Patents by Inventor Thomas Henry Vanderspurt
Thomas Henry Vanderspurt 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: 10099797Abstract: A method of controlling cooling in an aircraft system includes endothermically cracking a fuel to increase its cooling capacity using a catalyst that includes at least one transition metal compound of at least one of carbides, nitrides, oxynitrides, oxycarbonitrides, oxycarbides, phosphides, and combinations, and the transition metal includes at least one of zirconium, hafnium, tantalum, niobium, molybdenum, tungsten, platinum, palladium, rhodium, iridium, ruthenium, osmium, rhenium, and combinations thereof. The cracked fuel is used to cool a heat source that includes an aircraft component.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2015Date of Patent: October 16, 2018Assignee: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATIONInventors: Thomas Henry Vanderspurt, Zissis A. Dardas
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Publication number: 20150375869Abstract: A method of controlling cooling in an aircraft system includes endothermically cracking a fuel to increase its cooling capacity using a catalyst that includes at least one transition metal compound of at least one of carbides, nitrides, oxynitrides, oxycarbonitrides, oxycarbides, phosphides, and combinations, and the transition metal includes at least one of zirconium, hafnium, tantalum, niobium, molybdenum, tungsten, platinum, palladium, rhodium, iridium, ruthenium, osmium, rhenium, and combinations thereof. The cracked fuel is used to cool a heat source that includes an aircraft component.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2015Publication date: December 31, 2015Inventors: Thomas Henry Vanderspurt, Zissis A. Dardas
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Publication number: 20150357665Abstract: A system and method satisfies temperature and pressure requirements of solid oxide fuel cell system in a manner that increases the overall efficiency and decreases the overall weight of system. The system and method include a secondary blower for boosting air stream pressure level sufficient for operation of a reformer that is designed to minimize pressure drop; an integrated heat exchanger for recovering heat from exhaust and comprising multiple flow fields for ensuring inlet temperature requirements of a solid oxide fuel cell are met; and a thermal enclosure for separating hot zone components from cool zone components for increasing thermal efficiency of the system and better thermal management.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2015Publication date: December 10, 2015Inventors: Robert J. Braun, Sean C. Emerson, Justin R. Hawkes, Ellen Y. Sun, Jean Yamanis, Tobias H. Sienel, Balbir Singh Bal, Stuart Anthony Astley, Thomas D. Radcliffe, James T. Beals, Walter H. Borst, JR., May L. Corn, Louis Chiappetta, JR., John T. Costello, Robert R. Hebert, Thomas Henry Vanderspurt
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Patent number: 9150300Abstract: A method of controlling cooling in an aircraft system includes providing a fluid having a cooling capacity to cool a heat source, and selectively endothermically cracking the fluid to increase the cooling capacity.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2011Date of Patent: October 6, 2015Assignee: United Technologies CorporationInventors: Thomas Henry Vanderspurt, Zissis A. Dardas
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Patent number: 9147894Abstract: A system and method satisfies temperature and pressure requirements of solid oxide fuel cell system 10 in a manner that increases the overall efficiency and decreases the overall weight of system 10. The system and method include a secondary blower 30 for boosting air stream pressure level sufficient for operation of a reformer 12 that is designed to minimize pressure drop; an integrated heat exchanger 18 for recovering heat from exhaust 36 and comprising multiple flow fields 18A, 18B, 18C for ensuring inlet temperature requirements of a solid oxide fuel cell 14 are met; and a thermal enclosure 46 for separating hot zone 48 components from cool zone 50 components for increasing thermal efficiency of the system and better thermal management.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2009Date of Patent: September 29, 2015Assignee: Ballard Power Systems Inc.Inventors: Robert J. Braun, Sean C. Emerson, Justin R. Hawkes, Ellen Y. Sun, Jean Yamanis, Tobias H. Sienel, Balbir Singh Bal, Stuart Anthony Astley, Thomas D. Radcliffe, James T. Beals, Walter H. Borst, Jr., May L. Corn, Louis Chiappetta, Jr., John T. Costello, Robert R. Hebert, Thomas Henry Vanderspurt
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Patent number: 9073009Abstract: An air purification system that comprises a substrate, and at least one layer of photocatalysts. The at least one layer of photocatalysts further comprise a plurality of metal clusters.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2007Date of Patent: July 7, 2015Assignee: CARRIER CORPORATIONInventors: Thomas Henry Vanderspurt, James A. Davies, Stephen O. Hay, Timothy N. Obee, Susanne M. Opalka, Di Wei
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Patent number: 8946494Abstract: A method for processing biomass to produce biofuel includes decomposing lignocellulosic material into byproduct polymers that include lignin, decomposing the lignin into targeted chemical fragments, and chemically converting the targeted chemical fragments into a biofuel.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2011Date of Patent: February 3, 2015Assignee: United Technologies CorporationInventors: Thomas Henry Vanderspurt, Timothy D. Davis, Sean C. Emerson, Ying She, Rhonda R. Willigan, Salvatore Saitta, Tianli Zhu
