James Philip Diebold
Engineers at Yank Way, Denver, CO

8624069, Jan 7, 2014

Aug 4, 2009

12/535451

James P. Diebold - Lakewood CO, US
Steve Sherwood - Highlands Ranch CO, US
Arthur W. Lilley - Finleyville PA, US
Robb R. Walt - Aurora CO, US

Afognak Native Corporation - Anchorage AL

C07C 1/00, C07C 27/00

585240, 518700, 518701, 481987, 48199 FM, 48197 FM, 48214 A

Methods for converting a carbon-containing feedstock into a fluid transportation fuel are described. The methods may include converting the carbon-containing feedstock into a producer gas comprising H, CO, CO, and N, and reacting the producer gas with a substrate catalyst to produce a combination of Fischer-Tropsch (F-T) products, the F-T products including the fluid transportation fuel. A portion of the F-T products may be catalytically cracked to produce additional amounts of the fluid transportation fuel. A portion of the F-T products may also be hydrogenated to produce additional amounts of the fluid transportation fuel. Apparatuses are also described or converting a carbon-containing feedstock into a fluid transportation fuel. The apparatuses may include a producer gas reactor, a Fischer-Tropsch reactor, a cracking reactor, and a hydrogenation reactor.

5504259, Apr 2, 1996

Oct 29, 1992

7/968588

James P. Diebold - Lakewood CO
John W. Scahill - Evergreen CO
Helena L. Chum - Arvada CO
Robert J. Evans - Lakewood CO
Bahman Rejai - Lakewood CO
Richard L. Bain - Golden CO
Ralph P. Overend - Lakewood CO

Midwest Research Institute - Kansas City MO

C07C 4105, C07C 2904, C07C 100

568697

A process for conversion of a feedstock selected from the group consisting of biomass and refuse derived fuel (RDF) to provide reformulated gasoline components comprising a substantial amount of materials selected from the group consisting of ethers, alcohols, or mixtures thereof, comprising: drying said feedstock; subjecting said dried feedstock to fast pyrolysis using a vortex reactor or other means; catalytically cracking vapors resulting from said pyrolysis using a zeolite catalyst; condensing any aromatic byproduct fraction; catalytically alkylating any benzene present in said vapors after condensation; catalytically oligomerizing any remaining ethylene and propylene to higher olefins; isomerizing said olefins to reactive iso-olefins; and catalytically reacting said iso-olefins with an alcohol to form ethers or with water to form alcohols.

7833320, Nov 16, 2010

Jun 28, 2006

11/427221

James P. Diebold - Lakewood CO, US
Arthur Lilley - Finleyville PA, US
Kingsbury Browne, III - Golden CO, US
Robb Ray Walt - Aurora CO, US
Dustin Duncan - Littleton CO, US
Michael Walker - Longmont CO, US
John Steele - Aurora CO, US
Michael Fields - Arvada CO, US

Community Power Corporation - Littleton CO

B01D 46/00

95282, 55283, 55299, 55300, 55304

A method and apparatus for removing fine particulate matter from a fluid stream without interrupting the overall process or flow. The flowing fluid inflates and expands the flexible filter, and particulate is deposited on the filter media while clean fluid is permitted to pass through the filter. This filter is cleaned when the fluid flow is stopped, the filter collapses, and a force is applied to distort the flexible filter media to dislodge the built-up filter cake. The dislodged filter cake falls to a location that allows undisrupted flow of the fluid after flow is restored. The shed particulate is removed to a bin for periodic collection. A plurality of filter cells can operate independently or in concert, in parallel, or in series to permit cleaning the filters without shutting off the overall fluid flow. The self-cleaning filter is low cost, has low power consumption, and exhibits low differential pressures.

5223601, Jun 29, 1993

Jan 29, 1991

7/647020

Helena L. Chum - Arvada CO
Stuart K. Black - Denver CO
James P. Diebold - Lakewood CO
Roland E. Kreibich - Auburn WA

Midwest Research Institute Ventures, Inc. - Kansas City MO

C07C 3720, C08G 1402

528129

A process for preparing phenol-formaldehyde novolak resins and molding compositions in which portions of the phenol normally contained in said resins are replaced by a phenol/neutral fractions extract obtained from fractionating fast-pyrolysis oils. The fractionation consists of a neutralization stage which can be carried out with aqueous solutions of bases or appropriate bases in the dry state, followed by solvent extraction with an organic solvent having at least a moderate solubility parameter and good hydrogen bonding capacity. Phenolic compounds-containing/neutral fractions extracts obtained by fractionating fast-pyrolysis oils from a lignocellulosic material, is such that the oil is initially in the pH range of 2-4, being neutralized with an aqueous bicarbonate base, and extracted into a solvent having a solubility parameter of approximately 8. 4-9. 11 [cal/cm. sup. 3 ]. sup. 1/2 with polar components in the 1. 8-3.

