Gas: heating and illuminating inventions 12/07

20070294941 - Fuel processor dewar and methods: Described herein is a fuel processor that produces hydrogen from a fuel source. The fuel processor comprises a reformer and burner. The reformer includes a catalyst that facilitates the production of hydrogen from the fuel source. Voluminous reformer chamber designs are provided that increase the amount of catalyst that can... Agent: Beyer Weaver LLP

20070294942 - Use of nanostructured metal catalysts for the production of syngas and hydrogen-rich gaseous mixtures: It is herein described the use of nanostructured metal catalysts for the production of syngas and hydrogen-rich gaseous mixtures; the catalysts are constituted by nanostructured metal particles obtained by reduction of metal complexes formed of metal salts and template polymers, whose molecular weight ranges from 1000 to 50000 g mol−1... Agent: William Collard Collard & Roe, P.C.

20070294943 - Gasification reactor and its use: A gasification reactor comprising a pressure shell for maintaining a pressure higher than atmospheric pressure; a slag bath located in a lower part of the pressure shell; and a gasifier wall arranged inside the pressure shell, and its use. The gasifier wall defines a gasification chamber wherein during operation a... Agent: Shell Oil Company

20070289216 - Gasifier comprising vertically successive processing regions: The present invention provides a vertically oriented gasifier comprising vertically successive processing regions for conversion of carbonaceous feedstock into gas. The gasifier comprises of: one or more processing chambers with two or more vertically successive processing regions being distributed within said one or more processing chambers, within each one of... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20070277436 - Portable hydrogen source: A man portable hydrogen source, the source comprising one or more hydrogen generating elements, an ignition control system and a pressure vessel. Each hydrogen generating element comprises a pellet holder provided with one or more recesses and a thermal insulation layer to reduce heat transfer to adjacent hydrogen generating elements;... Agent: Mcdonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP