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1.发明申请公开(公告)号：US20200282162A1
公开(公告)日：2020-09-10
申请号：US16811986
申请日：2020-03-06
申请人： Pioneer Astronautics
发明人： Robert Zubrin , Stacy L. Carrera , Mark Berggren
摘要： A novel method and device for the destruction of nitrous oxide in gases such as those resulting from exhaled breath during dental, medical, and veterinary procedures are described. The method employs processing steps including the collection of gases containing constituents such as water vapor, carbon dioxide, oxygen, nitrogen, and nitrous oxide from exhaled breath or from ambient room air, optional removal of moisture from the collected gas, catalytic decomposition of nitrous oxide gas to nitrogen and oxygen, heat exchange to reduce high temperatures in gases exiting the reactor, and sorbents to remove traces of reaction byproducts. Instrumentation and controls are employed to monitor and regulate temperatures, pressures, gas compositions, and flow rates while also providing measures to automatically shut down in the event of off-nominal conditions. The method and device are capable of operating with variable anesthetic or patient exhaled breath flow rates while inducing no significant pressure or vacuum on the patient as they exhale. The method is carried out in a compact device suitable for operation in dental offices, hospitals, and other locations where nitrous oxide is administered as an anesthetic.
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2.发明申请公开(公告)号：US20180194626A1
公开(公告)日：2018-07-12
申请号：US15861557
申请日：2018-01-03
申请人： Pioneer Astronautics
发明人： Mark Berggren , Boris Nizamov , Robert Zubrin , James Siebarth
CPC分类号： C01B3/36 , C01B2203/0211 , C01B2203/0216 , C01B2203/061 , C01B2203/062 , C01B2203/1235 , C07C1/0485 , C07C29/1516 , C10G1/002 , C25B1/04 , E21C51/00 , Y02E50/18 , Y02E50/32 , Y02E60/366 , Y02E70/10
摘要： A device to extract water and volatile organic compounds from asteroids, comets, and other space resources for propellant production, life support consumables, and manufacturing from in-situ resources in support of advanced space exploration is described. The device thermally extracts ice and water bound to clay minerals, which is then combined with small amounts of oxygen to gasify organic matter contained in carbonaceous chondrite asteroids. In addition to water, the device produces hydrogen, carbon monoxide, and carbon dioxide that comprise precursors to oxygen for propellant and breathing gas and organic compounds including fuels and plastics.The device and methods are also applicable to the recovery of moisture, volatiles, and carbonaceous matter from low-grade terrestrial resources and waste materials. Application of the technology to terrestrial resources and wastes containing relatively low concentrations of carbonaceous matter is useful on Earth to obtain fuel components and water in an efficient manner. The technology enables the use of unconventional feed materials such as coal preparation waste, oil shale, contaminated soils, municipal wastes, and renewable resources and their byproducts produces valuable fuels and chemicals while mitigating detrimental environmental issues related to conventional storage or disposal of such materials.
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公开(公告)号：US20180171434A1
公开(公告)日：2018-06-21
申请号：US15844127
申请日：2017-12-15
申请人： Pioneer Astronautics
发明人： Mark Berggren , Robert Zubrin , John T. Henri , Boris Nizamov
CPC分类号： C22B59/00 , C22B1/005 , C22B3/44 , C22B7/008 , Y02P10/216 , Y02P10/234
摘要： Novel methods of recovering neodymium and related rare earth elements from permanent magnets of various compositions are described. The methods employ processing steps including converting the magnet material to a higher surface area form such as a powder, treating the mixture with alkaline solutions to form product concentrated in neodymium and rare earth metals. Inexpensive materials such as ammonia, ammonium carbonate, carbon dioxide, water are recycled in a process that uses moderate temperatures, pressures and non-corrosive and environmentally-friendly chemicals.
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公开(公告)号：US20220371718A1
公开(公告)日：2022-11-24
申请号：US17750120
申请日：2022-05-20
申请人： Pioneer Astronautics
发明人： Robert Zubrin , Mark Berggren
摘要： Gas Replacement System (GRS) produces lighter than air lift gas from ammonia to enable balloon launch and/or to extend the flight durations of balloons. The GRS produces lighter than air lift gas by dissociating all or part of an ammonia supply into a mixture of nitrogen and hydrogen. The GRS can be used to launch balloons from the ground and/or produce gas for airborne balloons to extend their flight duration. In one embodiment, a GRS includes a tank containing ammonia (e.g., liquid ammonia), a reactor, and a controller operable to direct a release of the ammonia from the tank to the reactor. The controller is also operable to direct the reactor to dissociate at least a portion of the ammonia into a lift gas and exhaust the lift gas from the reactor into the balloon for inflation, the lift gas comprising nitrogen and hydrogen.
