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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7666280 | Coking drum Coking drum 3, 4, especially for the manufacture of petroleum coke, which has an approximately cylindrical basic body, at least one inlet and at least two outlets, wherein there is arranged as shut-off member (11) at least at one outlet and/or at the o... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7550063 | Method and apparatus for cracking hydrocarbons The invention relates to both a method and apparatus for thermal cracking hydrocarbons. The apparatus includes a rotating conical drum assembly within a vessel containing a hydrocarbon feedstock. The conical drum assembly is internally heated to cause cracking of hy... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7513977 | Coke drum automated drill stem guide and cover system A drill stem guide and cover system is designed to guide a drill stem used in coke cutting operations. After a cutting tool and drill stem are inserted into a coke drum, covers close, forming a passageway small enough that it prevents the cutting tool on the end of ... | 04/07/2009 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7216396 | Debris blower apparatus A debris blower apparatus for entrances to garages and working and living spaces comprises a blower assembly connected to an elongated nozzle assembly. The nozzle assembly mounts to the floor or doorsill of the protected space and comprises a plurality of nozzles al... | 05/15/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7163165 | De-coking tool A tool for disintegrating coke has a housing attached to a drill stem in operation, at least one nozzle for cutting and one nozzle for drilling of coke, and at least one valve for closing and opening the nozzles, wherein the tool is adapted to have two different ope... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7154016 | Atomized polysulfide used in ethylene steam cracker Dialkyl polysulfides can be added to hydrocarbon gas fed streams for alkene steam crackers for the petrochemical industry. The polysulfides act as sulfiding agents for surfaces of the steam crackers and thereby reduce coking and CO generation. A preferred polysulfid... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7112261 | Safety system and method for a coking facility A safety system for a coking facility where there is a coke drum and a drill assembly. When the coke accumulates in the drum, a drill head of the drill assembly is lowered into the coke drum to emit high pressure water jets to remove the coke from the coke drum. The... | 09/26/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7060164 | Double-fired processing furnace The present invention concerns a processing furnace used by the oil industry to heat feedstocks that are to be treated thermally, which is provided with bi-pivotal support columns to carry the radiation exchange tubes which form the coil of radiation exchange tubes.... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7037408 | Safe and automatic method for preparation of coke for removal from a coke vessel A safe, efficient and repetitively operable coke vessel decoking system is disclosed. In a preferred embodiment the closed system comprises a coker vessel pressure-tightly sealed to a top head system, which includes a closure housing with a laterally moveable horizo... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6926013 | Apparatus and methods for shielding high-pressure fluid devices A high-pressure device has a drill stem (242) with a drill head (244) delivering a high-pressure fluid jet. A shield (246) is movably coupled to the device, wherein the drill head (244) is at least partially enclosed by the shield (246... | 08/09/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6656326 | Apparatus and method for water purification using solar energy An apparatus for the desalination or purification of water includes a non-solid vessel (3) having a bottom defining an opening, the vessel (3) capable of being partially submerged below the surface of a body of water, a pan (5) located within the vessel (... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6652714 | Drill stem stabilizer A drill stem stabilizer used in a decoking apparatus that includes a drill stem and a drilling structure on which the drill stem is supported for vertical movement above and within a coke drum. The stabilizer includes a bearing and a support member. The b... | 11/25/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6113860 | Automatic recycling device for laboratory solvents and volatile chemicals An automatic cleaning equipment for solvents and volatile chemicals that enables the re-use of substances used in a laboratory. In a distillation vessel (1) there is a combination stirrer, which stirs, measures the temperature and acts as a base valve. In... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6099229 | 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.... | 08/08/2000 |
| 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 |
