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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7316762 | Dynamic flange seal and sealing system The present invention features a flange to flange dynamic seal and sealing system, particularly suited for use within high temperature, high pressure environments, such as a delayed coking process. The dynamic flange seal and sealing system comprises two primary ele... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7033460 | Coke drum bottom throttling valve and system A coke drum bottom de-heading system having an internal shroud enclosure and a shroud end cap opened by a flange to a coke bottom de-heading valve capable of accepting the end of a gate valve upon actuation. Acting in coordination with the shroud enclosure to preven... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6964727 | Coke drum bottom de-heading system The present invention features a coke drum de-heading system comprising (a) at least one coke drum having an orifice therein; (b) a de-header valve removably coupled to the coke drum designed to de-head the coke drum; and (c) an exchange system, including an upper a... | 11/15/2005 |
| 5271808 | Apparatus from waste oil for reclaiming a useful oil product An apparatus and a method are provided reclaiming a useful oil product from waste oil, such as used lubricating oil. The apparatus comprises an oil feed means, a boiler, a heater and a separating means. The heater is used to heat the waste oil in the boil... | 12/21/1993 |
| 4904345 | Method and apparatus for cleaning petroleum emulsion In the past, it has proven difficult to separate dirt and water from petroleum emulsions of the type found, e.g. in settling ponds. A relatively simple apparatus for effecting such separation includes a sifter or screening device for removing large solid ... | 02/27/1990 |
| 4814044 | System for treating heavy hydrocarbon-water mixture In a technique for recovering hydrocarbon values from a heavy hydrocarbon-water mixture, the mixture is first delivered through a sub-assembly to remove solid particulates. Then the mixture is delivered through a series of heat exchanger--kettle arrangeme... | 03/21/1989 |
| 4770747 | Vapro liquid deentrainment apparatus An inlet horn for reducing liquid entrainment of liquid in vapor products in distillation towers. The inlet horn has a tangential entry for the vapor-liquid feed which opens into a peripheral open bottomed horn with a number of deflector vanes angularly d... | 09/13/1988 |
| 4741751 | Extended surface pressing mold and method of sheet shaping An extended surface pressing mold for a horizontal press bending arrangement. The lower mold provides a glass sheet engaging surface having a first portion which complements and generally parallels a first portion of an upper sheet engaging surface of an ... | 05/03/1988 |
| 4664784 | Method and apparatus for fractionating hydrocarbon crudes A method and apparatus are provided for distillation of hydrocarbon oil subject to coking threshold temperature limits. A hydrocarbon oil is heated to a first predetermined maximum temperature above which coking is likely to occur. The heated hydrocarbon ... | 05/12/1987 |
| 4456504 | Reactor vessel and process for thermally treating a granular solid A reactor vessel for maintaining a staged moving bed of solids, in the presence of countercurrently flowing gas stream, having a diameter of at least one meter and a pressure drop across the body of solids approximately equal to that of a fully fluidized ... | 06/26/1984 |
| 4337120 | Baffle system for staged turbulent bed Disclosed is a preferred baffle system for a staged turbulent bed retort. The system preferably comprises a plurality of at least 4 vertically spaced, horizontally disposed perforated baffles, each of said baffles having an open area in the range of 30-70... | 06/29/1982 |
| 4194966 | Apparatus and method for improved fluid distribution in a tube of a direct fired heater Improved method and apparatus for distributing a fluid, e.g., a liquid-vapor mixture, through a conduit, e.g., a tube in a direct fired heater, involving at least one reduction means located inside the conduit to abruptly reduce the inside cross-sectional... | 03/25/1980 |