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公开(公告)号：US20170007955A1
公开(公告)日：2017-01-12
申请号：US15203563
申请日：2016-07-06
申请人： Pioneer Astronautics
IPC分类号： B01D53/00
CPC分类号： B01D53/8668 , B01D2251/102 , B01D2255/1021 , B01D2255/104 , B01D2255/106 , B01D2255/20707 , B01D2255/707 , B01D2255/802 , B01D2255/9202 , B01D2257/708 , B01D2259/802 , B01D2259/804
摘要： A novel photocatalytic oxidation system that combines long lifetime, high-power light emitting diodes (LEDs) with efficient, visible light-activated photocatalysts for the destruction of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) and other pathogens in air and water flow systems under ambient conditions of temperature and pressure is described. The technology uses the combination of visible photocatalysts with robust visible LEDs, uniform side emission fiber optics, and efficient catalyst surface illumination technologies to create a photocatalytic oxidation unit for air and water purification. This combined approach leads to numerous performance benefits including high VOC conversion efficiency, compact reactor volume, low pressure drop, and the elimination of conventional ultraviolet (UV) mercury lamp logistics and hazards.
摘要翻译： 一种新型的光催化氧化系统，其将长寿命，大功率发光二极管（LED）与有效的可见光活化光催化剂组合，以在空气和水流系统中的挥发性有机化合物（VOC）和其它病原体的破坏下，在环境条件下 描述温度和压力。 该技术使用可见光催化剂与强壮的可见光LED，均匀的侧发射光纤和有效的催化剂表面照射技术的组合，以产生用于空气和水净化的光催化氧化装置。 这种组合方法导致许多性能优势，包括高VOC转换效率，紧凑的反应堆体积，低压降以及消除常规紫外（UV）汞灯物流和危害。
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公开(公告)号：US11905573B2
公开(公告)日：2024-02-20
申请号：US17407569
申请日：2021-08-20
申请人： Pioneer Astronautics
发明人： Mark Berggren , Robert Zubrin , John T. Henri , Boris Nizamov
摘要： Novel methods of recovering neodymium and related rare earth elements from permanent magnets of various compositions are described. The methods employ processing steps including converting the magnet material to a higher surface area form such as a powder, treating the mixture with alkaline solutions to form product concentrated in neodymium and rare earth metals. Inexpensive materials such as ammonia, ammonium carbonate, carbon dioxide, water are recycled in a process that uses moderate temperatures, pressures and non-corrosive and environmentally-friendly chemicals.
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公开(公告)号：US20230182884A1
公开(公告)日：2023-06-15
申请号：US18063941
申请日：2022-12-09
申请人： Pioneer Astronautics
发明人： Robert Zubrin
IPC分类号： B64B1/40
摘要： Systems and methods herein provide for balloon launching. In one embodiment, a Portable Balloon Launch System (PBLS) includes a tank operable to retain water, and a reactor fluidly coupled to the tank and comprising a reductant material that reacts with the water to produce a lift gas. The PBLS also includes a first valve operable to release the water into the reactor, and an exhaust operable to vent the lift gas into a balloon to inflate the balloon. The lift gas is lighter than air so as to lift the balloon into the atmosphere.
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公开(公告)号：US20220307148A1
公开(公告)日：2022-09-29
申请号：US17703137
申请日：2022-03-24
申请人： Pioneer Astronautics
发明人： Steven Fatur , Alex Román , Diana Aksenova , Mark Berggren , Robert Zubrin
摘要： Systems and methods for recovering cobalt and other valuable metals from cobalt permanent magnets of various compositions, such as samarium cobalt magnets, are presented herein. In one embodiment, a method includes converting the permanent magnet material to a higher surface area form, such as a powder. The method also includes treating the converted permanent magnet material with an aqueous solution of ammonium carbonate to form a mixture (e.g., a slurry) that includes dissolved cobalt. In some embodiments, the method includes exposing the mixture to an oxidant to oxidize metallic constituents and form soluble species. The method also includes filtering the mixture to yield a filtrate and electroplating the cobalt onto a cathode from the filtrate.
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公开(公告)号：US20220307105A1
公开(公告)日：2022-09-29
申请号：US17703339
申请日：2022-03-24
申请人： Pioneer Astronautics
发明人： Diana Aksenova , Steven Fatur , Alex Román , Mark Berggren , Robert Zubrin
摘要： Systems and methods for recovering neodymium and other related rare earth elements from permanent magnets and/or various ore compositions are presented herein. In one embodiment, a method of recovering a rare earth element (REE) from a permanent magnet material and/or a mined ore composition (collectively “work material”) is presented. The method includes converting the work material to a higher surface area form, treating the converted work material with an aqueous solution of alkaline carbonates to dissolve the REE, filtering the treated and converted work material to yield a filtrate, and treating the filtrate with at least one of a precipitating agent or a precipitating condition to form REE solids. The aqueous solution of alkaline carbonates comprises at least one of potassium carbonate, potassium bicarbonate, or dissolved carbon dioxide.
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公开(公告)号：US20210381081A1
公开(公告)日：2021-12-09
申请号：US17407569
申请日：2021-08-20
申请人： Pioneer Astronautics
发明人： Mark Berggren , Robert Zubrin , John T. Henri , Boris Nizamov
摘要： Novel methods of recovering neodymium and related rare earth elements from permanent magnets of various compositions are described. The methods employ processing steps including converting the magnet material to a higher surface area form such as a powder, treating the mixture with alkaline solutions to form product concentrated in neodymium and rare earth metals. Inexpensive materials such as ammonia, ammonium carbonate, carbon dioxide, water are recycled in a process that uses moderate temperatures, pressures and non-corrosive and environmentally-friendly chemicals.
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