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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8157968 | Oven observing equipment and push-out ram having the same An oven observing equipment capable of observing the inside of an oven turned to a high temperature precisely includes: a housing 13 having an intake part for cooling air, and a discharging part for discharging the cooling air after being used for cooling; an... | 04/17/2012 |
| 7438786 | Coke drum discharge system An apparatus including a coke drum for coking hydrocarbon substances, a valve disposed near the bottom of the coke drum, and a discharge conduit for removing coke from the coke drum, wherein the discharge conduit is connected to the valve such that when the valve is... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7357848 | Deheader valve installation system and method The present invention features an installation system for facilitating the installation and removal of a closure onto and from a pressure vessel, respectively. The installation system comprises a fixed support structure constructed proximate a pressure vessel; a car... | 04/15/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7303664 | Delayed coking process for producing free-flowing coke using a metals-containing additive A delayed coking process for making substantially free-flowing coke, preferably shot coke. A coker feedstock, such as a vacuum residuum, is heated in a heating zone to coking temperatures then conducted to a coking zone wherein volatiles are collected overhead and c... | 12/04/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7252743 | Method for concentrating solution An low concentration dope is fed through a nozzle into a concentrating apparatus, and flash evaporation of the low concentration dope is performed at an end of the nozzle. The low concentration dope is concentrated thereby to an concentrating dope which is contained... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7247220 | Coke drum discharge system An apparatus including a coke drum for coking hydrocarbon substances, a valve disposed near the bottom of the coke drum, and a discharge conduit for removing coke from the coke drum, wherein the discharge conduit is connected to the valve such that when the valve is... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7237711 | Apparatus configured for illuminating paper-based forms of payment and cash register comprising same An illumination device comprises a housing, a light source, a light transmissive support plate and a sensor. The light source is mounted within a cavity of the housing. The light transmissive support plate is engaged with the housing. The housing and the light sourc... | 07/03/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7140291 | Oil-free/oil-less air compressor with an improved seal An oil-free/oil-less air compressor with a piston positioned for reciprocating in a bore, the piston having a first piston ring assembly made from a rigid, high temperature polymer, and a second piston ring assembly comprising a first portion that engages the bore, ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7122099 | Method and device for evacuating hot raw gases from coke ovens The invention relates to a method and a device for evacuating hot raw gases which occur in the oven chambers of a coke oven battery during coking. The oven gases are lead from the oven chambers into a hot gas collector. The pressure in the oven chambers is controlle... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7108768 | Safety lock boltless closures An apparatus comprises a movable lock ring and a lock arm that prevents inadvertent movement of the lock ring. Contemplated configurations are especially useful in delayed coking vessels to prevent opening of the vessel while the vessel is in operation. ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7093457 | Annular cooler pallet construction A pallet construction for an annular cooler forms a gas permeable surface for supporting and transporting material during processing thereof. The pallet construction includes a pallet deck having a series of substantially parallel rows of spaced apart elongated slot... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7083375 | System and method for transporting and handling bulk quantities of bulk feed A system and method for handling and transporting moist bulk grain by-products include a rail car having an aluminum car body carried by a plurality of trucks for engaging rails. A flexible top cover, supported by a plurality of breakaway curved ribs, is positioned ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7056422 | Batch thermolytic distillation of carbonaceous material A distillation system is provided for batch thermolytic distillation of lump carbonaceous material, such as lump wood and shredded rubber tires. The system preferably includes multiple distillation units mounted side-by-side. Each unit includes a reactor bath for ho... | 06/06/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6989081 | Valve system and method for unheading a coke drum The present invention features systems and methods for de-heading a coke drum without having to physically remove the head units. This is accomplished using a de-header valves that may be removably coupled to a coke drum. The de-header valve is equipped with, a valv... | 01/24/2006 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6918999 | Device and method for sealing levelling door aperture of a coke oven chamber The invention relates to a device for sealing a leveling door aperture of a coke oven chamber when loading bulk coking coal. The device includes a housing and a leveling door aperture, a leveling arm, composed of at least side panels and cross spacers connecting the... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6761797 | Apparatus for carrying out mass transfer processes Apparatus for carrying out mass transfer processes with high-viscosity liquids comprising a vertically arranged vessel (1) having a feeder (4) for the liquid to be treated, an outlet (7) for volatile components and an outlet (6) for the t... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6751852 | Modular pressure vessel unheading and containment system An unheading and containment system for unheading and heading a pressure vessel includes an unheading apparatus for removing a cover from a pressure vessel in an unheading operation and a modular enclosure, mechanism to substantially enclose the cover during the unh... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6660131 | Coke drum bottom de-heading system The present invention features a coke drum de-heading system that provides unique advantages over prior art de-heading systems, namely the de-heading of a coke drum without having to physically remove the head units. This is essentially accomplished using... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6585941 | Apparatus and process for filling and emptying a vessel charged with flammable and aggressive gas An apparatus safely fills and empties a pressurized vessel charged with flammable and/or reactive gas. The apparatus features an upper flap combination, an intermediate lock vessel having a flushing apparatus, and a lower flap combination. The present inv... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6565714 | 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... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6554965 | Rectification column for isolating pure substances from high boiling air-and/or temperature sensitive substances A reflection column which contains liquid distributors having at least 500 drip points/m2, which are arranged at an angle of about 90° C. to cloth layers of packing elements located immediately therebelow; and a combination of insulation and p... | 04/29/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6395139 | Feed distributor for a liquid distributor of a distillation column There is provided a feed distributor for feeding liquid to a liquid distributor. The feed distributor has an elongated body sized to extend across the liquid distributor and an inlet defined in the one of the ends thereof. One or more passageways are prov... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6294053 | Liquid dispenser for oscillating distilling column, and corresponding distilling column This liquid distributor includes: a primary distributor (13) including liquid-distribution openings and delimiting N1 first compartments (22), each provided with liquid feed elements means (10, 11); and a secondary distributor (14), arranged under the primary ... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6290494 | Method and apparatus for coal coking The invention provides a coke oven charging machine including a mobile frame and a coke oven feed device on the mobile frame. The coke oven feed device includes a movable, elongate charging plate having a first end and a second end, retractable side-walls... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6152668 | Coal charging car for charging chambers in a coke-oven battery A coal charging car for a coke-oven battery has a screw-type feeder beneath the coal hopper shiftable on the chassis of the car to allow positioning of the outlet of that feeder over the hole communicating with the coking chamber without moving the car.... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6113745 | Coke drum system with movable floor Methods and compositions are provided which decrease the risk and spillage associated with discharging coke from a coking vessel. The risk to workers is decreased by eliminating the need for workers to be near the coking vessel while the head is being rem... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6059932 | Coal bed vibration compactor for non-recovery coke oven A coal compaction system and method for a non-recovery coke oven having refractory roof, floor, side walls and end doors for coal charging and coke discharge provides an improved coal charging machine carrying a coal conveyor supported intermediate the en... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6051110 | Thermolytic distillation of carbonaceous material In apparatus for thermolytic distillation of lump carbonaceous material, an enclosure contains a degassing bath, a reactor bath and a quenching bath. A closed loop continuous chain conveyor drives a plurality of baskets carrying carbonaceous material thro... | 04/18/2000 |
| 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 |
| 5935387 | Method and device for heating a low temperature carbonization drum and low temperature carbonization/combustion plant having the device A method for heating a low temperature carbonization drum includes generating a low temperature carbonization gas in the drum; combusting a partial flow of the low temperature carbonization gas for generating a heating gas; conducting the heating gas in a... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5925222 | Leveler bar for coke ovens The invention concerns a leveler bar for coke ovens for levelling the coke debris cone forming below the filling holes in the furnace chamber during the filling process. The leveler bar comprises interconnected support elements which extend over the entir... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5891310 | Delayed coking cycle time reduction The cycle time for a delayed coker unit is reduced by externally heating the coke drum near the junction of the drum shell and the supporting skirt thereof prior to beginning the hot coker feed fill step. This reduces the thermal stresses at the area arou... | 04/06/1999 |
