Patents by Inventor Stephen Yates
Stephen Yates 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).
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Patent number: 11747311Abstract: The disclosure describes a system for generating hydrogen gas from a hydrocarbon through pyrolysis with reduced soot formation and increased carbon loading. The system includes one or more pyrolysis reactors configured to generate the hydrogen gas from the hydrocarbon through pyrolysis. Each pyrolysis reactor of the one or more pyrolysis reactors includes one or more fibrous substrates and a concentration sensor downstream of at least one fibrous substrate of the one or more fibrous substrates. Each fibrous substrate of the one or more fibrous substrates defines a deposition surface for carbon generated from the pyrolysis of the hydrocarbon and includes a plurality of fibers configured to maintain chemical and structural stability between 850° C. and 1300° C. The concentration sensor is configured to measure a concentration of at least one of a hydrocarbon byproduct or a hydrocarbon soot precursor, such as acetylene.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2021Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: Peter M. Michalakos, Amanda Childers, Stephen Yates, Sean Skomurski
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Publication number: 20230271150Abstract: A thermal process system includes a retort assembly, a heating assembly, and a vessel housing. The retort assembly includes a retort chamber and is configured to substantially form a containment boundary to contain one or more gases in the retort chamber during a thermal process. The heating assembly includes one or more heating elements and is configured to heat the retort chamber. The vessel housing is positioned around the retort chamber and the one or more heating elements and configured to form a pressure boundary to maintain a pressure within the retort chamber and reduce a pressure across the retort chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2022Publication date: August 31, 2023Inventors: Stephen Yates, Amanda Childers, Mehrad Mehr, Jeffrey Spencer, Jason Smoke, Abigail Parsons
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Patent number: 11707709Abstract: An environmental control system includes an air conditioning subsystem and a contaminant removal subsystem downstream of the environment to be conditioned. The contaminant removal subsystem includes: a first gas-liquid contactor-separator; a second gas-liquid contactor-separator; and a dehumidifier disposed either upstream of the first gas-liquid contactor-separator or downstream of the second gas-liquid contactor-separator.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2021Date of Patent: July 25, 2023Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.Inventors: Jun Isobe, Stephen Yates, Phoebe Henson, Ted Bonk
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Patent number: 11628397Abstract: A spacesuit contaminant removal system includes at least one membrane separator and a liquid sorbent circuit. The at least one membrane separator is configured to receive a spent air stream from a ventilation system of a spacesuit and absorb a contaminant from the spent air stream into a liquid sorbent. The at least one membrane separator is configured to discharge a clean air stream to the ventilation system and discharge the contaminant in a contaminant stream to a space environment using a vacuum of the space environment. The liquid sorbent circuit is configured to circulate the liquid sorbent through the at least one membrane separator.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2020Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: Phoebe Henson, Rebecca Kamire, Stephen Yates
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Patent number: 11519080Abstract: A carbon dioxide conversion system for an environment includes a first gas-liquid contactor-separator downstream of the environment; an electrochemical conversion cell downstream of the first gas-liquid contactor-separator; and a cleaned ionic liquid storage intermediate the first gas-liquid contactor-separator and the electrochemical conversion cell.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2021Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.Inventors: Rebecca Kamire, Stephen Yates
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Patent number: 11519079Abstract: A carbon dioxide conversion system for an environment includes a first gas-liquid contactor-separator downstream of the environment; an electrochemical conversion cell downstream of the first gas-liquid contactor-separator; and a cleaned ionic liquid storage intermediate the first gas-liquid contactor-separator and the electrochemical conversion cell.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2021Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.Inventors: Rebecca Kamire, Stephen Yates
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Patent number: 11511225Abstract: A contaminant removal system for removing a contaminant from an environment includes a gas separator, a scrubber-separator downstream of the gas separator, and a stripper-separator downstream of the scrubber-separator. The gas separator is configured to receive a cabin air stream from the environment and concentrate the contaminant from the cabin air stream to produce a concentrated cabin air stream. The cabin air stream includes the contaminant, and the concentrated cabin air stream has a higher concentration of the contaminant than the cabin air stream. The scrubber-separator is configured to absorb the contaminant from the concentrated cabin air stream into a liquid sorbent and discharge a clean air stream to the environment. The stripper-separator is configured to desorb the contaminant from the liquid sorbent into a contaminant stream.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2019Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: Sean Skomurski, Peter M. Michalakos, Rebecca Kamire, Stephen Yates, Phoebe Henson
