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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7666279 | Structure for extreme thermal cycling A structure for extreme thermal cycling has a support element that supports a vessel primarily by bearing and frictional forces rather than by welds. The support element has a bearing portion that tapers inwardly beneath a knuckle that separates a cylindrical sectio... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7547377 | Coke oven repairing apparatus A coke-oven repairing apparatus comprising: a traveling carriage 3 which travels in the direction of coke oven battery with the carriage straddled on the rails placed on the top of a coke oven; a traversing carriage 4 provided on said traveling carriag... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7473337 | Remotely controlled decoking tool used in coke cutting operations The present invention relates to a system that allows an operator to remotely switch between cutting and boring while removing solid carbonaceous residue from large cylindrical vessels called coke drums comprising a cutting head for ejecting high pressure fluids int... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7399384 | 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... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7393435 | Injection charging system in delayed coking drums Described is an injection charging system in delayed coking drums (11), comprised of at least two injection pipes (11a) connected to the sidewall of a coking drum (1) in its tricone portion, and fed by a circular distributor crown, in ord... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7341647 | Coke carbonization furnace cover for promoting increase in temperature of coal particles near the cover A coke oven door prevents the generation of poor-qualitycoke and yielding and adhesion of tar by promoting the temperature rise of coal particles charged near the coke oven door of a coke oven. The coke oven door comprises a heat-insulating box provided on the coke ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7285249 | Apparatus for the provision of a block flange of a manhole aperture or the like, in particular for fluidized bed reactors An apparatus for the provision of a block flange of a manhole aperture or the like, in particular for fluidized bed reactors for the oxychlorination of ethylene, oxygen and HCl, having a wall flange fixed in the reactor wall, is intended to provide a solution whereb... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7276210 | Stripping apparatus and process A stripping apparatus for desorbing gases from solid particles through which flows counter-currently a stripping fluid is described, which comprises a series of sets of at least two parallel, segmented, baffle plates each, with the segmented baffles being oriented s... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7189310 | Coke chute systems and methods therefor Improved coke chute systems (100) include a lock (130) that receives and automatically secures a coke-receiving conduit (110) to a coke vessel after the lock (130) is switched to a closed position. Contemplated systems may further be comb... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7169266 | Low headroom coke drum unheading device A coke drum head is hinged to a coke drum body using a compound joint such as a trammel pivot, and the head is moved between open and closed positions using an actuator. In moving between open and closed positions, the head traces out a non-circular path which reduc... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7166197 | Coke oven door with wraparound gas channel and membrane A coke-oven door has an annular periphery normally juxtaposed with an annular door frame. A seal assembly for the door has at least two flexible, relatively displaceable, metallic, and annular membranes each having an annular inner periphery and an annular outer per... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7115190 | Tangential dispenser and system for use within a delayed coking system The present invention features a tangential injection system for use within a delayed coking system, or any other similar system. The tangential injection system comprises a spool, a tangential dispenser, and a hydro blasting system, wherein the tangential dispenser... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7077618 | Device for lifting and removing oven doors of a cooking oven The invention relates to a device for lilting and removing oven doors of a coking oven that is comprised of a door removing head (1), which can be coupled to vertically extending oven doors of a horizontal chamber coking oven, of a drive device (3) for... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7067043 | Coke oven door with gas channel A coke oven has a coke-oven chamber adapted to hold a mass of coke, defining above the mass of coke a gas-collecting chamber, and having a door opening. A door closes the door opening. A peripheral gas channel extends around the opening between the door and coke-ove... | 06/27/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6929719 | Leveller bar for coking ovens The invention relates to a levelling bar for coking ovens, for levelling the cones of discharged coal which form under the filling holes of the oven chamber during the filling process. The levelling bar consists of two cheeks, such as plates (1), which extend... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6926807 | Insulated transition spool apparatus An insulated transition spool apparatus for mounting unheading devices to pressure vessels, such as coker vessels, and enabling repetitive operation thereof is disclosed. The apparatus comprises an outer housing, an inner housing that encloses an insulating space be... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6808602 | Coke drum bottom head removal system A coke drum bottom head removal system and method for deheading the bottom head cover of a coke drum comprises a carriage that is positionable beneath the bottom head cover, and a cart mounted to the carriage. Several clamps vertically mounted to the cart are positi... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6733635 | Method of repairing a coke oven buckstay and a moving device for use in such method A coke oven buckstay moving device and method which can be used to quickly, reliably, and smoothly repair buckstays compared to conventional methods and devices. The coke oven buckstay moving means includes a main car, a subcar, a frame, and securing means. The main... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6635148 | Method for refining easily polymerizable matter-contained substance and apparatus therefor A method for refining an easily polymerizable matter while preventing an easily polymerizable matter-containing substance from being polymerized and an apparatus for use in the method are disclosed. The method and apparatus for refining and separating the... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6423188 | Method and apparatus of controlling loose material that exits a coke drum The present invention provides a substantially remote operable system for connecting and disconnecting a vessel. The system comprises a substantially remotely operable joint connector for connecting and disconnecting structural units. The system and the m... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6036079 | Method for refurbishing a coke oven doorjamb A method [and apparatus] for refurbishing eroded portions in coke oven doorjambs including refurbishing apparatus having a framework attached to the coke oven structure adjacent the doorjamb. The framework supports a carriage that is simultaneously moveab... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6022454 | Remotely operable pressure vessel system The present invention provides a substantially remote operable system for connecting and disconnecting a vessel. The system comprises substantially a remotely operable joint connector for connecting and disconnecting structural units. The system and the m... | 02/08/2000 |
| 5955041 | Natural circulation reactor and use for producing linear and cyclic acetals This invention relates to a reactor 1 for the continuous production of linear or cyclic acetals, in particular trioxane, dioxolane, tetroxane, dimethoxymethane, diethoxymethane, diethoxyethane and dibutoxyethane. This reactor has internal adjacently arran... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5904807 | Liquid distributor for an evaporator A liquid distributor in an evaporator, intended in particular for the evaporation treatment of liquid suspensions which contain fibers or other such solid ingredients. The distributor comprises, located at the upper end of the heat exchange surface, a tra... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5776316 | Liquid redistribution system A liquid redistribution system for redistributing liquid descending in a packed distillation column in which liquid is distributed from one side of the column to the other side of the column and vice-versa. To this end, a plurality of parallel, spaced apa... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5670025 | Coke oven door with multi-latch sealing system A coke oven door for placement against a door jamb of a coke oven comprises a segmented door body and plurality of toggle mechanisms coupled to the door at the juncture of each segment. The toggle mechanisms include inner and outer toggle links pivotally ... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5139619 | Cover lifting device An apparatus and method for raising, moving and lowering a massive coker chute cover are provided. One embodiment of the invention comprises engaging the cover with a lift plate, raising the lift plate, and, moving the lift plate, the course of the moveme... | 08/18/1992 |
| 4708774 | Coal compactor rod retainer Compacting rod retainers are disposed on both sides of a web of the compacting rods and consist each of a bushing mounted on a drive shaft eccentrically, on which a carrier is slidably engaged, and cooperating with an associated clamping wedge. The opposi... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4460130 | High temperature gas distribution injector An injector for a high temperature gas distribution means comprising a distribution manifold having a heat-resistant lining with a central passage therethrough, and a refractory-lined injector communicating with the distribution manifold. The injector inc... | 07/17/1984 |
| 4439276 | Filling arrangement for coke oven chambers An arrangement for filling at least one coke oven chamber has a transport device arranged to transport coal, a chute member located under the transport device to guide coal to a filling opening of the coke oven chamber, at least one closing member arrange... | 03/27/1984 |
| 4435250 | Device for adjusting the position of a track mounted car A device for adjusting the position of a track mounted car from a first position where the car is initially spotted by conventional braking means to a second predetermined position on the track which must be reached within close tolerances. An arm which m... | 03/06/1984 |
| 4375388 | Apparatus for filling carbonizing chamber of coke oven with powered coal with vibration applied thereto A carbonizing chamber is charged with powdered coal, and then the powdered coal is loaded down with a predetermined load from above with vibration to control the packing density of the powdered coal by means either of a pressing and vibrating member provi... | 03/01/1983 |
| 4372819 | Aligning device A projectable device for aligning rail mounted equipment with track side structures, and, in particular, for aligning a coke oven door extractor, pusher ram, or jamb cleaner with a coke oven door. In one embodiment, a rod having an attached terminal fork ... | 02/08/1983 |
| 4361468 | Flue housing for a coke oven A regulating device for the flue housing of a coke oven for alternately opening and closing channels of the flue housing including a rotatable shaft, frames mounted on the shaft, preferably, 90° relative to each other, in alternating sequence along the s... | 11/30/1982 |
| 4336107 | Aligning device A projectable device for aligning rail mounted equipment with track side structures, and, in particular, for aligning a coke oven door extractor, pusher ram, or jamb cleaner with a coke oven door. In one embodiment, a rod having an attached terminal fork ... | 06/22/1982 |
| 4181578 | Leveling bar for coke ovens A coke oven leveling bar is provided with downwardly tapered side members and cross plates to form a plurality of coal receiving pockets having a bottom opening larger than a top opening to minimize arching of coal within the coal receiving pockets.... | 01/01/1980 |
| 4077848 | Method and apparatus for applying patching or sealing compositions to coke oven side walls and roof Method and apparatus for applying patching or sealing compositions to the interior side walls and roof of a coke oven. In service the refractory of the side walls and roof develops cracks which need to be sealed. According to the invention, a gunning appa... | 03/07/1978 |
| 4049501 | Device for spotting within tolerance apparatus associated with the coke oven chambers of a battery An alignment bar is fixed relative to each coke oven chamber and a pivotable member mounted to apparatus movable relative to the battery engages the bar of a coke oven chamber and in so doing engages electrical contactors that regulate the movement of the... | 09/20/1977 |
