass. Certain embodiments are related to cooling at least partially decomposed biomass. The biomass may be cooled by flowing a gas over an outlet conduit in which the biomass is cooled, and then directing the gas to a reactor after it has flowed over the outlet conduit. Certain embodiments are related to systems comprising a reactor and an outlet conduit configured such that greater than or equal to 75% of its axially projected cross-sectional area is occupied by a conveyor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Kevin S. Kung, Alexander H. Slocum, Santosh Janardhan Shanbhogue, Ahmed Fouad Ghoniem, Robert James Stoner
  • BIOMASS CONVERSION REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20230146469
    Abstract: Systems and methods associated with biomass decomposition are generally described. Certain embodiments are related to adjusting a flow rate of a fluid comprising oxygen into a reactor in which biomass is decomposed. The adjustment may be made, at least in part, based upon a measurement of a characteristic of the reactor and/or a characteristic of the biomass. Certain embodiments are related to cooling at least partially decomposed biomass. The biomass may be cooled by flowing a gas over an outlet conduit in which the biomass is cooled, and then directing the gas to a reactor after it has flowed over the outlet conduit. Certain embodiments are related to systems comprising a reactor and an outlet conduit configured such that greater than or equal to 75% of its axially projected cross-sectional area is occupied by a conveyor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Applicant: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Kevin S. Kung, Alexanader H. Slocum, Santosh Janardhan Shanbhogue, Ahmed Fouad Ghoniem, Robert James Stoner
  • Biomass conversion reactors and associated systems and methods
    Patent number: 11339342
    Abstract: Systems and methods associated with biomass decomposition are generally described. Certain embodiments are related to adjusting a flow rate of a fluid comprising oxygen into a reactor in which biomass is decomposed. The adjustment may be made, at least in part, based upon a measurement of a characteristic of the reactor and/or a characteristic of the biomass. Certain embodiments are related to cooling at least partially decomposed biomass. The biomass may be cooled by flowing a gas over an outlet conduit in which the biomass is cooled, and then directing the gas to a reactor after it has flowed over the outlet conduit. Certain embodiments are related to systems comprising a reactor and an outlet conduit configured such that greater than or equal to 75% of its axially projected cross-sectional area is occupied by a conveyor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Kevin S. Kung, Alexander H. Slocum, Santosh Janardhan Shanbhogue, Ahmed Fouad Ghoniem, Robert James Stoner
  • BIOMASS CONVERSION REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20210087487
    Abstract: Systems and methods associated with biomass decomposition are generally described. Certain embodiments are related to adjusting a flow rate of a fluid comprising oxygen into a reactor in which biomass is decomposed. The adjustment may be made, at least in part, based upon a measurement of a characteristic of the reactor and/or a characteristic of the biomass. Certain embodiments are related to cooling at least partially decomposed biomass. The biomass may be cooled by flowing a gas over an outlet conduit in which the biomass is cooled, and then directing the gas to a reactor after it has flowed over the outlet conduit. Certain embodiments are related to systems comprising a reactor and an outlet conduit configured such that greater than or equal to 75% of its axially projected cross-sectional area is occupied by a conveyor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2018
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Applicant: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Kevin S. Kung, Alexander H. Slocum, Santosh Janardhan Shanbhouge, Ahmed Fouad Ghoniem, Robert James Stoner