| 5947674 | Coking vessel unheading device and support structure An unheading device for removable attachment onto a lower flanged opening of a vertically-oriented vessel such as a coking drum, the unheading device being controllably supported by multiple elongated vertically-extendable actuators such as hydraulic cyli... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5944961 | Injecting liquid solution into a thermal cracking gaseous process stream Apparatus for injecting antifoulant solution into a hot gaseous process stream in a thermal cracking furnace tube to inhibit coke deposition includes an inner antifoulant supply tube having one end connected to a pressurized supply of antifoulant solution... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5941445 | Apparatus 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 moveable... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5855742 | Decoking process and device A device for drilling a layer of coke within a reactor to effect the decoking of the reactor includes a decoking tool arranged at one end of a hose for conveying a decoking fluid to the tool. The decoking tool has a first part and a second part coaxial wi... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5670026 | In-service cleaning of columns A method of in-service cleaning an operating column by inserting into the column a lance through which a compatible liquid is dispensed at a pressure of at least about 5000 psig. Also disclosed is apparatus which comprises a column through which a fluid c... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5581864 | Coke drum deheading system An apparatus and method enabling safe removeal of the drum head of a coking drum. The invention provides an apparatus remotely placing a carriage under the drum head and the carriage is adapted to remotely engage the drum head, tightly support the head ag... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5512140 | In-service cleaning of columns This invention discloses a method of in-service cleaning an operating column by inserting into the column a lance through which a compatible liquid is dispensed at a pressure of at least about 5000 psig. Also disclosed is apparatus which comprises a colum... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5500094 | Coke drum deheading device A vessel unheading device and method especially suited to handle shot coke produced in a delayed coker unit of a petroleum refining process. The device includes a car having mounted thereon one or more bottom head retracting support members which can be l... | 03/19/1996 |
| 5417811 | Closure device for upper head of coking drums A closure device adapted for attachment onto the upper head of a coking drum to prevent hot vapors escaping during drum decoking operations. The closure device includes a cylindrical-shaped housing having a rotatable ball valve and horizontal elongated st... | 05/23/1995 |
| 5382328 | Installation for processing waste oil For the processing of waste oil, i.e. environmentally safe processing, a process and installation are used whereby the waste oil is preheated with the distillation gases and is then distilled itself by burning the distilled waste oil. The liquid and solid... | 01/17/1995 |
| 5330624 | Fractionator-reboiler sludge removal system and method Sludge is removed from a reboiler while the reboiler is supplying heat to a fractionator, by using sludge removal apparatus added to the reboiler. The reboiler to which the sludge removal apparatus is added comprises an evaporative type shell and tube hea... | 07/19/1994 |
| 5268073 | Continuous process for concentrating solutions containing salts and resins In concentrating solutions containing 1 to 10% by weight of salts and resins, the yield and economics and trouble-free running can be improved by using a flow tube which has a steady curvature at least in the last third and is sized in its diameter in suc... | 12/07/1993 |
| 5266169 | Apparatus for separating and recycling cleaning particles for cleaning furnace tubes A center transfer unit positioned between a solids collection chamber and a cleaning particle vessel contains vibrating inclined screens to separate chunks of waste solids from cleaning particles recycled to the cleaning particle vessel.... | 11/30/1993 |
| 5196093 | Water distiller having operating portions that can be removed for cleaning A water distiller has a housing having an open interior area and a door that can be opened and closed to permit and block access into the interior area. A steam chamber is located in the interior area. The steam chamber includes a movable tray for holding... | 03/23/1993 |
| 5188710 | Continuous water distillation system A continuous water distillation system has a steam chamber assembly and a condenser assembly for making steam and condensing the steam into purified water. An associated holding tank collects the purified water for dispensing upon user demand. The quantit... | 02/23/1993 |
| 5151159 | Method and apparatus for converting coal into liquid fuel and metallurgical coke Apparatus and method for converting coal into useful motor fuels and metallurgical coke using a self-cleaning coal pyrolyzer wherein coal is heated in the absence of air at temperatures greater than 800° F. to remove volatile hydrocarbon gases therefrom.... | 09/29/1992 |
| 5110419 | Low profile water distiller A low profile water distiller has a housing. A steam chamber is located within the housing having a horizontal dimension greater than its vertical height. A condenser is also located within the housing having a horizontal dimension greater than its vertic... | 05/05/1992 |