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Patent number: 11466372Abstract: A carbon dioxide conversion system for an environment includes a first gas-liquid contactor-separator downstream of the environment; an electrochemical conversion cell downstream of the first gas-liquid contactor-separator; and a cleaned ionic liquid storage intermediate the first gas-liquid contactor-separator and the electrochemical conversion cell.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2021Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.Inventors: Rebecca Kamire, Stephen Yates
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Publication number: 20220316997Abstract: A system configured to be installed in an air flow channel includes a metal surface configured to convert liquid-phase contamination in the air flow channel of a vehicle to vapor-phase contamination; a sensor configured to sense the vapor-phase contamination in the air flow channel; and communication circuitry configured to transmit data indicating sensed levels of the vapor-phase contamination.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2022Publication date: October 6, 2022Inventors: Lubos Forejt, Stephen Yates
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Publication number: 20220299484Abstract: The disclosure describes a system for generating hydrogen gas from a hydrocarbon through pyrolysis with reduced soot formation and increased carbon loading. The system includes one or more pyrolysis reactors configured to generate the hydrogen gas from the hydrocarbon through pyrolysis. Each pyrolysis reactor of the one or more pyrolysis reactors includes one or more fibrous substrates and a concentration sensor downstream of at least one fibrous substrate of the one or more fibrous substrates. Each fibrous substrate of the one or more fibrous substrates defines a deposition surface for carbon generated from the pyrolysis of the hydrocarbon and includes a plurality of fibers configured to maintain chemical and structural stability between 850° C. and 1300° C. The concentration sensor is configured to measure a concentration of at least one of a hydrocarbon byproduct or a hydrocarbon soot precursor, such as acetylene.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2021Publication date: September 22, 2022Inventors: Peter M. Michalakos, Amanda Childers, Stephen Yates, Sean Skomurski
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Patent number: 11291954Abstract: In some examples, a membrane module includes a fiber bundle. The fiber bundle includes a tubular first region and a tubular second region positioned around the tubular first region. One of the first or second regions includes hollow fibers oriented along an axis of the fiber bundle. Another of the first or second regions includes hollow fibers that are not colinear in a radial direction from the axis of the fiber bundle. A void fraction of the second region is different from a void fraction of the first region.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2020Date of Patent: April 5, 2022Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: Jun Isobe, Phoebe Henson, Rebecca Kamire, Rehan Zaki, Stephen Yates
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Publication number: 20220047734Abstract: An aircraft disinfecting system. The system includes a trolley that can move along an aisle of an aircraft and an arm assembly coupled to the trolley. The arm assembly includes at least first and second arms that can extend over one or more seats on either side of the aisle along respective axes of extension. An electromagnetic radiation apparatus coupled to the trolley and the arm assembly for disinfecting, by electromagnetic irradiation, surfaces associated with the seats. The first and second arms are rotatable about the axes of extension, respectively.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2020Publication date: February 17, 2022Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.Inventors: Peter Michalakos, Sunit Kumar Saxena, Stephen Yates
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Publication number: 20220023455Abstract: A system and method for sanitizing a surface within an aircraft includes emitting UV radiation from a UV radiation source toward the surface, and emitting visible light from a visible light source toward the surface. A UV sensor senses an intensity of the UV radiation reflected by a reflector that is disposed on a least a portion of the surface and a visible light senses an intensity of the visible light reflected by the reflector. A processor processes the UV intensity signal and the visible light intensity signal to determine the intensity of the UV radiation on the surface and a UV dose to the surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2020Publication date: January 27, 2022Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.Inventors: Stephen Yates, Peter Michalakos
