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公开(公告)号:US11107662B2
公开(公告)日:2021-08-31
申请号:US17039736
申请日:2020-09-30
Applicant: Lyten, Inc.
Inventor: Michael W. Stowell , Tung Van Pham , Bryce H. Anzelmo , Thomas Riso
IPC: H01J37/32 , C01B32/205 , C01B32/184 , B01J19/12
Abstract: A microwave energy source that generates a microwave energy is disclosed. The microwave energy source has an on-state and an off-state. A control circuit is coupled to the microwave energy source and includes an output to generate a control signal that adjusts a pulse frequency of the microwave energy. A voltage generator applies a non-zero voltage to the microwave energy source during the off-state. A frequency and a duty cycle of the non-zero voltage is based on a frequency and a duty cycle of the control signal. A waveguide is coupled to the microwave energy source. The waveguide has a supply gas inlet that receives a supply gas, a reaction zone that generates a plasma, a process inlet that injects a raw material into the reaction zone, and an outlet that outputs a powder based on a mixture of the supply gas and the raw material within the plasma.
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公开(公告)号:US09862602B1
公开(公告)日:2018-01-09
申请号:US15470450
申请日:2017-03-27
Applicant: Lyten, Inc.
Inventor: Thomas Riso , Philip David Fulmer , Ryan Balmores , Hossein-Ali Ghezelbash , Bryce H. Anzelmo
CPC classification number: C01B3/24 , B01J2/006 , C01B31/0226 , C01B31/0293 , C01B31/04 , C01B31/0446 , C01B2202/02 , C01B2202/06 , C01B2203/0272 , C01B2203/085 , C01B2203/1235 , C04B35/62839 , C10G9/00
Abstract: A process gas (such as a hydrocarbon gas) is flowed through a thermal cracking apparatus to crack the process gas into constituent components (such as hydrogen gas and solid carbon nano-particles, e.g., carbon nano-onions, necked carbon nano-onions, carbon nanospheres, graphene, graphite, highly ordered pyrolytic graphite, single walled nanotubes, and/or multi-walled nanotubes). The thermal cracking apparatus has an elongated heating element disposed within an inner volume along a longitudinal axis thereof. The elongated heating element heats the process gas as it flows within a longitudinal elongated reaction zone to thermally crack molecules of the process gas into the constituent components of the molecules.
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公开(公告)号:US20180273379A1
公开(公告)日:2018-09-27
申请号:US15849544
申请日:2017-12-20
Applicant: Lyten, Inc.
Inventor: Thomas Riso , Philip David Fulmer , Ryan Balmores , Hossein-Ali Ghezelbash , Bryce H. Anzelmo
IPC: C01B3/24 , B01J2/00 , C10G9/00 , C04B35/628
CPC classification number: C01B3/24 , B01J2/006 , C01B32/05 , C01B32/16 , C01B32/18 , C01B32/184 , C01B32/20 , C01B32/312 , C01B32/33 , C01B2202/02 , C01B2202/06 , C01B2203/0272 , C01B2203/085 , C01B2203/1235 , C04B35/62839 , C10G9/00
Abstract: A process gas (such as a hydrocarbon gas) is flowed through a thermal cracking apparatus to crack the process gas into constituent components (such as hydrogen gas and solid carbon nano-particles, e.g., carbon nano-onions, necked carbon nano-onions, carbon nanospheres, graphene, graphite, highly ordered pyrolytic graphite, single walled nanotubes, and/or multi-walled nanotubes). The thermal cracking apparatus has an elongated heating element disposed within an inner volume along a longitudinal axis thereof. The elongated heating element heats the process gas as it flows within a longitudinal elongated reaction zone to thermally crack molecules of the process gas into the constituent components of the molecules.
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公开(公告)号:US20210057191A1
公开(公告)日:2021-02-25
申请号:US17039736
申请日:2020-09-30
Applicant: Lyten, Inc.
Inventor: Michael W. Stowell , Tung Van Pham , Bryce H. Anzelmo , Thomas Riso
IPC: H01J37/32 , B01J19/12 , C01B32/205 , C01B32/184
Abstract: A microwave energy source that generates a microwave energy is disclosed. The microwave energy source has an on-state and an off-state. A control circuit is coupled to the microwave energy source and includes an output to generate a control signal that adjusts a pulse frequency of the microwave energy. A voltage generator applies a non-zero voltage to the microwave energy source during the off-state. A frequency and a duty cycle of the non-zero voltage is based on a frequency and a duty cycle of the control signal. A waveguide is coupled to the microwave energy source. The waveguide has a supply gas inlet that receives a supply gas, a reaction zone that generates a plasma, a process inlet that injects a raw material into the reaction zone, and an outlet that outputs a powder based on a mixture of the supply gas and the raw material within the plasma.
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公开(公告)号:US20200040444A1
公开(公告)日:2020-02-06
申请号:US16460177
申请日:2019-07-02
Applicant: Lyten, Inc.
Inventor: Michael W. Stowell , Daniel Cook , Joe Griffith Cruz , Thomas Riso
Abstract: Plasma spray systems comprise multiple zones wherein the energy required for different processes within the systems can be controlled independently. In some embodiments, a plasma spray system comprises a first zone wherein ionic species are generated from the target material using a first energy input, and the ionic species either combine to form a plurality of particles in the first zone, or form coatings on a plurality of input particles input into the first zone. The plasma spray system can further comprise a second zone, comprising a chamber coupled to a microwave energy source, which ionizes the plurality of particles to form a plurality of ionized particles and form a plasma jet. The plasma spray system can further comprise a third zone, comprising an electric field to accelerate the plurality of ionized particles and form a plasma spray.
