Patents by Inventor Simon IGHOFOSE

Simon IGHOFOSE 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).

  • Pyrolysis reactor and method of pyrolyzing biomass waste residue
    Patent number: 11299677
    Abstract: A pyrolysis reactor having an inlet for material and an outlet for products is provided. The reactor includes a screw for conveying biomass waste from the inlet to the outlet. The screw includes a shaft with a first end and a second end adjacent the outlet and a helical flight arranged about the shaft and extending between the first and second ends. The pitch of the flight alters between the first and second ends of the shaft. The screw has a heater extending from the first end to the second end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: PYROGENESYS LIMITED
    Inventors: Simon Ighofose, Muhammad Saghir, Joseph Socci, Joseph Enyinwa Eke
  • PYROLYSIS REACTOR AND METHOD OF PYROLYZING BIOMASS WASTE RESIDUE
    Publication number: 20210040392
    Abstract: A pyrolysis reactor (10) having an inlet for material (42) and an outlet for products (43), the reactor comprising a screw (1) for conveying biomass waste from the inlet to the outlet, the screw (1) comprising a shaft (2) with a first end and a second end adjacent the outlet and a helical flight (3) arranged about the shaft and extending between the first and second ends, wherein the pitch of the flight (3) alters between the first and second ends of the shaft, the screw (1) having a heater extending from the first end to the second end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2018
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventors: Simon IGHOFOSE, Muhammad SAGHIR, Joseph SOCCI, Joseph Enyinwa EKE