Patents by Inventor Theodore Tsotsis

Theodore Tsotsis 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).

  • Biogas upgrading technology for power generation
    Patent number: 11174163
    Abstract: A method for powering an internal combustion engine or other device powered by combustion includes a step of feeding a first stream of biogas to a catalytic reforming reactor in which the first stream contacts oxygen to form a first product stream comprising synthesis gas. The first product stream is combined with a second stream of biogas to form a second product stream. The second product stream is provided to a device powered by combustion. A system implementing the method is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignees: University of Southern California, ES Engineering Services, LLC
    Inventors: Theodore Tsotsis, Richard Prosser, Mingyuan Cao, Sasan Dabir
  • BIOGAS UPGRADING TECHNOLOGY FOR POWER GENERATION
    Publication number: 20180312400
    Abstract: A method for powering an internal combustion engine or other device powered by combustion includes a step of feeding a first stream of biogas to a catalytic reforming reactor in which the first stream contacts oxygen to form a first product stream comprising synthesis gas. The first product stream is combined with a second stream of biogas to form a second product stream. The second product stream is provided to a device powered by combustion. A system implementing the method is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2018
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Inventors: THEODORE TSOTSIS, RICHARD PROSSER, MINGYUAN CAO, SASAN DABIR
  • Hybrid adsorptive membrane reactor
    Publication number: 20070053811
    Abstract: A hybrid adsorbent-membrane reactor in which the chemical reaction, membrane separation, and product adsorption are coupled. Also disclosed are a dual-reactor apparatus and a process using the reactor or the apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2006
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Inventors: Theodore Tsotsis, Muhammad Sahimi, Babak Fayyaz-Najafi, Aadesh Harale, Byoung-Gi Park, Paul Liu