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Patent number: 8795588Abstract: A contaminant removal system is disclosed for selectively removing contaminants from a fluid stream. The contaminant removal system has a catalytic reactor of the type that is susceptible to deactivating agents, and is configured to remove contaminants from a fluid stream. The contaminant removal system has a first adsorbent device positioned upstream, with respect to the fluid stream direction, of the catalytic reactor, that is configured to chemically bind with and remove the deactivating agents from the fluid stream. The contaminant removal system can have a second adsorbent device positioned downstream, with respect to the fluid stream direction, of the catalytic reactor. The second adsorbent device is configured to remove undesirable byproducts that may be generated when the catalytic reactor removes contaminants from the fluid stream.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2007Date of Patent: August 5, 2014Assignee: Carrier CorporationInventors: Zissis A. Dardas, Norberto O. Lemcoff, Stephen O. Hay, Timothy N. Obee, Foster P. Lamm, Albert T. Pucino, Joseph J. Sangiovanni, Thomas Henry Vanderspurt, Wayde R. Schmidt, Treese Hugener-Campbell, Leland G. Brandes
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Patent number: 8617478Abstract: A catalytic device comprises a mixed structure of photocatalyst and silica. The mixed structure may be comprised of alternating layers of photocatalyst and silica, a layer having a uniform mixture of photocatalyst particles and silica particles, or a layer having a graded mixture of photocatalyst particles and silica particles.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2010Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: Carrier CorporationInventors: Treese Hugener-Campbell, David F. Ollis, Thomas Henry Vanderspurt, Wayde R. Schmidt, Timothy N. Obee, Stephen O. Hay, Michael A. Kryzman
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Patent number: 8513157Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a fluid purification device that has a deactivation resistant photocatalyst having nanocrystallites of less than 14 nanometers (nm) in diameter with at least 200 m2 surface area/cm3 of skeletal volume in cylindrical pores of 5 nm in diameter or larger, with the mode of the pore size distribution 10 nm or more.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2011Date of Patent: August 20, 2013Assignee: Carrier CorporationInventors: Thomas Henry Vanderspurt, Treese Hugener-Campbell, Norberto O. Lemcoff, Stephen O. Hay, Wayde R. Schmidt, Joseph J. Sangiovanni, Zissis A. Dardas, Di Wei
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Publication number: 20130055627Abstract: A method for processing biomass to produce biofuel includes decomposing lignocellulosic material into byproduct polymers that include lignin, decomposing the lignin into targeted chemical fragments, and chemically converting the targeted chemical fragments into a biofuel.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2011Publication date: March 7, 2013Inventors: Thomas Henry Vanderspurt, Timothy D. Davis, Sean C. Emerson, Ying She, Rhonda R. Willigan, Salvatore Saitta, Tianli Zhu
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Patent number: 8309484Abstract: A photocatalyst system for volatile organic compounds with two parts that include a photocatalyst layer on a substrate and a porous overlayer. The photocatalyst layer is reactive with volatile organic compounds when UV light is projected on it. The overlayer is situated on the photocatalyst layer. The overlayer is UV transparent and has an interconnected pore network that allows contaminated air to pass through the overlayer. The size and the shape of the interconnected pores acts to selectively exclude certain contaminants that can deactivate the photocatalyst.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2007Date of Patent: November 13, 2012Assignee: Carrier CorporationInventors: Treese Hugener-Campbell, Thomas Henry Vanderspurt, David F. Ollis, Stephen O. Hay, Timothy N. Obee, Wayde R. Schmidt, Michael A. Kryzman
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Patent number: 8123837Abstract: Deactivation resistant photocatalysts can be formulated by coating one or more photocatalyst crystals onto a suitable substrate. The photocatalyst crystals are doped with a dopant M. The dopant can be used to repel the silicon-based compound or be used to attract the silicon-based compound. The dopant can uniformly be distributed in the photocatalyst crystals. The dopant can be introduced only to photocatalyst crystals between about 0.1 to about 2 nanometers below the surface of the structure. The doped photocatalyst crystals can be interdispersed with non-doped photocatalyst crystals.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2006Date of Patent: February 28, 2012Assignee: Carrier CorporationInventors: Hongmei Wen, Thomas Henry Vanderspurt, Susanne M. Opalka, Susan D. Brandes, Leland G. Brandes, legal representative