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Publication number: 20210394112Abstract: An environmental control system includes an air conditioning subsystem and a contaminant removal subsystem downstream of the environment to be conditioned. The contaminant removal subsystem includes: a first gas-liquid contactor-separator; a second gas-liquid contactor-separator; and a dehumidifier disposed either upstream of the first gas-liquid contactor-separator or downstream of the second gas-liquid contactor-separator.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2021Publication date: December 23, 2021Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.Inventors: Jun Isobe, Stephen Yates, Phoebe Henson, Ted Bonk
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Patent number: 11202987Abstract: A gas compression system includes a system inlet to receive a gas stream containing a first component and a second component, a vapor system outlet to discharge the gas stream, and a plurality of compression stages coupled in series between the system inlet and the vapor system outlet. Each of the plurality of compression stages includes a compressor, a condenser coupled to the compressor, and a gravity-independent phase separator coupled to the condenser. The compressor is configured to receive the gas stream from either the system inlet or another of the plurality of compression stages and compress the gas stream. The condenser is configured to condense the second component from the gas stream. The gravity-independent phase separator is configured to remove the second component from the gas stream and discharge the gas stream to either the system outlet or another of the plurality of compression stages.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2018Date of Patent: December 21, 2021Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: Phoebe Henson, Stephen Yates, Henry Claeys, David Loeffelholz
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Patent number: 11179670Abstract: An environmental control system includes an air conditioning subsystem; a mix manifold downstream of the air conditioning subsystem and upstream of an environment to be conditioned; and a contaminant removal subsystem downstream of the environment to be conditioned. The contaminant removal subsystem includes a first gas-liquid contactor-separator. The first gas-liquid contactor-separator includes a first rotating porous bed that provides a heat/mass transfer surface for contact between a contaminated air from the environment and a liquid absorbent.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2020Date of Patent: November 23, 2021Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INCInventors: Dacong Weng, Stephen Yates, Alexander Bershitsky, Ted Bonk, Phoebe Henson
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Publication number: 20210339200Abstract: In some examples, a membrane module includes a fiber bundle. The fiber bundle includes a tubular first region and a tubular second region positioned around the tubular first region. One of the first or second regions includes hollow fibers oriented along an axis of the fiber bundle. Another of the first or second regions includes hollow fibers that are not colinear in a radial direction from the axis of the fiber bundle. A void fraction of the second region is different from a void fraction of the first region.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2020Publication date: November 4, 2021Inventors: Jun Isobe, Phoebe Henson, Rebecca Kamire, Rehan Zaki, Stephen Yates
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Publication number: 20210299606Abstract: A spacesuit contaminant removal system includes at least one membrane separator and a liquid sorbent circuit. The at least one membrane separator is configured to receive a spent air stream from a ventilation system of a spacesuit and absorb a contaminant from the spent air stream into a liquid sorbent. The at least one membrane separator is configured to discharge a clean air stream to the ventilation system and discharge the contaminant in a contaminant stream to a space environment using a vacuum of the space environment. The liquid sorbent circuit is configured to circulate the liquid sorbent through the at least one membrane separator.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2020Publication date: September 30, 2021Inventors: Phoebe Henson, Rebecca Kamire, Stephen Yates
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Patent number: 11123686Abstract: An environmental control system includes an air conditioning subsystem; a mix manifold downstream of the air conditioning subsystem and upstream of an environment to be conditioned; and a contaminant removal subsystem downstream of the environment to be conditioned. The contaminant removal subsystem includes a first gas-liquid contactor-separator. The first gas-liquid contactor-separator includes a first packed, stationary bed that provides a heat/mass transfer surface for contact between a contaminated air from the environment and a liquid absorbent.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2019Date of Patent: September 21, 2021Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.Inventors: Phoebe Henson, Stephen Yates, Dacong Weng, Alexander Bershitsky, Ted Bonk
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Patent number: 11123685Abstract: An environmental control system includes an air conditioning subsystem and a contaminant removal subsystem downstream of the environment to be conditioned. The contaminant removal subsystem includes: a first gas-liquid contactor-separator; a second gas-liquid contactor-separator; and a dehumidifier disposed either upstream of the first gas-liquid contactor-separator or downstream of the second gas-liquid contactor-separator.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2018Date of Patent: September 21, 2021Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.Inventors: Jun Isobe, Stephen Yates, Phoebe Henson, Ted Bonk