5235021, Aug 10, 1993

Dec 16, 1991

7/806897

Helena L. Chum - Arvada CO
Stuart K. Black - Denver CO
James P. Diebold - Lakewood CO
Roland E. Kreibich - Auburn WA

C08G 804, B66C 100, B32B 2108, C08J 1100

528129

A process for preparing phenol-formaldehyde resole resins by fractionating organic and aqueous condensates made by fast-pyrolysis of biomass materials while using a carrier gas to move feed into a reactor to produce phenolic-containing/neutrals in which portions of the phenol normally contained in said resins are replaced by a phenolic/neutral fractions extract obtained by fractionation.

8574326, Nov 5, 2013

Feb 15, 2011

13/028090

James P. Diebold - Lakewood CO, US
Arthur Lilley - Finleyville PA, US
Kingsbury Browne, III - Golden CO, US
Robb Ray Walt - Aurora CO, US
Dustin Duncan - Littleton CO, US
Michael Walker - Broomfield CO, US
John Steele - Aurora CO, US
Michael Fields - Arvada CO, US
Trevor Smith - Lakewood CO, US

Afognak Native Corporation - Anchorage AK

C01B 3/36, C10K 3/06, C10J 3/00, B01J 7/00, C01B 3/24

48 61, 48197 R, 48202, 48210, 423650

Method and apparatus for generating a low tar, renewable fuel gas from biomass and using it in other energy conversion devices, many of which were designed for use with gaseous and liquid fossil fuels. An automated, downdraft gasifier incorporates extensive air injection into the char bed to maintain the conditions that promote the destruction of residual tars. The resulting fuel gas and entrained char and ash are cooled in a special heat exchanger, and then continuously cleaned in a filter prior to usage in standalone as well as networked power systems.

4620795, Nov 4, 1986

Jun 27, 1984

6/625327

James P. Diebold - Lakewood CO
John W. Scahill - Golden CO

The United States of America as represented by the United States
Department of Energy - Washington DC

B01F 1100, B65G 100, G01F 1100

366241

A flexible whip or a system of whips with novel attachments is suspended in a hopper and is caused to impact against fibrous and irregularly shaped particulates in the hopper to fluidize the particulates and facilitate the flow of the particulates through the hopper. The invention provides for the flow of particulates at a substantially constant mass flow rate and uses a minimum of energy.

7909899, Mar 22, 2011

Jun 28, 2006

11/427231

James P. Diebold - Lakewood CO, US
Arthur Lilley - Finleyville PA, US
Kingsbury III Browne - Golden CO, US
Robb Ray Walt - Aurora CO, US
Dustin Duncan - Littleton CO, US
Michael Walker - Longmont CO, US
John Steele - Aurora CO, US
Michael Fields - Arvada CO, US
Trevor Smith - Lakewood CO, US

Community Power Corporation - Littleton CO

C01B 3/36, C01B 3/24, C10K 3/06, C10J 3/00, B01J 7/00

48197R, 48 61, 48202, 48210, 423650

Method and apparatus for generating a low tar, renewable fuel gas from biomass and using it in other energy conversion devices, many of which were designed for use with gaseous and liquid fossil fuels. An automated, downdraft gasifier incorporates extensive air injection into the char bed to maintain the conditions that promote the destruction of residual tars. The resulting fuel gas and entrained char and ash are cooled in a special heat exchanger, and then continuously cleaned in a filter prior to usage in standalone as well as networked power systems.

4764627, Aug 16, 1988

Apr 6, 1987

7/034358

James P. Diebold - Lakewood CO
Robert J. Evans - Lakewood CO

The United States of America as represented by the United States
Department of Energy - Washington DC

C07D30706

549505

A process of producing furan and derivatives thereof is disclosed. The process includes generating furfural aldehyde vapors and then passing those vapors over a zeolite catalyst at a temperature and for a residence time effective to decarbonylate the furfural aldehydes to form furans and derivatives thereof. The resultant furan vapors and derivatives are then separated. In a preferred form, the furfural aldehyde vapors are generated during the process of converting biomass materials to liquid and gaseous fuels.

5413227, May 9, 1995

Oct 5, 1992

7/956667

James P. Diebold - Lakewood CO
John W. Scahill - Evergreen CO

Midwest Research Institute - Kansas City MO

B04C 700, B01D 4512

209722

An improved vortex reactor system for affecting fast pyrolysis of biomass and Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF) feed materials comprising: a vortex reactor having its axis vertically disposed in relation to a jet of a horizontally disposed steam ejector that impels feed materials from a feeder and solids from a recycle loop along with a motive gas into a top part of said reactor.