Patents by Inventor Robert Tavares

Robert Tavares 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: 20240066497
    Abstract: The present application relates to nanopourous material. More specifically, the present application relates to nanoporous carbonaceous material for water adsorption, process for their preparation and uses thereof. The present application includes a nanoporous carbonaceous material comprising at least one pyrolyzed an organic compound-formaldehyde resin, which may be further functionalized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2022
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: POLYVALOR, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
    Inventors: Ulrich LEGRAND, Jason Robert TAVARES, Richard BOUDREAULT
  • Publication number: 20220251977
    Abstract: In a fossil fuel waste incineration or plasma gasification process, waste heat generated by combustion of waste is captured by a heat transfer fluid and conveyed to an Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) for energy recovery. In the case of a fossil fuel-fired waste incineration system, the heat transfer fluid captures waste heat from a double-walled combustion chamber, a heat exchanger being used to cool the hot process exhaust (gas cooler). In the case of a plasma waste gasification system, the heat transfer fluid captures waste heat from a plasma torch, a gasification chamber and combustion chamber cooling jackets as well as any other high-temperature components requiring cooling, and then a heat exchanger used to cool the hot process exhaust (gas cooler). The heat exchanger may take on several configurations, including plate or shell and tube configurations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2021
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: Jason Robert TAVARES, Pierre CARABIN
  • Publication number: 20200284170
    Abstract: In a fossil fuel waste incineration or plasma gasification process, waste heat generated by combustion of waste is captured by a heat transfer fluid and conveyed to an Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) for energy recovery. In the case of a fossil fuel-fired waste incineration system, the heat transfer fluid captures waste heat from a double-walled combustion chamber, a heat exchanger being used to cool the hot process exhaust (gas cooler). In the case of a plasma waste gasification system, the heat transfer fluid captures waste heat from a plasma torch, a gasification chamber and combustion chamber cooling jackets as well as any other high-temperature components requiring cooling, and then a heat exchanger used to cool the hot process exhaust (gas cooler). The heat exchanger may take on several configurations, including plate or shell and tube configurations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2019
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Applicant: PYROGENESIS CANADA INC.
    Inventors: Jason Robert TAVARES, Pierre CARABIN
  • Patent number: 10174424
    Abstract: Methods for producing coatings on substrates are provided. These methods comprise the steps of introducing the substrate in a photo-initiated chemical vapor deposition reactor, introducing a gas precursor in the reactor, irradiating said gas precursor with UV radiation at a given wavelength, thereby at least partly photodissociating the gas precursor, until the coating is formed. In one method, the gas precursor is a mixture comprising carbon monoxide and hydrogen. In another method, the pressure in the react or is between about 0.75 and 1.25 atm and the gas precursor has an absorption cross section of about 5×10?16 cm2/molecule or less at said given wavelength. In another aspect, the substrate is ash.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: Polyvalor, Limited Partnership
    Inventors: Jason Robert Tavares, Christopher Alex Dorval Dion
  • Publication number: 20170254228
    Abstract: In a fossil fuel waste incineration or plasma gasification process, waste heat generated by combustion of waste is captured by a heat transfer fluid and conveyed to an Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) for energy recovery. In the case of a fossil fuel-fired waste incineration system, the heat transfer fluid captures waste heat from a double-walled combustion chamber, a heat exchanger being used to cool the hot process exhaust (gas cooler). In the case of a plasma waste gasification system, the heat transfer fluid captures waste heat from a plasma torch, a gasification chamber and combustion chamber cooling jackets as well as any other high-temperature components requiring cooling, and then a heat exchanger used to cool the hot process exhaust (gas cooler). The heat exchanger may take on several configurations, including plate or shell and tube configurations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2016
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Applicant: PYROGENESIS CANADA INC.
    Inventors: Jason Robert Tavares, Pierre Carabin
  • Patent number: 9447705
    Abstract: In a fossil fuel waste incineration or plasma gasification process, waste heat generated by combustion of waste is captured by a heat transfer fluid and conveyed to an Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) for energy recovery. In the case of a fossil fuel-fired waste incineration system, the heat transfer fluid captures waste heat from a double-walled combustion chamber, a heat exchanger being used to cool the hot process exhaust (gas cooler). In the case of a plasma waste gasification system, the heat transfer fluid captures waste heat from a plasma torch, a gasification chamber and combustion chamber cooling jackets as well as any other high-temperature components requiring cooling, and then a heat exchanger used to cool the hot process exhaust (gas cooler). The heat exchanger may take on several configurations, including plate or shell and tube configurations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: PYROGENESIS CANADA INC.
