Patents by Inventor Victor Fernandes
Victor Fernandes 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: 11806664Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for power plant facilities are disclosed herein. A power plant facility includes a gas turbine; and a power generator that generates electricity from power supplied by the gas turbine. The power plant facility can also include at least one post-combustion capture unit that generates a CO2-rich stream from the combustion products of the gas turbine; and a sequestration compression unit that compresses and conveys at least one CO2-rich stream from a post-combustion capture unit, towards a sequestration site.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2021Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: NEXT CARBON SOLUTIONS, LLCInventors: Ivan Van der Walt, Ben Heichelbech, Alex Thompson, Vikrum Subra, Victor Fernandes, Michael Abegg
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Publication number: 20220362709Abstract: A flue gas can be cooled for carbon capture purposes with the use of a gas-to-gas exchanger, using air as the cooling media, downstream of a heat recovery process, and optionally upstream of a quenching process; the use of an amine chilling process to reduce the required flue gas cooling duties upstream of the CO2 absorber; the use of a gas-to-gas exchanger, using the absorber overhead as the cooling media, downstream of a heat recovery process, and optionally upstream of the quenching process; and/or the use of a quenching process in which heated water and condensate is cooled by an external cooling loop utilizing treated flue gas condensate in an evaporative cooling process.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2022Publication date: November 17, 2022Inventors: Ivan Van der Walt, Ben Heichelbech, Alex Thompson, Connor Rivard, Victor Fernandes
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Patent number: 11484829Abstract: A flue gas can be cooled for carbon capture purposes with the use of a gas-to-gas exchanger, using air as the cooling media, downstream of a heat recovery process, and optionally upstream of a quenching process; the use of an amine chilling process to reduce the required flue gas cooling duties upstream of the CO2 absorber; the use of a gas-to-gas exchanger, using the absorber overhead as the cooling media, downstream of a heat recovery process, and optionally upstream of the quenching process; and/or the use of a quenching process in which heated water and condensate is cooled by an external cooling loop utilizing treated flue gas condensate in an evaporative cooling process.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2022Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: NEXT CARBON SOLUTIONS, LLCInventors: Ivan Van der Walt, Ben Heichelbech, Alex Thompson, Connor Rivard, Victor Fernandes
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Publication number: 20220338805Abstract: A method and apparatus for tracking disease progression as revealed by multiple lesions perform a global optimization to identify corresponding lesions by overlap, for example, after outlines of the lesions have been morphologically dilated. A clustering algorithm addresses the problem of lesions separating into parts or joining together to provide a clear picture of disease progression.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2021Publication date: October 27, 2022Inventors: Robert Jeraj, Victor Fernandes, Timothy Perk, Peter Ferjancic, Daniel Huff
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Patent number: 11446587Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for liquefied natural gas production facilities are disclosed herein. A liquefied natural gas (LNG) production facility includes a liquefaction unit and a gas turbine. The liquefaction unit condenses natural gas vapor into liquefied natural gas. The LNG production facility further includes at least one post-combustion capture unit that captures a carbon dioxide (CO2)-rich stream from a flue gas stream of the gas turbine. The LNG production facility also includes a sequestration compression unit that compresses at least one CO2-rich stream from the at least one post-combustion capture unit.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2022Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignee: NEXT CARBON SOLUTIONS, LLCInventors: Ivan Van Der Walt, Ben Heichelbech, Alex Thompson, Vikrum Subra, Victor Fernandes, Michael Abegg
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Publication number: 20220249974Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for liquefied natural gas production facilities are disclosed herein. A liquefied natural gas (LNG) production facility includes a liquefaction unit and a gas turbine. The liquefaction unit condenses natural gas vapor into liquefied natural gas. The LNG production facility further includes at least one post-combustion capture unit that captures a carbon dioxide (CO2)-rich stream from a flue gas stream of the gas turbine. The LNG production facility also includes a sequestration compression unit that compresses at least one CO2-rich stream from the at least one post-combustion capture unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2022Publication date: August 11, 2022Inventors: Ivan Van Der Walt, Ben Heichelbech, Alex Thompson, Vikrum Subra, Victor Fernandes, Michael Abegg
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Patent number: 11293691Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for liquefied natural gas production facilities are disclosed herein. A liquefied natural gas (LNG) production facility includes a liquefaction unit and a gas turbine. The liquefaction unit condenses natural gas vapor into liquefied natural gas. Fuel to the gas turbine contains at least about 90% hydrogen by volume.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2021Date of Patent: April 5, 2022Assignee: NEXT CARBON SOLUTIONS, LLCInventors: Ivan Van der Walt, Ben Heichelbech, Alex Thompson, Vikrum Subra, Victor Fernandes, Michael Abegg
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Publication number: 20220065529Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for liquefied natural gas production facilities are disclosed herein. A liquefied natural gas (LNG) production facility includes a liquefaction unit and a gas turbine. The liquefaction unit condenses natural gas vapor into liquefied natural gas. Fuel to the gas turbine contains at least about 90% hydrogen by volume.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2021Publication date: March 3, 2022Inventors: Ivan Van der Walt, Ben Heichelbech, Alex Thompson, Vikrum Subra, Victor Fernandes, Michael Abegg
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Publication number: 20220062821Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for power plant facilities are disclosed herein. A power plant facility includes a gas turbine; and a power generator that generates electricity from power supplied by the gas turbine. The power plant facility can also include at least one post-combustion capture unit that generates a CO2-rich stream from the combustion products of the gas turbine; and a sequestration compression unit that compresses and conveys at least one CO2-rich stream from a post-combustion capture unit, towards a sequestration site.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2021Publication date: March 3, 2022Inventors: Ivan Van der Walt, Ben Heichelbech, Alex Thompson, Vikrum Subra, Victor Fernandes, Michael Abegg
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Publication number: 20220065526Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for liquefied natural gas production facilities are disclosed herein. A liquefied natural gas (LNG) production facility includes a liquefaction unit that condenses natural gas vapor into liquefied natural gas; an electric-driven compression system for the refrigerant(s) in power to the liquefaction unit; and a sequestration compression unit configured to compress and convey at least one CO2-rich stream towards a sequestration site, thereby reducing the overall emissions from the LNG facility.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2021Publication date: March 3, 2022Inventors: Ivan Van der Walt, Ben Heichelbech, Alex Thompson, Vikrum Subra, Victor Fernandes, Michael Abegg
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Publication number: 20220065161Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for liquefied natural gas production facilities are disclosed herein. A liquefied natural gas (LNG) production facility includes a liquefaction unit, a gas turbine, and a hydrogen generation unit. The liquefaction unit condenses natural gas vapor into liquefied natural gas. The hydrogen generation unit generates hydrogen. At least a portion of the hydrogen formed in the hydrogen generation unit is combusted, along with hydrocarbons, as fuel in the gas turbine.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2020Publication date: March 3, 2022Inventors: Ivan Van der Walt, Ben Heichelbech, Alex Thompson, Vikrum Subra, Victor Fernandes, Michael Abegg
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Patent number: 11161076Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for power plant facilities are disclosed herein. A power plant facility includes a gas turbine; and a power generator that generates electricity from power supplied by the gas turbine. The power plant facility can also include at least one post-combustion capture unit that generates a CO2-rich stream from the combustion products of the gas turbine; and a sequestration compression unit that compresses and conveys at least one CO2-rich stream from a post-combustion capture unit, towards a sequestration site.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2020Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Assignee: NEXT CARBON SOLUTIONS, LLCInventors: Ivan Van der Walt, Ben Heichelbech, Alex Thompson, Vikrum Subra, Victor Fernandes, Michael Abegg
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Patent number: 11112174Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for liquefied natural gas production facilities are disclosed herein. A liquefied natural gas (LNG) production facility includes a liquefaction unit and a gas turbine. The liquefaction unit condenses natural gas vapor into liquefied natural gas. Fuel to the gas turbine contains at least about 90% hydrogen by volume.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2020Date of Patent: September 7, 2021Assignee: NEXT CARBON SOLUTIONS, LLCInventors: Ivan Van der Walt, Ben Heichelbech, Alex Thompson, Vikrum Subra, Victor Fernandes, Michael Abegg
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Patent number: 11067335Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for liquefied natural gas production facilities are disclosed herein. A liquefied natural gas (LNG) production facility includes a liquefaction unit that condenses natural gas vapor into liquefied natural gas; an electric-driven compression system for the refrigerant(s) in power to the liquefaction unit; and a sequestration compression unit configured to compress and convey at least one CO2-rich stream towards a sequestration site, thereby reducing the overall emissions from the LNG facility.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2020Date of Patent: July 20, 2021Assignee: NEXT CARBON SOIITTIONS, LLCInventors: Ivan Van der Walt, Ben Heichelbech, Alex Thompson, Vikrum Subra, Victor Fernandes, Michael Abegg
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Patent number: 11004123Abstract: A system for trading goods over a computer network based on image processing includes an image processor that analyzes a picture received from a user to build a description of entities in the picture and correlations among the entities, a description interpreter that analyzes the description to determine an underlying message in the picture and detect information regarding the user's interests, emotions and affinities to goods and services, wherein the information is stored with the user's profile, the user's list of items to trade, and the user's past transaction history, and a trade matching component that uses the user's profile and produces a ranked list of other users with items to trade, or intermediary trade steps, when another user initiates a new trading transaction.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2019Date of Patent: May 11, 2021Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Silvia Cristina Sardela Bianchi, Victor Fernandes Cavalcante, Paulo Marques Caldeira Junior, Sergio Varga