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公开(公告)号:US10465128B2
公开(公告)日:2019-11-05
申请号:US15710679
申请日:2017-09-20
Applicant: Lyten, Inc.
Inventor: Joe Griffith Cruz , Ryan Balmores , Thomas Riso , Philip David Fulmer , Hossein-Ali Ghezelbash , Ranjeeth Kalluri , Michael W. Stowell , Bryce H. Anzelmo
IPC: C01B3/24 , C01B32/154 , C10G47/22 , G06F1/20
Abstract: A thermal cracking apparatus and method includes a body having an inner volume with a longitudinal axis, where a reaction zone surrounds the longitudinal axis. A feedstock process gas is flowed into the inner volume and longitudinally through the reaction zone during thermal cracking operations. A power control system controls electrical power to an elongated heating element, which is disposed within the inner volume. During thermal cracking operations, the elongated heating element is heated to a molecular cracking temperature to generate the reaction zone, the feedstock process gas is heated from the elongated heating element, the power control system uses a feedback parameter for adjusting the electrical power to maintain the molecular cracking temperature at a substantially constant value, and the heat thermally cracks molecules of the feedstock process gas that are within the reaction zone into constituent components of the molecules.
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公开(公告)号:US09767992B1
公开(公告)日:2017-09-19
申请号:US15428474
申请日:2017-02-09
Applicant: Lyten, Inc.
Inventor: Michael W. Stowell , Bryce H. Anzelmo , Thomas Riso
IPC: C23C16/00 , C23F1/00 , H01L21/306 , H01J37/32
CPC classification number: H01J37/32192 , H01J37/32229 , H01J37/3244 , H01J37/32532 , H01J2237/334
Abstract: A processing reactor includes a microwave energy source and a field-enhancing waveguide. The field-enhancing waveguide has a field-enhancing zone between a first cross-sectional area and a second cross-sectional area of the waveguide, and also has a plasma zone and a reaction zone. The second cross-sectional area is smaller than the first cross-sectional area, is farther away from the microwave energy source than the first cross-sectional area, and extends along a reaction length of the field-enhancing waveguide. The supply gas inlet is upstream of the reaction zone. In the reaction zone, a majority of the supply gas flow is parallel to the direction of the microwave energy propagation. A supply gas is used to generate a plasma in the plasma zone to convert a process input material into separated components in the reaction zone at a pressure of at least 0.1 atmosphere.
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公开(公告)号:US11923176B2
公开(公告)日:2024-03-05
申请号:US17008188
申请日:2020-08-31
Applicant: Lyten, Inc.
Inventor: Michael W. Stowell , Bryce H. Anzelmo , Thomas Riso
IPC: H01J37/32
CPC classification number: H01J37/32192 , H01J37/32229 , H01J37/3244 , H01J37/32532 , H01J2237/334
Abstract: This disclosure provides a reactor system that includes a microwave source configured to generate a microwave energy, one or more energy sources configured to generate a thermal energy and a field-enhancing waveguide (FEWG) coupled to the microwave source. The FEWG includes a field-enhancing zone having a cross-sectional area that decreases along a length of the FEWG. The field-enhancing zone includes a supply gas inlet configured to receive a supply gas, a reaction zone configured to generate a plasma in response to excitation of the supply gas by the microwave energy, a process inlet configured to inject a raw material into the reaction zone, and an afterglow region configured to combine the plasma and the raw material in response to the thermal energy. An outlet outputs a plurality of carbon-inclusive particles resulting from the combination of the plasma and the raw material. Electrodes can be positioned proximate to the reaction zone.
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公开(公告)号:US10937632B2
公开(公告)日:2021-03-02
申请号:US15676649
申请日:2017-08-14
Applicant: Lyten, Inc.
Inventor: Michael W. Stowell , Bryce H. Anzelmo , Thomas Riso
IPC: H01J37/32
Abstract: A processing reactor includes a microwave energy source and a field-enhancing waveguide. The field-enhancing waveguide has a field-enhancing zone between a first cross-sectional area and a second cross-sectional area of the waveguide, and also has a plasma zone and a reaction zone. The second cross-sectional area is smaller than the first cross-sectional area, is farther away from the microwave energy source than the first cross-sectional area, and extends along a reaction length of the field-enhancing waveguide. The supply gas inlet is upstream of the reaction zone. In the reaction zone, a majority of the supply gas flow is parallel to the direction of the microwave energy propagation. A supply gas is used to generate a plasma in the plasma zone to convert a process input material into separated components in the reaction zone at a pressure of at least 0.1 atmosphere.
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公开(公告)号:US20180226229A1
公开(公告)日:2018-08-09
申请号:US15676649
申请日:2017-08-14
Applicant: Lyten, Inc.
Inventor: Michael W. Stowell , Bryce H. Anzelmo , Thomas Riso
IPC: H01J37/32
CPC classification number: H01J37/32192 , H01J37/32229 , H01J37/3244 , H01J37/32532 , H01J2237/334
Abstract: A processing reactor includes a microwave energy source and a field-enhancing waveguide. The field-enhancing waveguide has a field-enhancing zone between a first cross-sectional area and a second cross-sectional area of the waveguide, and also has a plasma zone and a reaction zone. The second cross-sectional area is smaller than the first cross-sectional area, is farther away from the microwave energy source than the first cross-sectional area, and extends along a reaction length of the field-enhancing waveguide. The supply gas inlet is upstream of the reaction zone. In the reaction zone, a majority of the supply gas flow is parallel to the direction of the microwave energy propagation. A supply gas is used to generate a plasma in the plasma zone to convert a process input material into separated components in the reaction zone at a pressure of at least 0.1 atmosphere.
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