Did You Know...
...that Charles Goodyear performed some of his experiments on rubber while in debtor's prison? He was there so often he referred to it as his "hotel". Chronically in debt because of poor business sense and ill health, Goodyear depended on the generosity of friends and family. Even after he unlocked the secret to vulcanizing rubber, he was unable to improve his financial situation. When he died, his estate was $200,000 in debt.
PatentStorm News
Make the Most of Our Site
See this month's Top Inventors and Most Cited Patents.
Stay on top of the latest innovations by subscribing to an RSS feed.
Registered users: Manage your profile.
| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7419585 | Process for upgrading residua A process for upgrading a residua feedstock using a short vapor contact time thermal process unit comprised of a horizontal moving bed of fluidized hot particles. The residua feedstock is preferably atomized so that the Sauter mean diameter of the residua feedstock ... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7399450 | Cyclone layer reactor A fluidized-bed reactor is disclosed. The fluidized-bed reactor steadies the gas flow through the fluidized bed chamber of the reactor. The swirl chamber of the reactor consists of a conical housing in which a conical insert is also situated. This creates an annular... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7368090 | FCC spent catalyst distributor An distributor arrangement introduces spent FCC catalyst more uniformly across the dense bed of the regenerator to provide more even contact with regeneration gas in order to avoid hot spots and zones of incomplete combustion. The invention forms a fluidized hopper ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7332132 | Stripping apparatus and process An apparatus and process for stripping gases from solids comprises a structured packing in a stripping section of a vessel. The structured packing comprises a plurality of corrugated ribbons with each corrugated ribbon having at least two faces angular to each other... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7309383 | Process for removing solid particles from a gas-solids flow Catalyst losses are prevented in riser reactor systems by using a low inlet velocity for the first cyclone separator in each multi-stage cyclone separator in the reactor. Catalyst particles not separated from the product output flow in an oxygenate-to-olefin reactor... | 12/18/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7267233 | In-line classifier for powdered products A classifier for classifying particulates entrained in a flowing stream of gas is configured such that a change of direction of gas flow causes particles to impinge upon a target, heavier particles being trapped in a downwardly extending fluidized trap. The classifi... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7220351 | Method and device for catalytic cracking comprising in parallel at least an upflow reactor and at least a downflow reactor An apparatus and a process for catalytic cracking of a hydrocarbon feed is described, carried out in at least two reaction zones, one (30) operating in catalyst riser mode, wherein the feed and catalyst from regeneration zone (3) are circulated from bo... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7182918 | Desulfurization process A hydrocarbon desulfurization system that circulates fluidizable solid particles through a fluidized bed reactor, a fluidized bed regenerator, and a fluidized bed reducer to thereby provide for substantially continuous desulfurization of a hydrocarbon-containing flu... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7172685 | Desulfurization system with novel sorbent transfer mechanism A hydrocarbon desulfurization system employing regenerable solid sorbent particulates in a fluidized bed desulfurization reactor. The sulfur-loaded sorbent particulates are continuously withdrawn from the reactor and transferred to a regenerator. A novel solids tran... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7169293 | Controllable space velocity reactor and process Disclosed is an apparatus and process for controlling space velocity in a fluidized catalytic conversion reactor. The catalyst flux rate can be adjusted during the process of the reaction to adjust the space velocity and maintain a fast fluidized flow regime therein... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7118715 | Stripping process with disproportionately distributed openings on baffles A baffle-style stripper for an FCC process comprising sloped baffles in which a greater volumetric flow rate of stripping medium permeates openings in a bottom section of the baffle than through a top section of the baffle for low catalyst flux stripping operations.... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7112311 | Cooling method of hydrotreating plant and cooling unit therefor A cooling method of a hydrotreating plant having a desulfurization section (1) including a furnace (12) for heating liquid to be processed, reactors (14, 15) for hydrotreating sulfur to generate hydrogen sulfide, a hydrogen sulfide absorber (... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7101474 | Method and process with refractory shelf for hydrodynamic mixing zone A shelf is incorporated into a typical FCC riser that permits the tips of the nozzles to extend past the wall of the riser while preventing the tips from promoting coke build-up and protecting the tips from erosion. The shelf can be part of an angled section that of... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7090081 | Selectively removing undesirably sized catalyst particles from a reaction system The present invention provides various processes for selectively removing undesirably sized catalyst particles from a reaction system. In one embodiment, a plurality of catalyst particles, having a first median particle diameter, is withdrawn from the reaction syste... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7077997 | Stripping apparatus An FCC apparatus uses a cantilevered support for supporting baffles in a stripping vessel. Only one end of the support is fastened to a wall of a contacting conduit or a wall of the stripping vessel and the other end is spaced apart from the near wall of the contact... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7041259 | FCC process and apparatus with automatic catalyst recycle control An FCC process and apparatus that blends spent and regenerated catalyst before the catalyst contacts the feed in a reaction zone. The circulation rate of spent catalyst is automatically controlled based on a circulation rate of regenerated catalyst. ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7033546 | Process and apparatus for contacting hydrocarbons with catalyst A reactor apparatus and process for contacting hydrocarbons with catalyst. The reactor apparatus comprises a plurality of tubular reactors each having a first end into which a catalyst is fed and a second end through which the catalyst and product exit the tubular r... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7029571 | Multi stage selective catalytic cracking process and a system for producing high yield of middle distillate products from heavy hydrocarbon feedstocks According to this invention, there is provided a process and apparatus for catalytic cracking of various petroleum based heavy feed stocks in the presence of solid zeolite catalyst and high pore size acidic components for selective bottom cracking and mixtures there... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7026262 | Apparatus and process for regenerating catalyst Disclosed is an apparatus and process for prolonging the residence time of catalyst in a chamber for regenerating catalyst. Spent catalyst, perhaps from an FCC reactor, is introduced into a chamber of a regeneration vessel between lower and higher combustion gas dis... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7022221 | Stripping apparatus and process An FCC apparatus uses a cantilevered support for supporting baffles in a stripping vessel. Only one end of the support is fastened to a wall of a contacting conduit or a wall of the stripping vessel and the other end is spaced apart from the near wall of the contact... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6965057 | Oxygenate to olefin process The invention relates to a process for converting an oxygenate feedstock into an olefin product stream comprising (a) contacting an oxygenate feedstock with a molecular sieve catalyst in a reactor under conditions effective to convert the feedstock into an olefin pr... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6955695 | Conversion of petroleum residua to methane This invention discloses improvements on previous inventions for catalytic conversion of coal and steam to methane. The disclosed improvements permit conversion of petroleum residua or heavy crude petroleum to methane and carbon dioxide such that nearly all of the h... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6780308 | Stripping process with disproportionately distributed openings on baffles A baffle-style stripper for an FCC process comprising sloped baffles in which a greater volumetric flow rate of stripping medium permeates openings in a bottom section of the baffle than through a top section of the baffle for low catalyst flux stripping operations.... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6723227 | Fluidized catalytic cracking process Fluidized catalytic cracking process which process comprises: (a) separating the hydrocarbon product from the spent catalyst by means of one or more gas-solid separation steps; (b) stripping the spent catalyst in a dense phase fluidized stripping zone by introducing... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6569317 | Trickle valve An apparatus comprising a trickle valve positioned at the lower end of a vertical dipleg of a gas-solids separator comprising a pair of co-operable clamshell doors arranged in such a manner that mutual opposite swinging movement between a closed position ... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6508930 | Method for stabilizing operation of fluid catalytic converter units The operation of fluid catalytic converter (FCC) units can be stabilized through use of tests wherein a first catalyst and a second catalyst are introduced into the FCC unit in at least two different ratios, at two different times, in order to establish t... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6139720 | FCC process with carbon monoxide management and hot stripping The production of carbon monoxide as a combustion off-gas is maximized by the use of a hot stripping zone arrangement that provides catalyst mixing to establish a uniform catalyst temperature and thorough contacting of the well-mixed hot catalyst in a con... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6126813 | Method and apparatus for selective vaporization of hydrocarbon loads in catalytic cracking The invention relates to a hydrocarbon catalytic cracking method in the presence of a catalyst in fluidized phase, within a tubular type reactor (1) containing an injection area. According to the invention, a substantial part of the load to be cracked is ... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6059958 | Process for the fluid catalytic cracking of heavy feedstocks A process for the fluid catalytic cracking of heavy feeds under a heat balance regime is described, where one or more catalyst coolers external to the regenerator cool a stream of regenerated catalyst. A portion of said stream returns to the regenerator a... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6045690 | Process for fluid catalytic cracking of heavy fraction oils An object is to increase cracking rate of heavy fraction oils while producing a lessened amount of dry gases generated by the hydrogen transfer reaction and by the overcracking to obtain light fraction olefins in a high yield. A process for the fluid cata... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6042717 | Horizontal FCC feed injection process An FCC feed injection arrangement injects feed transversely from the sides of a restricted opening into a stream of FCC catalyst to provide good feed and catalyst contacting in an arrangement that simplifies external pipe configurations and maintenance of... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6013172 | Methodology for extracting local constants from petroleum cracking flows A methodology provides for the extraction of local chemical kinetic model constants for use in a reacting flow computational fluid dynamics (CFD) computer code with chemical kinetic computations to optimize the operating conditions or design of the system... | 01/11/2000 |
| 6010618 | FCC process with two zone short contact time reaction conduit An FCC process provides ultrashort catalyst and feed contacting in an FCC riser by recovering a short contact product stream in an intermediate section of the riser. The remainder of the catalyst and gas mixture continues through the riser along a continu... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5958222 | Standpipe distributor for short time contact of hydrocarbon compounds with particles An arrangement for the controlled production of an essentially linear array of hydrocarbon feed injection jets reduces required clearances and elevation while facilitating modification of the contacting locating a feed distributor containing a linear arra... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5944982 | Method for high severity cracking A process for the dual riser contacting of a primary feed and a secondary recycle feed fraction uses independent recovery of the separate streams from the riser cracking zone to improve the product yields and properties. Separate recovery segregates the u... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5910240 | FCC unit catalyst stripper An improved stripper section design is provided for use in fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) units. The stripper section contains means for imparting rotational movement to the FCC cracking catalyst as it traverses the stripping section. In one embodiment th... | 06/08/1999 |
| 5904837 | Process for fluid catalytic cracking of oils A process for the fluid catalytic cracking of oils, wherein an oil is brought into contact with catalyst particles using a fluid catalytic cracking reactor under the following conditions: a) a reaction zone outlet temperature of 580 to 630° C., catalyst/... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5840176 | Replacement of particles in a moving bed process A method for replacing particles in a process that transfers particles is disclosed. This invention employs a seal zone which is in communication with two zones of the process and in which particles that are being added to the process are purged. This inv... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5837637 | Catalyst regeneration The present invention provides a process for continuously regenerating a catalyst or an adsorbent which comprises the steps of: (a) establishing an ebullating or expanded bed by passing a gaseous stream upwardly through a plurality of particles confined in a r... | 11/17/1998 |