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Patent number: 10810560Abstract: A method includes electronically receiving at a user device of a second party a digital promise to pay a certain amount of money in exchange for goods or services from the second party, the digital promise to pay being generated by a user device of a first party; electronically sending a request from the user device of the second party to a user device of a third party to electronically transfer the digital promise to pay to the user device of the third party in exchange for goods or services from the third party. Sending the request includes sending at least one set of preferences defined at least by the first party. The method further includes electronically receiving at the user device of the second party from the third party one of an acceptance or a rejection of the request to transfer the digital promise to pay.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2015Date of Patent: October 20, 2020Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Silvia Cristina Sardela Bianchi, Paulo Marques Caldeira, Jr., Victor Fernandes Cavalcante, Maira Athanazio De Cerqueira Gatti
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Patent number: 10699256Abstract: A method includes electronically receiving at a user device of a second party a digital promise to pay a certain amount of money in exchange for goods or services from the second party, the digital promise to pay being generated by a user device of a first party; electronically sending a request from the user device of the second party to a user device of a third party to electronically transfer the digital promise to pay to the user device of the third party in exchange for goods or services from the third party. Sending the request includes sending at least one set of preferences defined at least by the first party. The method further includes electronically receiving at the user device of the second party from the third party one of an acceptance or a rejection of the request to transfer the digital promise to pay.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2017Date of Patent: June 30, 2020Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Silvia Cristina Sardela Bianchi, Paulo Marques Caldeira, Jr., Victor Fernandes Cavalcante, Maira Athanazio De Cerqueira Gatti
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Publication number: 20190171970Abstract: A system for trading goods over a computer network based on image processing includes an image processor that analyzes a picture received from a user to build a description of entities in the picture and correlations among the entities, a description interpreter that analyzes the description to determine an underlying message in the picture and detect information regarding the user's interests, emotions and affinities to goods and services, wherein the information is stored with the user's profile, the user's list of items to trade, and the user's past transaction history, and a trade matching component that uses the user's profile and produces a ranked list of other users with items to trade, or intermediary trade steps, when another user initiates a new trading transaction.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2019Publication date: June 6, 2019Inventors: SILVIA CHRISTINA SARDELA BIANCHI, Victor Fernandes Cavalcante, Paul Marques Caldeira Junior, Sergio Varga
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Publication number: 20190130373Abstract: A method includes electronically receiving at a user device of a second party a digital promise to pay a certain amount of money in exchange for goods or services from the second party, the digital promise to pay being generated by a user device of a first party; electronically sending a request from the user device of the second party to a user device of a third party to electronically transfer the digital promise to pay to the user device of the third party in exchange for goods or services from the third party. Sending the request includes sending at least one set of preferences defined at least by the first party. The method further includes electronically receiving at the user device of the second party from the third party one of an acceptance or a rejection of the request to transfer the digital promise to pay.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2017Publication date: May 2, 2019Inventors: Silvia Cristina Sardela Bianchi, Paulo Marques Caldeira, JR., Victor Fernandes Cavalcante, Maira Athanazio De Cerqueira Gatti
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Patent number: 10267950Abstract: A populace centric weather forecast system, method of forecasting weather and a computer program product therefor. A forecasting computer applies a grid to a forecast area and provides a weather forecast for each grid cell. Area activity data sources indicate human activity in the forecast area. A dynamic selection module iteratively identifies grid cells for refinement in response to the weather forecast and to indicated/expected human activity. The dynamic selection module provides the forecasting computer with a refined grid for each identified grid cell in each iteration. The forecasting computer provides a refined weather forecast in each iteration.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2011Date of Patent: April 23, 2019Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Victor Fernandes Cavalcante, Ricardo Guimaraes Herrmann, Kiran Mantripragada, Marco Aurelio Stelmar Netto, Lucas Correia Villa Real, Cleidson Ronald Botelho De Souza