ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,683,401, issued on July 14, was assigned to Claire Technologies Licensing LLC (Salt Lake City).
"Carbon-neutral eco-refinery utilizing internal thermal energy" was invented by Alan W Klaassen (Kensington, Calif.), Steven F. Sciamanna (Orinda, Calif.) and Paul A. Allinson (Danville, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Apparatus, means and methods of converting existing refineries and hydrocarbon processing facilities to ecologically friendly refineries ("eco-refinery") are disclosed that employ heat and stored thermal energy for their internal processes to enable the overall operation of the facilities under improved environmental and c...