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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8092754 | Carbon nanotubes mass fabrication system and mass fabrication method Disclosed herein is a mass production system and method of synthesized carbon nanotubes. The system is configured to completely open the reaction chamber to an outside during synthesis of the carbon nanotubes in the reaction chamber while allowing a specific gas to ... | 01/10/2012 |
| 7959870 | Separator and unloading device An unloading device includes: a separator connected to a suction hose connected to the reactor and to another suction hose connected to a vacuum car, the separator separating a catalyst sucked from the reactor by the vacuum car from air; a flexible container bag for... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7901640 | Optimized counter-current flow baffle A new reactor design is presented for a counter-current flowing reactor. The reactor has a catalyst flowing down through the reactor, and over baffles. Gas is admitted under the baffles and flows up through the solid catalyst bed. The design includes slotted plates ... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7897120 | Feeding device for bundled tube reactor A charging device for a tube reactor has a plurality of metering chambers which can be filled with filling material, for example a catalytically coated carrier material. Each metering chamber is adjoined by a drop tube or some other filling device via which a tube o... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7883675 | Fuel treatment device The present invention provides a fuel treatment device which can realize easy separation and collection of a catalyst contained in the device. In a fuel treatment device (21) of the present invention a fuel gas is supplied to a catalyst, which fills a catalys... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7776288 | Charging device for a tubular reactor A charging device for a tubular reactor has metering chambers which can be filled with filling material, such as, for example, catalytically coated carrier material, it being possible for a respective tube of the tubular reactor to be filled via a feed device which ... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7507386 | Catalytic reactor The invention relates to a catalytic reactor (1) with a compact construction, whose assembly prevents the biomaterial present in said reactor from fusing together and causing a malfunction. The reactor is characterized in that it is arranged vertically and co... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7353847 | Method of loading a particulate solid into a vessel A method of loading a granulated solid into a vessel having a containment zone for the granulated solid. The method comprises providing in a bottom portion of the containment zone a first substantially vertical rigid columnar portion having a horizontal cross sectio... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7349269 | Programmable DQS preamble A method and apparatus for programming a data strobe (DQS) preamble in a memory by loading a defined set of bits into one or more registers of the memory, where one or more bits are formatted specifically for enabling the data strobe preamble. At least one of the bi... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7335298 | Modular aquarium filter A modular aquarium filter includes one or more cartridges connected in series. The cartridges may contain filter media for chemical, biological and/or mechanical filtration. In addition, the cartridges are designed such that they provide a unique internal helical ge... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7330382 | Programmable DQS preamble A method and apparatus for programming a data strobe (DQS) preamble in a memory by loading a defined set of bits into one or more registers of the memory, where one or more bits are formatted specifically for enabling the data strobe preamble. At least one of the bi... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7294317 | Exothermic reaction system A reactor and heat exchanger assembly is provided with the heat exchanger integrally affixed to the reactor exit head and adapted to immediately cool reactor gases from the reactor. ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7285251 | Tool for loading reactor tubes The present invention provides a tool that can be used to load catalyst into a chemical reactor. In a preferred embodiment, the tool may also be used to measure the outage in the reactor tube. Also in a preferred embodiment, the tool provides a way to prevent dust f... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7270743 | Products produced form rapid thermal processing of heavy hydrocarbon feedstocks The present invention is directed to the upgrading of heavy hydrocarbon feedstock that utilizes a short residence pyrolytic reactor operating under conditions that cracks and chemically upgrades the feedstock. The process of the present invention provides for the pr... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7268194 | Continuous slurry polymerization process and apparatus A process of converting a loop reactor into multiple loop reactors comprising starting with a loop reactor comprising at least 8 vertical legs, at least two non-vertical conversion runs, each non-vertical run connected in fluid flow communication with two vertical l... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7208084 | Modular aquarium filter A modular aquarium filter includes one or more cartridges connected in series. The cartridges may contain filter media for chemical, biological and/or mechanical filtration. In addition, the cartridges are designed such that they provide a unique internal helical ge... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7205021 | Optical antenna array for harmonic generation, mixing and signal amplification An optical antenna collects, modifies and emits energy at light wavelengths. Linear conductors sized to correspond to the light wavelengths are used. Nonlinear junctions of small dimension are used to rectify an alternating waveform induced upon the conductors by th... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7179431 | Gas treatment device and system, and method for making the same An embodiment of a method for producing a gas treatment device includes disposing a mat support material about a substrate to form a subassembly; passing at least a portion of the subassembly into a main body portion of a housing that has a first portion having a de... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7160531 | Process for the continuous production of aligned carbon nanotubes Novel methods and apparati for continuous production of aligned carbon nanotubes are disclosed. In one aspect, the method comprises dispersion of a metal catalyst in a liquid hydrocarbon to form a feed solution, and volatilizing the feed solution in a reactor throug... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7081233 | Method and apparatus for degassing liquid sulfur A vessel is mounted external to a liquid sulfur storage pit for degassing liquid sulfur at atmospheric pressure. Liquid sulfur is re-circulated from the pit to a static mixing device extending from a head space to the liquid sulfur which provides intimate contact of... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7067107 | Furnace and steam reforming process A steam reforming furnace has a plurality of substantially vertical reformer tubes. Each reformer tube has a feed inlet at its lower end, an outlet at its upper end, and a catalyst containment zone disposed intermediate its upper and lower ends and contains a charge... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7048772 | Secondary reforming process and burner A process for carrying out secondary reforming reactions for the production of synthesis gas wherein a gas flow comprising oxygen and a gas flow comprising hydrocarbons are fed into a combustion chamber and are reacted upon mixing, thus obtaining a gas flow comprisi... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7033488 | Method of removing and replacing catalyst in a multi-reactor cascade configuration A defined catalyst withdrawal and replacement program for optimizing the productivity and the economics of catalyst consumption in a multi-reactor system is disclosed. Catalyst cost is reduced by minimizing removal of the newest catalyst and maximizing removal of ol... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6969496 | Apparatus with increased yield and selectivity using side-by-side reaction zones An apparatus provides for increased feed throughput without loss of conversion or selectivity by increasing the catalyst volume in a final reactor of at least three reaction zones. The catalyst volume of the final reactor may be larger because the inner and outer sc... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6936226 | Catalyst delivery method, a catalyst feeder and their use in a polymerization process The present invention relates to an improved catalyst delivery method for introducing a supported bulky ligand metallocene-type catalyst system to a reactor for polymerizing one or more olefin(s). In particular, the invention provides for a method of introducing a s... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6926868 | Continuous slurry polymerization volatile removal A process/apparatus is disclosed for continuously separating a liquid medium comprising diluent and unreacted monomers from a polymerization effluent of a slurry loop reactor containing a flow of slurry therein, comprising a discharge conduit extending a distance in... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6911057 | Apparatus for converting coal into fuel cell quality hydrogen and sequestration-ready carbon dioxide An apparatus for burning coal to produce substantially pure hydrogen for use in fuel cells, together with “sequestration ready” carbon dioxide and a stream of oxygen depleted air for powering gas turbines. The apparatus includes two fluidized bed reactors and a ... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6905660 | Process for loading a reactor There is provided a method for loading solid particles into a multi-tube reactor having an upper tube-sheet holding together the upper ends of the multitude of reactor tubes, the method comprising positioning a loading device having a plurality of holes on top of th... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6814945 | Dumping device of catalyst inside reactor and dumping method using the same A catalyst dumping device (10) for unloading a catalyst (50) inside a reactor (1), in which smashed used catalyst is thrown into a dumping pipe (11) formed of a plurality of pipe member (12) provided to the reactor (1) to un... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6814857 | Method for passing a fluid through a moving bed of particles A process for contacting a bed of particulate material, usually catalyst, with a transverse flow of fluid is disclosed. The particulate material moves or is prevented from not moving, while the fluid passes through the bed at a rate greater than the stagnant bed pin... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6699443 | Liquid distributor with cleaning mechanism A liquid distributor, for a substantially vertical reactor with a fixed bed catalyst, in the form of a channel distributor with drainage outlets and further comprising an internal cleaning mechanism with cleaning elements to be lowered into the openings o... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6696027 | Reformation reactor with catalyst charging A reformation reactor that can be used especially for steam reformation of methanol for generating hydrogen in motor vehicles operated by fuel cells. A gas stream to be reformed is conducted through a reaction chamber into which a charge of a catalyst mat... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6689331 | Staged combustion process and apparatus for regenerating a reforming or aromatic compound production catalyst in a moving bed An apparatus for regeneration a reforming or aromatic compound production catalyst comprises a first combustion zone wherein the first combustion zone receives catalyst and an oxygen-containing gas; a successive second combustion zone; and a conduit commu... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6569389 | Apparatus to alleviate thermal cycles in moving bed radial flow reactor A process and arrangement for contacting a moving bed of compact particulate material, usually catalyst, with a radial flow of fluid maintains an unconfined surface of catalyst particles in place by passing fluid axially into the upper surface of the bed ... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6409977 | Reactor tube loading device A loading device for distributing solid particles into a multi-tube reactor in which the reactor tubes are substantially vertical and held together by an upper and a lower tube sheet, the loading device comprising a plurality of discrete polygonal, i.e. t... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6375903 | Method and apparatus for synthesis of arrays of DNA probes The synthesis of arrays of DNA probes sequences, polypeptides, and the like is carried out using a patterning process on an active surface of a substrate. An image is projected onto the active surface of the substrate utilizing an image former that includ... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6224838 | Scallop design for radial flow reactor internals Conduits for a radial flow reactor to provide fluid/solid contacting are improved structurally in terms of possessing good flexibility and a high resistance to vertical buckling when subjected to radially and axially directed stresses. The desired conduit... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6203766 | Dumping device of catalyst inside reactor and dumping method using the same A catalyst dumping device (10) for unloading a catalyst (50) inside a reactor (1), in which smashed used catalyst is thrown into a dumping pipe (11) formed of a plurality of pipe member (12) provided to the reactor (1) to unload to outside of the reactor ... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6190624 | Simplified plate channel reactor arrangement The apparatus for indirectly exchanging heat with narrow channels in a heat exchange type channel reaction zone uses plates containing partially perforated sections to simplify or eliminate the use of manifolds to distribute to and collect different fluid... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6090351 | Moving bed chamber with a regularized flow A chamber comprising a moving bed of solid particles, delimited by at least one screen with thickness e, circulating in a downward direction substantially parallel to the screen, the bed being traversed by at least one fluid flowing in the bed in a princi... | 07/18/2000 |
