Patents by Inventor William J. Langley, Jr.

William J. Langley, Jr. 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: 9777159
    Abstract: A pyrolysis device and process to convert a carbonaceous feedstock to a carbon solid and pyrolysis gas, and processes for refining the resulting carbon solid and pyrolysis gases. The pyrolysis process may include introducing a carbonaceous feedstock into a pyrolysis processor having a vertical rotary tray processor, heating the feedstock to a temperature above about 790° F., removing a carbon material from a bottom of the pyrolysis processor, and removing a pyrolysis gas from a top of the pyrolysis processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: Reklaim, Inc.
    Inventors: Joel Horn, Daniel F. Kapral, William J. Langley, Jr., Thomas A. Reynolds
  • Publication number: 20150139889
    Abstract: A pyrolysis device and process to convert a carbonaceous feedstock to a carbon solid and pyrolysis gas, and processes for refining the resulting carbon solid and pyrolysis gases. The pyrolysis process may include introducing a carbonaceous feedstock into a pyrolysis processor having a vertical rotary tray processor, heating the feedstock to a temperature above about 790° F., removing a carbon material from a bottom of the pyrolysis processor, and removing a pyrolysis gas from a top of the pyrolysis processor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2014
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventors: Joel Horn, Daniel F. Kapral, William J. Langley, JR., Thomas A. Reynolds
  • Patent number: 8888961
    Abstract: A pyrolysis device and process to convert a carbonaceous feedstock to a carbon solid and pyrolysis gas, and processes for refining the resulting carbon solid and pyrolysis gases. The pyrolysis process may include introducing a carbonaceous feedstock into a pyrolysis processor having a vertical rotary tray processor, heating the feedstock to a temperature above about 790° F., removing a carbon material from a bottom of the pyrolysis processor, and removing a pyrolysis gas from a top of the pyrolysis processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Reklaim, Inc.
    Inventors: Joel Horn, Daniel F. Kapral, William J. Langley, Jr., Thomas A. Reynolds