Patents by Inventor William Cady

William Cady 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).

  • Patent number: 11814287
    Abstract: A process and apparatus for producing a hydrogen-enriched product and recovering CO2 from an effluent stream from a hydrogen production process unit are described. The process utilizes a CO2 recovery system integrated with a PSA system that produces at least two product streams to recover additional hydrogen and CO2 from the tail gas stream of a hydrogen PSA unit in the hydrogen production process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: UOP LLC
    Inventors: Addison Cruz, Bradley Russell, Erick J. Bennett, III, Kurt Kraus, Stefano Bietto, William Cady, Kyle Cuellar, Oluwaseyi Kayode
  • Patent number: 11807532
    Abstract: A process and apparatus for producing a hydrogen-enriched product and recovering CO2 from an effluent stream from a hydrogen production unit are described. The effluent from the hydrogen production unit, which comprises a mixture of gases comprising hydrogen, carbon dioxide, water, and at least one of methane, carbon monoxide, nitrogen, and argon, is sent to a PSA system that produces at least two product streams for separation. The PSA system that produces at least two product streams separates the gas mixture into a high-pressure hydrogen stream enriched in hydrogen, optionally a second gas stream containing the majority of the impurities, and a low-pressure tail gas stream enriched in CO2 and some impurities. The CO2-rich tail gas stream is compressed and sent to a CO2 recovery unit, where a CO2-enriched stream is recovered. The CO2-depleted overhead gas stream is recycled to the PSA system that produces at least two product streams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: UOP LLC
    Inventors: Addison Cruz, Bradley Russell, Erick J. Bennett, III, William Cady, Kurt Kraus, Stefano Bietto, Kyle Cuellar, Oluwaseyi Kayode
  • Patent number: 11772966
    Abstract: A bio-renewable conversion process for making fuel from bio-renewable feedstocks is combined with a hydrogen production process that includes recovery of CO2. The integrated process uses a purge gas stream comprising hydrogen from the bio-renewable hydrocarbon production process in the hydrogen production process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: UOP LLC
    Inventors: William Cady, Elizabeth Carter, Bradley Russell, James T. Wexler, Addison Cruz, Erick J. Bennett, III, Kurt Kraus, Stefano Bietto, Kyle Cuellar, Oluwaseyi Kayode, Suryanarayana Murthy Konda Naga Venkata
  • Publication number: 20230202841
    Abstract: A bio-renewable conversion process for making fuel from bio-renewable feedstocks is combined with a hydrogen production process that includes recovery of CO2. The integrated process uses a purge gas stream comprising hydrogen from the bio-renewable hydrocarbon production process in the hydrogen production process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2023
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: William Cady, Elizabeth Carter, Bradley Russell, James T. Wexler, Addison Cruz, Erick J. Bennett, III, Kurt Kraus, Stefano Bietto, Kyle Cuellar, Oluwaseyi Kayode, Suryanarayana Murthy Konda Naga Venkata
  • Publication number: 20230191311
    Abstract: Processes and apparatuses for operating a centrifugal gas compressor. A storage tank containing a liquid buffer material is provided and used to offset density fluctuations in the gas stream passed to the compressor. The storage tank may contain a component of the high-pressure gas stream provided by the compressor, such as carbon dioxide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2022
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Bradley Russell, Michael R. Van de Cotte, William Cady, Nasser Khazeni
  • Publication number: 20220306468
    Abstract: A bio-renewable conversion process for making fuel from bio-renewable feedstocks is combined with a hydrogen production process that includes recovery of CO2. The integrated process uses a purge gas stream comprising hydrogen from the bio-renewable hydrocarbon production process in the hydrogen production process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2021
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: William Cady, Elizabeth Carter, Bradley Russell, James T. Wexler, Addison Cruz, Erick J. Bennett, III, Kurt Kraus, Stefano Bietto, Kyle Cuellar, Oluwaseyi Kayode, Suryanarayana Murthy Konda Naga Venkata
  • Publication number: 20220306464
    Abstract: A process and apparatus for producing a hydrogen-enriched product and recovering CO2 from an effluent stream from a hydrogen production unit are described. The effluent from the hydrogen production unit, which comprises a mixture of gases comprising hydrogen, carbon dioxide, water, and at least one of methane, carbon monoxide, nitrogen, and argon, is sent to a PSA system that produces at least two product streams for separation. The PSA system that produces at least two product streams separates the gas mixture into a high-pressure hydrogen stream enriched in hydrogen, optionally a second gas stream containing the majority of the impurities, and a low-pressure tail gas stream enriched in CO2 and some impurities. The CO2-rich tail gas stream is compressed and sent to a CO2 recovery unit, where a CO2-enriched stream is recovered. The CO2-depleted overhead gas stream is recycled to the PSA system that produces at least two product streams.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2021
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Addison Cruz, Bradley Russell, Erick J. Bennett, III, William Cady, Kurt Kraus, Stefano Bietto, Kyle Cuellar, Oluwaseyi Kayode
  • Publication number: 20220305427
    Abstract: A three-product PSA system which produces three product streams from a feed gas mixture comprising a light key component, at least one heavy key component, and at least one intermediate key component is described. The three-product PSA system produces a high pressure product stream enriched in the light key component, a low pressure tail gas stream enriched in the at least one heavy key component, and an intermediate pressure vent gas stream enriched in the at least one intermediate key component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2021
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Bradley Russell, William Cady
  • Publication number: 20220306463
    Abstract: A process and apparatus for producing a hydrogen-enriched product and recovering CO2 from an effluent stream from a hydrogen production process unit are described. The process utilizes a CO2 recovery system integrated with a PSA system that produces at least two product streams to recover additional hydrogen and CO2 from the tail gas stream of a hydrogen PSA unit in the hydrogen production process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2021
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Addison Cruz, Bradley Russell, Erick J. Bennett, III, Kurt Kraus, Stefano Bietto, William Cady, Kyle Cuellar, Oluwaseyi Kayode
  • Publication number: 20140127986
    Abstract: A cleaning device which uses water pressure and a cyclone like motion to clean and prepare fish and wild game for human consumption.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2012
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Inventor: William Cady