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Publication number: 20120045701Abstract: A system and method satisfies temperature and pressure requirements of solid oxide fuel cell system 10 in a manner that increases the overall efficiency and decreases the overall weight of system 10. The system and method include a secondary blower 30 for boosting air stream pressure level sufficient for operation of a reformer 12 that is designed to minimize pressure drop; an integrated heat exchanger 18 for recovering heat from exhaust 36 and comprising multiple flow fields 18A, 18B, 18C for ensuring inlet temperature requirements of a solid oxide fuel cell 14 are met; and a thermal enclosure 46 for separating hot zone 48 components from cool zone 50 components for increasing thermal efficiency of the system and better thermal management.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2009Publication date: February 23, 2012Applicant: UTC POWER CORPORATIONInventors: Robert J. Braun, Sean C. Emerson, Justin R. Hawkes, Ellen Y. Sun, Jean Yamanis, Tobias H. Sienel, Balbir Singh Bal, Stuart Anthony Astley, Thomas D. Radcliffe, James T. Beals, Walter H. Borst, JR., May L. Corn, Louis Chiappetta, JR., John T. Costello, Robert R. Hebert, Thomas Henry Vanderspurt
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Publication number: 20120003134Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a fluid purification device that has a deactivation resistant photocatalyst having nanocrystallites of less than 14 nanometers (nm) in diameter with at least 200 m2 surface area/cm3 of skeletal volume in cylindrical pores of 5 nm in diameter or larger, with the mode of the pore size distribution 10 nm or more.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2011Publication date: January 5, 2012Applicant: CARRIER CORPORATIONInventors: Thomas Henry Vanderspurt, Treese Hugener-Campbell, Norberto O. Lemcoff, Stephen O. Hay, Wayde R. Schmidt, Joseph J. Sangiovanni, Zissis A. Dardas, Di Wei
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Patent number: 8070860Abstract: An H2-permeable membrane system (117) comprises an electroless-deposited plating (115) of Pd or Pd alloy on a porous support (110, 110?). The Pd plating comprises face-centered cubic crystals cumulatively having a morphology of hexagonal platelets. The permeability to H2 of the membrane plating (115) on the porous support is significantly enhanced, being at least greater than about 1.3×10?8 mol·m?1·s?·Pa?0.5 at 350° C., and even greater than about 3.4×10?8 mol·m?1·s?1·Pa?0.5. The porous support (110, 110?) may be stainless steel (1100 and include a thin ceramic interlayer (110?) on which the Pd is plated. The method of providing the electroless-deposited plating includes preheating a Pd electroless plating solution to near a plating temperature substantially greater than room temperature, e.g. 60° C., prior to plating.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2006Date of Patent: December 6, 2011Assignee: United Technologies CorporationInventors: Thomas Henry Vanderspurt, Ying She, Zissis Dardas, Craig Walker, James D. MacLeod
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Publication number: 20110290457Abstract: A method of controlling cooling in an aircraft system includes providing a fluid having a cooling capacity to cool a heat source, and selectively endothermically cracking the fluid to increase the cooling capacity.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2011Publication date: December 1, 2011Inventors: Thomas Henry Vanderspurt, Zissis A. Dardas
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Patent number: 8015823Abstract: An aircraft system includes a heat source and a passage near the heat source for carrying fluid having a cooling capacity to cool the heat source. The passage includes a catalyst that endothermically cracks the fluid to increase the cooling capacity.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2006Date of Patent: September 13, 2011Assignee: United Technologies CorporationInventors: Thomas Henry Vanderspurt, Zissis A. Dardas
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Publication number: 20110117002Abstract: A contaminant removal system for selectively removing contaminants from a fluid stream. The contaminant removal system has a catalytic reactor of the type that is susceptible to deactivating agents. The catalytic reactor is configured to remove contaminants from a fluid stream. The contaminant removal system has a first adsorbent device positioned upstream, with respect to the fluid stream direction, of the catalytic reactor, that is configured to remove the deactivating agents from the fluid stream. The contaminant removal system has a second adsorbent device positioned downstream, with respect to the fluid stream direction, of the catalytic reactor. The second adsorbent device is configured to remove undesirable byproducts that may be generated when the catalytic reactor removes contaminants from the fluid stream.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2007Publication date: May 19, 2011Applicant: CARRIER CORPORATIONInventors: Zissis A. Dardas, Norberto O. Lemcoff, Susan D. Brandes, Leland G. Brandes, Stephen O. Hay, Timothy N. Obee, Foster P. Lamm, Albert T. Pucino, Joseph J. Sangiovanni, Thomas Henry Vanderspurt, Wayde R. Schmidt, Treese Hugener-Campbell
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Publication number: 20110027138Abstract: A catalytic device comprises a mixed structure of photocatalyst and silica. The mixed structure may be comprised of alternating layers of photocatalyst and silica, a layer having a uniform mixture of photocatalyst particles and silica particles, or a layer having a graded mixture of photocatalyst particles and silica particles.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2010Publication date: February 3, 2011Applicant: CARRIER CORPORATIONInventors: Treese Hugener-Campbell, David F. Ollis, Thomas Henry Vanderspurt, Wayde R. Schmidt, Timothy N. Obee, Stephen O. Hay, Michael A. Kryzman