Patents by Inventor Steve Schwab

Steve Schwab 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).

  • Process for generating high purity synthesis gas hydrogen from heavy oil or hydrocarbons
    Patent number: 10899973
    Abstract: The present invention provides a steam reforming process for heavy oil or hydrocarbons using a circulating fluidized bed reactor, the process having a reforming step and a regeneration step, wherein the reforming step and the regeneration step comprise a fluidized reactor containing a fluidizable nickel-containing reforming catalyst and produce hydrogen as a product of the reforming bed. The invention produces high purity hydrogen in the synthesis gas product stream and avoids irreversible fouling on the catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: TDA Research, Inc.
    Inventors: Girish Srinivas, Steven Charles Gebhard, Robert James Copeland, Steve Schwab