Terence A. Dritz
Engineering at Essex Rd, Columbus, OH

2005004, Mar 3, 2005

Aug 26, 2004

10/927370

Anna-Lee Tonkovich - Marysville OH, US
Dongming Oiu - Dublin OH, US
Terence Dritz - Worthington OH, US
Paul Neagle - Westerville OH, US
Robert Litt - Westerville OH, US
Ravi Arora - Dublin OH, US
Michael Lamont - Hilliard OH, US
Kristina Pagnotto - Cincinnati OH, US

B01D053/02

095090000

The disclosed invention relates to a process for separating methane or nitrogen from a fluid mixture comprising methane and nitrogen, the process comprising: (A) flowing the fluid mixture into a microchannel separator, the microchannel separator comprising a plurality of process microchannels containing a sorption medium, the fluid mixture being maintained in the microchannel separator until at least part of the methane or nitrogen is sorbed by the sorption medium, and removing non-sorbed parts of the fluid mixture from the microchannel separator; and (B) desorbing the methane or nitrogen from the sorption medium and removing the desorbed methane or nitrogen from the microchannel separator. The process is suitable for upgrading methane from coal mines, landfills, and other sub-quality sources.

7816411, Oct 19, 2010

Nov 23, 2009

12/623780

Anna Lee Tonkovich - Dublin OH, US
Laura J. Silva - Dublin OH, US
David John Hesse - Columbus OH, US
Michael Alan Marchiando - London OH, US
Micheal Jay Lamont - Hilliard OH, US
Dongming Qiu - Bothell WA, US
Terence Andrew Dritz - Worthington OH, US
Kristina M. Pagnotto - Cincinnati OH, US
Richard Stevenson - Columbus OH, US
Steven T. Perry - Galloway OH, US
Maddalena Fanelli - Columbus OH, US
Ravi Arora - New Albany OH, US
Bin Yang - Columbus OH, US
Sean Patrick Fitzgerald - Columbus OH, US
Timothy J. Sullivan - Dublin OH, US
Kai Tod Paul Jarosch - Bexley OH, US
Thomas Yuschak - Lewis Center OH, US

Velocys, Inc. - Plain City OH

B01F 3/04, B01F 3/06

516 10, 516 11, 516 38, 516928, 516929

The disclosed invention relates to a process for making a multiphase mixture, comprising: flowing a first fluid stream through a process microchannel, the first fluid stream comprising at least one liquid and/or at least one gas, the process microchannel having an apertured section; flowing a second fluid stream through the apertured section into the process microchannel in contact with the first fluid stream to form the multiphase mixture, the second fluid stream comprising at least one gas and/or at least one microbody-forming material, the first fluid stream forming a continuous phase in the multiphase mixture, the second fluid stream forming a discontinuous phase dispersed in the continuous phase.

7622509, Nov 24, 2009

Sep 30, 2005

11/241813

Anna Lee Tonkovich - Dublin OH, US
Laura J. Silva - Dublin OH, US
David John Hesse - Columbus OH, US
Michael Alan Marchiando - London OH, US
Michael Jay Lamont - Hilliard OH, US
Dongming Qiu - Carbondale IL, US
Terence Andrew Dritz - Worthington OH, US
Kristina M. Pagnotto - Cincinnati OH, US
Richard Stevenson - Columbus OH, US
Steven T. Perry - Galloway OH, US
Maddalena Fanelli - Columbus OH, US
Ravi Arora - Dublin OH, US
Bin Yang - Columbus OH, US
Sean Patrick Fitzgerald - Columbus OH, US
Timothy J. Sullivan - Dublin OH, US
Kai Tod Paul Jarosch - Bexley OH, US
Thomas Yuschak - Dublin OH, US

Velocys, Inc. - Plain City OH

B01F 3/08, B01F 3/12

516 18, 516 10, 516928, 516929

The disclosed invention relates to a process for making a multiphase mixture, comprising: flowing a first fluid stream through a process microchannel, the first fluid stream comprising at least one liquid and/or at least one gas, the process microchannel having an apertured section; flowing a second fluid stream through the apertured section into the process microchannel in contact with the first fluid stream to form the multiphase mixture, the second fluid stream comprising at least one gas and/or at least one microbody-forming material, the first fluid stream forming a continuous phase in the multiphase mixture, the second fluid stream forming a discontinuous phase dispersed in the continuous phase.

7507274, Mar 24, 2009

Mar 2, 2006

11/367044

Anna Lee Tonkovich - Dublin OH, US
Steven T. Perry - Galloway OH, US
Ravi Arora - Dublin OH, US
Dongming Qiu - Bothell WA, US
Michael Jay Lamont - Hilliard OH, US
Deanna Burwell - Cleveland Heights OH, US
Terence Andrew Dritz - Worthington OH, US
Jeffrey S. McDaniel - Columbus OH, US
Laura J. Silva - Dublin OH, US
Daniel J. Weidert - Lewis Center OH, US
Wayne W. Simmons - Dublin OH, US
G. Bradley Chadwell - Reynoldsburg OH, US

Velocys, Inc. - Plain City OH

B01D 53/04, B01J 19/00

95106, 95115, 95130, 95143

The disclosed invention relates to a process and apparatus for separating a first fluid from a fluid mixture comprising the first fluid. The process comprises: (A) flowing the fluid mixture into a microchannel separator in contact with a sorption medium, the fluid mixture being maintained in the microchannel separator until at least part of the first fluid is sorbed by the sorption medium, removing non-sorbed parts of the fluid mixture from the microchannel separator; and (B) desorbing first fluid from the sorption medium and removing desorbed first fluid from the microchannel separator. The process and apparatus are suitable for separating nitrogen or methane from a fluid mixture comprising nitrogen and methane. The process and apparatus may be used for rejecting nitrogen in the upgrading of sub-quality methane.