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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 11, 2023
Applicant:
Sovereign Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Clifton T. Knight, League City, TX (US);
Arthur R. DiNicolantonio, El Lago, TX (US);
Erik M. Howard, Seguin, TX (US);
Darrell Poteet, Houston, TX (US);
Richard C. Stell, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
SOVEREIGN ENERGY SERVICES, INC., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C01B 3/36 (2006.01); B01J 4/00 (2006.01); B01J 6/00 (2006.01); B01J 12/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C01B 3/363 (2013.01); B01J 4/002 (2013.01); B01J 6/008 (2013.01); B01J 12/005 (2013.01); C01B 2203/0255 (2013.01); C01B 2203/0272 (2013.01); C01B 2203/0415 (2013.01); C01B 2203/1241 (2013.01); C01B 2203/1247 (2013.01); C01B 2203/1258 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for reforming carbonaceous material into syngas containing hydrogen and CO gases is disclosed. In one embodiment, a hydrogen rich torch reactor is provided for defining a reaction zone proximate to torch flame. One input of the reactor receives input material to be processed. Further inputs may be provided, such as for example to introduce steam and/or gases such as methane, oxygen, hydrogen, or the like.