Patents by Inventor Timothy C. Lieuwen

Timothy C. Lieuwen 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).

  • Combustor systems and combustion burners for combusting a fuel
    Patent number: 9353940
    Abstract: Systems and methods for an oxy-fuel type combustion reaction are provided. In one or more embodiments, a combustion system can include at least two mixing zones, where a first mixing zone at least partially mixes oxygen and carbon dioxide to produce a first mixture and a second mixing zone at least partially mixes the first mixture with a fuel to produce a second mixture. The combustion system can also include a combustion zone configured to combust the second mixture to produce a combustion product. In one or more embodiments, the first mixture can have a spatially varied ratio of oxygen-to-carbon dioxide configured to generate a hot zone in the combustion zone to increase flame stability in the combustion zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignees: ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company, Georgia Tech Research Corporation
    Inventors: Franklin F. Mittricker, Dennis M. O'Dea, Harry W. Deckman, Chad C. Rasmussen, David R. Noble, Jerry M. Seitzman, Timothy C. Lieuwen, Sulabh K. Dhanuka, Richard Huntington
  • COMBUSTOR SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING SAME
    Publication number: 20120131925
    Abstract: Systems and methods for an oxy-fuel type combustion reaction are provided. In one or more embodiments, a combustion system can include at least two mixing zones, where a first mixing zone at least partially mixes oxygen and carbon dioxide to produce a first mixture and a second mixing zone at least partially mixes the first mixture with a fuel to produce a second mixture. The combustion system can also include a combustion zone configured to combust the second mixture to produce a combustion product. In one or more embodiments, the first mixture can have a spatially varied ratio of oxygen-to-carbon dioxide configured to generate a hot zone in the combustion zone to increase flame stability in the combustion zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2010
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Applicant: EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY
    Inventors: Franklin F. Mittricker, Dennis M. O'Dea, Harry W. Deckman, Chad C. Rasmussen, David R. Noble, Jerry M. Seitzman, Timothy C. Lieuwen, Sulabh K. Dhanuka, Richard Huntington