US 12,258,519 B2
Pyrolyser
Sheila Macdonald Kyger, Houston, TX (US); and Sebastian Burn, Bristol (GB)
Assigned to APPLIED GAIA CORPORATION, Houston, TX (US)
Filed by Applied Gaia Corporation, Houston, TX (US)
Filed on Mar. 15, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/605,921.
Application 18/605,921 is a continuation of application No. 18/237,102, filed on Aug. 23, 2023, granted, now 11,959,023.
Prior Publication US 2025/0066671 A1, Feb. 27, 2025
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. C10B 47/44 (2006.01); C10B 53/02 (2006.01); C10B 57/02 (2006.01)
CPC C10B 47/44 (2013.01) [C10B 53/02 (2013.01); C10B 57/02 (2013.01)] 22 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A pyrolyser, comprising:
(i) a pyrolysis chamber defining an interior compartment having an upper portion and a lower portion, wherein the pyrolysis chamber includes a feed inlet, a product outlet, an exhaust gas outlet, and an operational length comprising a linear distance from the feed inlet to the product outlet;
(ii) a trough housed inside the pyrolysis chamber and located in the lower portion of the interior compartment and extending through the pyrolysis chamber along the operational length of the pyrolysis chamber;
(iii) a material handling system comprising a paddle auger located within the trough and configured to convey biomass from the feed inlet towards the product outlet; wherein the paddle auger comprises an auger shaft, a plurality of sets of paddles directly or indirectly connected to the auger shaft, and a plurality of flights interconnecting the plurality of paddles, wherein the plurality of sets of paddles are located along an auger length of the paddle auger, and wherein the plurality of sets of paddles each include a plurality of individual paddles located around a circumference of the auger shaft and being located within ±10% of an equidistant distance from each other at a respective position along the auger length.