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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7594978 | Apparatus for continuous coking refining A system for refining hydrocarbon containing materials in a continuous coking mode may provide a pyrolyzer (1) which may be inclined to effect a liquid seal between a liquid conduction environment (6) and a gaseous conduction environment (7). A ... | 09/29/2009 |
| 6972085 | Continuous coking refinery methods and apparatus A system for refining hydrocarbon containing materials in a continuous coking mode may provide a pyrolyzer (1) which may be inclined to effect a liquid seal between a liquid conduction environment (6) and a gaseous conduction environment (7). A ... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6126907 | Thermal decomposition apparatus of reversed temperature gradient type for polymer waste A thermal decomposition apparatus for decomposing polymer waste is provided which is simple in structure, small in size and inexpensive, and also the operating cost thereof is low. A feed pipe 18 and an inclined pipe 23 are connected in the form of the le... | 10/03/2000 |
| 5851361 | Apparatus for processing an organic solid An apparatus and method for the separation and chemical and physical alteration of organic solid material in which the materials are placed in a sealed rotating drum and exposed to hot products of combustion produced by a flame in the drum. The temperatur... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5507846 | Apparatus for producing methane-rich gas using a fixed kiln with rotor steam gasifier A gasifier for producing methane-rich fuel gas from a biomass material feed includes at least one cylindrical vessel, and an axially extending rotor mounted within the vessel. A feeding system is mounted to the vessel at the input end for introducing feed... | 04/16/1996 |
| 4597772 | Fixed kiln with rotor steam gasifier A tilted, fixed kiln with rotory steam gasifier having a fixed elongated, pressurizable kiln body member with an input end and an output end and with the center axis supported at an angle to the horizontal so as to bring into effect gravitational forces a... | 07/01/1986 |
| 4588560 | Hydroprocessing reactor for catalytically dewaxing liquid petroleum feedstocks A reactor for catalytically dewaxing a waxy distillate consisting of a lubricating oil or liquid petroleum feedstocks utilizing a shape-selective crystalline aluminosilicate zeolite catalyst in order to obtain a lubricating oil having a low pour point and... | 05/13/1986 |
| 4187167 | Method and apparatus for the extraction and recovery of hydrocarbons from petroleum bearing materials The invention relates to a method and apparatus for the extraction of petroleum from tar sands, bituminous shale, and other petroleum bearing materials, and the separation of the extracted petroleum into its several fractions. The process consists essenti... | 02/05/1980 |
| 4151045 | Apparatus for charging inclined chamber coke oven An inclined chamber of a coke oven is defined by a heating side wall, a coke removal side, a horizontal chamber ceiling and a chamber floor inclined downwardly from the heating side wall to the coke removal side. Briquettes are charged into the chamber, t... | 04/24/1979 |
| 4146460 | Oil shale retort apparatus and process A gravity feed inclined retort apparatus provides for a distillation process in which oil is removed from shale ore in the inclined portion of the retort, and the gaseous oil is removed to a vapor condenser/separator in which the vapor is condensed into t... | 03/27/1979 |
| 4133719 | Process and apparatus for charging inclined chamber coke oven An inclined chamber of a coke oven is defined by a heating side wall, a coke removal side, a horizontal chamber ceiling and a chamber floor inclined downwardly from the heating side wall to the coke removal side. Briquettes are charged into the chamber, t... | 01/09/1979 |
| 4126519 | Apparatus and method for thermal treatment of organic carbonaceous material An apparatus and method for performing a continuous thermal treatment of organic carbonaceous materials under controlled pressure in which the feed material is introduced into the system in the form of a slurry, and the level of liquid is maintained at a ... | 11/21/1978 |
| 4094769 | Method and apparatus for retorting oil shale In a method and apparatus for recovering oil products from oil shale and like materials, controlled amounts of raw oil shale are delivered into an upper inlet of a downwardly sloping retort chamber that is constructed as readily portable. The raw oil shal... | 06/13/1978 |
| 4083693 | Apparatus for treating waste acids A system for regenerating waste acid, comprises (1) a concentrator for concentrating the waste liquor, (2) a reactor for reacting the concentrated liquor at a temperature below 1000° F. in the presence of oxygen and hydrocarbon combustion gases and on a ... | 04/11/1978 |
| 4070251 | Inclined chamber coke oven An inclined chamber has vertical heating flues on each side thereof. The floors of the heating flues are vertically staggered in an inclined manner. Pairs of heating flues are joined at the tops thereof by guide openings which are vertically staggered in ... | 01/24/1978 |
| 4038152 | Process and apparatus for the destructive distillation of waste material An apparatus is provided for the destructive distillation of organic waste materials. An insulated sealed distillator compartment is provided having a plurality of conveyor stages for transporting the waste material through the sealed compartment while su... | 07/26/1977 |