    Inventors: Jason Robert Tavares, Pierre Carabin
  • Publication number: 20160097125
    Abstract: Methods for producing coatings on substrates are provided. These methods comprise the steps of introducing the substrate in a photo-initiated chemical vapor deposition reactor, introducing a gas precursor in the reactor, irradiating said gas precursor with UV radiation at a given wavelength, thereby at least partly photodissociating the gas precursor, until the coating is formed. In one method, the gas precursor is a mixture comprising carbon monoxide and hydrogen. In another method, the pressure in the react or is between about 0.75 and 1.25 atm and the gas precursor has an absorption cross section of about 5×10?16 cm2/molecule or less at said given wavelength. In another aspect, the substrate is ash.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2014
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Applicant: Polyvalor, Limited Partnership
    Inventors: JASON ROBERT TAVARES, CHRISTOPHER ALEX DORVAL DION
  • Publication number: 20140075944
    Abstract: In a fossil fuel waste incineration or plasma gasification process, waste heat generated by combustion of waste is captured by a heat transfer fluid and conveyed to an Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) for energy recovery. In the case of a fossil fuel-fired waste incineration system, the heat transfer fluid captures waste heat from a double-walled combustion chamber, a heat exchanger being used to cool the hot process exhaust (gas cooler). In the case of a plasma waste gasification system, the heat transfer fluid captures waste heat from a plasma torch, a gasification chamber and combustion chamber cooling jackets as well as any other high-temperature components requiring cooling, and then a heat exchanger used to cool the hot process exhaust (gas cooler). The heat exchanger may take on several configurations, including plate or shell and tube configurations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2012
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: PYROGENESIS CANADA INC.
    Inventors: Jason Robert Tavares, Pierre Carabin
  • Patent number: 8546318
    Abstract: An aqueous composition comprising surfactant, water, and a suspending agent comprising microfibrous cellulose that is characterized by a particle size distribution of the microfibrous cellulose that provides for increased structuring of the composition to suspend material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Robert D'Ambrogio, Deborah Ann Peru, Joan Ethel Gambogi, Kevin Mark Kinscherf, Dipak Patel, Robert Tavares
  • Patent number: 8541355
    Abstract: A process that degasses a structured surfactant composition that comprises at least one surfactant, water, and at least one suspending agent chosen from polysaccharides, gums, and celluloses. By degassing the composition, the suspending agent can form a structured system. Gas, such as air bubbles, disrupts the formation of the structuring system, which reduces the ability of the composition to suspend materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Melissa Marie Fleckenstein, Deborah Ann Peru, Kevin Mark Kinscherf, Robert Tavares, Cynthia Murphy, Dipak Patel, John Pettinari, Robert D'Ambrogio, Jodie Berta, Andrei Potanin
  • Publication number: 20120309662
    Abstract: An aqueous composition comprising surfactant, water, and a suspending agent comprising microfibrous cellulose that is characterized by a particle size distribution of the microfibrous cellulose that provides for increased structuring of the composition to suspend material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2010
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Robert D'Ambrogio, Deborah Ann Peru, Joan Ethel Gambogi, Kevin Mark Kinscherf, Dipak Patel, Robert Tavares
  • Publication number: 20120214725
    Abstract: A process that degasses a structured surfactant composition that comprises at least one surfactant, water, and at least one suspending agent chosen from polysaccharides, gums, and celluloses. By degassing the composition, the suspending agent can form a structured system. Gas, such as air bubbles, disrupts the formation of the structuring system, which reduces the ability of the composition to suspend materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2010
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Melissa Marie Fleckenstein, Deborah Ann Peru, Kevin Mark Kinscherf, Robert Tavares, Cynthia Murphy, Dipak Patel, John Pettinari, Robert D'Ambrogio, Jodie Berta, Andrei Potanin