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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7329395 | Treatment apparatus and treatment method for organic waste A treatment apparatus for organic waste including a reaction vessel for introducing and decomposing organic waste and pulling out decomposed organic waste as a treated fluid. The reaction vessel includes an internal vessel made of corrosion-resistant material, an ex... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7182861 | System for separating electrophotographic carrier compositions and recycling the compositions A method for use in two-components electrostatic image developers is disclosed, in which secure separation of a carrier coating resinous materials from a core magnetic material is achieved without affecting the properties of the core materials through process steps ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7160566 | Food surface sanitation tunnel This invention is a modular, adjustable, easy to maintain, portable or fixed food sanitation tunnel, comprising an enclosing means for subjecting food to sanitizers including UV light, ozone, hydroperoxides, superoxides and hydroxyl radicals, and a method for using ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 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 |
| 6955793 | Temperature controlled reaction vessel A reaction vessel which includes internally placed temperature controlling mixing baffles in which liquid is boiled, resulting in an isothermal heat sink. The energy of vaporization is supplied by the reaction vessel contents. The vapor produced by the boiling is di... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6939521 | Fluoropolymer reactor with heat exchange jacket A reactor for fluorinating an organic compound comprising (a) an outer vessel; (b) a reactor vessel being disposed within said outer vessel to define an annular space, said reactor vessel at least partially comprising a fluoropolymer, said annular space being adapte... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6899855 | Hydrogen-occlusion alloy regenerating apparatus A hydrogen-occlusion alloy regenerating apparatus includes a deterioration detecting means for detecting that a hydrogen-occlusion alloy capable of occluding hydrogen in a reformed gas produced by a reformer and of releasing the hydrogen has been deteriorated due to... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6863871 | Sealing closure for high pressure vessels in microwave assisted chemistry A dynamic sealing structure for pressure vessels used in microwave assisted chemistry is disclosed. The structure includes a cylindrical vessel liner and a removable liner cap, each formed of a microwave transparent material. The liner has a circular mouth with a li... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6716343 | Point-of-use water treatment system The present invention relates to a point-of-use water treatment system unit. The unit includes a filter housing assembly having a filter tank assembly and a closure which utilizes a handle and cammed reciprocating lock blades to secure the closure to the filter tank... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6691047 | Calibration of pumps, such as blood pumps of dialysis machine A method of calibrating a pump that is subject to variations in flow rate based on inlet pressure variations, such as a peristaltic pump found in medical instruments. The pressure at the inlet of the pump is measured and recorded during prior uses of the ... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6599485 | Apparatus for decomposing PCB The present invention provides a PCB decomposing apparatus capable of decomposing PCB efficiently. The PCB decomposing apparatus comprises a PCB extracting container for extracting PCB from a PCB-containing material with an organic solvent. A distilling t... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6579501 | Apparatus for carrying out wet chemical reactions under pressure The present invention refers to an apparatus for carrying out wet chemical reactions under pressure comprising a pressure sure vessel in which a reaction liquid can be provided and which is adapted to be sealed in a pressure-tight manner by closure means.... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6464861 | Apparatus for treating flora and fauna waste with hydrothermal reaction An arrangement for treating flora and fauna waste such as garbage under subcritical pressure and temperature. A slurry preparation unit (10) mixes the flora and fauna waste (11) with water (12) and sodium hydroxide (13) to prepare a slurry. A diaphragm pu... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6375906 | Steam reforming method and apparatus incorporating a hydrocarbon feedstock A fuel processing assembly adapted to produce hydrogen gas from a carbon-containing feedstock. The fuel processing assembly includes a fuel processor, such as a steam reformer. The fuel processing assembly further includes a feed assembly adapted to deliv... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6362367 | Preparation of organic acids This invention relates to a process for producing one or more organic acids in high purity which process comprises (i) oxidizing in a liquid oxidation reactor one or more organic liquids with essentially pure oxygen or oxygen-enriched air containing at le... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6352674 | Apparatus for converting a plastic waste into oil A method of converting a plastic waste into oil by decomposing the plastic waste by a reaction using water in a supercritical or near supercritical region as a reaction medium. In this method, the reaction is conducted by using a tubular continuous reacto... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6287526 | Sealing closure for high pressure vessels in microwave assisted chemistry A dynamic sealing structure for pressure vessels used in microwave assisted chemistry is disclosed. The structure includes a cylindrical vessel liner and a removable liner cap, each formed of a microwave transparent material. The liner has a circular mout... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6271021 | Microscale devices and reactions in microscale devices The movement and mixing of microdroplets through microchannels is described employing silicon-based microscale devices, comprising microdroplet transport channels, reaction regions, electrophoresis modules, and radiation detectors. The discrete droplets a... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6255529 | Method of and apparatus for decomposing wastes A method of decomposing wastes containing target compounds having one or more of hydrolyzable bonds of ether bond, ester bond, amide bond and isocyanate bond wherein the method comprises continuously supplying the wastes in a molten state or liquid state ... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6241953 | Thermal reactor with self-regulating transfer mechanism A reaction product is formed and transferred from an autoclave to a receiving vessel at a laminar flow rate, using a self-adjusting transfer mechanism. A specific amount of water in the receiving vessel is heated and vaporized prior to the reaction produc... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6235953 | Process for preparing 1,2-dichloroethane by direct chlorination The preparation of 1,2-dichloroethane (EDC) is carried out by feeding ethylene and chlorine into circulating EDC (direct chlorination) such that the reaction mixture boils and the heat of the reaction is led away from the gas space.... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6214296 | Method of catalytic reaction carried out near the optimal temperature and an apparatus for the method The present invention discloses a method of catalytic reaction operated near the optimal temperature and an apparatus for its embodiment. The catalyst bed in the apparatus consists of two parts of catalyst located respectively in the cold tube layer and t... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6054103 | Mixing system for processes using supercritical fluids A mixing vessel for a process using supercritical process media, the vessel including an agitator for mixing a batch of materials and a process media in a supercritical state in the vessel to produce a reaction mixture based on a selectable reaction proce... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6030587 | Method and apparatus for waste destruction using supercritical water oxidation The invention relates to an improved apparatus and method for initiating and sustaining an oxidation reaction. A hazardous waste, is introduced into a reaction zone within a pressurized containment vessel. An oxidizer, preferably hydrogen peroxide, is mix... | 02/29/2000 |
| 5993747 | Mixing system for processes using supercritical fluids Apparatus for a process using supercritical fluid includes a pressure vessel including an agitator for mixing a batch of materials therein; a source of process media supplied to the pressure vessel in a supercritical state; first delivery devices for intr... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5902554 | Apparatus for converting oil shale or tar sands to oil The invention relates to a continuous process for producing synthetic crude oil from oil bearing material, e.g., oil shale or tar sand, through continuous loading, calcining and unloading operations in three triangularly placed reactor tubes that are load... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5672316 | Microwave-heatable pressure reactor A microwave-heatable pressure reactor is provided for continuous or discontinuous treatment of liquid. The liquid is conveyed by means of a high-pressure pump in a pipeline which extends into a microwave-heatable zone of the pressure container into which ... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5670040 | Internal platelet heat source and method of use in a supercritical water oxidation reactor A process and apparatus for the supercritical water oxidation of organic waste materials which avoids or at least substantially reduces the corrosion and solids deposition problems associated with prior art techniques and which provides for efficient heat... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5667758 | Processing vessel A processing vessel in which a temperature control element defining a helical flow passage, disposed on an outer surface of an inner barrel within the processing vessel. The barrel contains a processing liquid and a heating or cooling temperature control ... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5639552 | Stong flexible pre-impregnation of fiber reinforced thermoplastic resin free from a void in matrix A pre-impregnation has a ribbon-shaped tow of reinforcing fibers and a ribbon of thermoplastic resin laminated on the ribbon-shaped tow and fixed thereto at intervals, and the thermoplastic resin is allowed to uniformly impregnate into the ribbon-shaped t... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5620606 | Method and apparatus for reacting oxidizable matter with particles Method/system of adding solid particles to inhibit or prevent plugging in a reactor at conditions such that the temperature and pressure are at least in the vicinity of supercritical conditions for water. Particles may be added in conjunction with a pH-ad... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5558783 | Supercritical oxidation reactor The invention relates to an improved apparatus and method for initiating and sustaining an oxidation reaction. A fuel, such as natural gas or hazardous waste, is introduced into a reaction zone within a pressurized containment vessel. A permeable liner is... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5552039 | Turbulent flow cold-wall reactor A high pressure and high temperature reactor, especially operating under supercritical water conditions combined with corrosive atmosphere. The reactor comprises a reaction chamber and a pressure vessel, which surrounds the reaction chamber. It has high i... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5384051 | Supercritical oxidation reactor The invention relates to an improved apparatus and method for initiating and sustaining an oxidation reaction. A fuel, such as natural gas or hazardous waste, is introduced into a reaction zone within a pressurized containment vessel. A permeable liner is... | 01/24/1995 |
| 5324486 | Hydrocarbon cracking apparatus Apparatus and process for compressing and quenching a cracked gas stream from a hydrocarbon cracking furnace including the step of feeding furnace output directly into an ejector in the effluent line, the ejector acting to quench and compress the effluent... | 06/28/1994 |
| 5264188 | Multi-stage hydrotreating process and apparatus Apparatus is provided whereby the heat released from exothermic hydrodemetallization reactions is recovered in order to provide either a lower operating cost of a two-stage hydrotreating process or protection of process equipment against excessive operati... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5244640 | Gas generator and pressure/reaction regulator for use therewith An gas generator is disclosed that generates gas from a pressure-producing reaction of reactant pieces and reactant fluid. The generator includes a pressure/reaction regulator for use with a reaction chamber. The regulator includes a reactant-fluid accumu... | 09/14/1993 |
| 5244638 | High pressure furnace A high temperature high pressure furnace has a hybrid partially externally heated construction. A metallic vessel fabricated from an alloy having a composition of at least 45% nickel, 15% chrome, and 10% tungsten is utilized (the preferred alloy including... | 09/14/1993 |
| 5209907 | Fluid flow control and isolation An improved system for performing an alkylation process and a method for handling liquid catalyst in an alkylation process. This improvement involves a method and apparatus by which liquid alkylation catalyst contained in alkylation process equipment can ... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5182085 | Vented riser apparatus and method An FCC process and apparatus is arranged to provide a low volume dilute disengagement zone in a reactor vessel. A vented riser that provides an open discharge of catalyst and gaseous products is directly discharged into a reactor vessel. The interior of t... | 01/26/1993 |
