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Comic actor Danny Kaye received patent D166,807 for the co-design of "Blowout Toy or the Like". It's similar to one of those toys that unravels when you blow into at a birthday party except Kaye's has three blowouts going in different directions, not just one.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8173856 | Process for reducing corrosion One exemplary embodiment can be a process for reducing corrosion during removal of one or more sulfur-containing hydrocarbons from a gas. Generally, the process includes producing an effluent including a caustic, one or more hydrocarbons, one or more sulfur compound... | 05/08/2012 |
| 7772449 | Removal of acid gases and sulfur compounds from hydrocarbon gas streams in a caustic tower The present invention provides a process for treating a hydrocarbon feed gas stream containing acid gases (CO2, H2S and mercaptans) by contacting the feed gas stream in a multi-section caustic tower, the bottom sections employing a recirculatin... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7326333 | Apparatus and process for extracting sulfur compounds from a hydrocarbon stream Described is an apparatus and process for extracting sulfur compounds from a hydrocarbon stream. A prewash section for converting hydrogen sulfide to sodium sulfide by reaction with an alkali such as caustic communicates with an extractor section disposed directly a... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7326822 | Method for treating sour gas Metal hydride compounds, which are prepared by mixing together from about 1 to about 10 parts by molecular weight of at least one metal selected from the group consisting of silicon, aluminum, tin, and zinc; from about 1 to about 3 parts by molecular weight of an al... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7208648 | Minimizing corrosion in a methanol-to-olefin effluent processing system The present invention is directed toward reducing corrosion in a methanol-to-olefin (MTO) effluent processing system, and particularly in the condensate removal system thereof, by injecting a neutralization agent into one or more target regions of the MTO effluent p... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7135604 | Process for separating carbon dioxide from an oxygenate-to-olefin effluent stream The present invention is a process for removal of carbon dioxide from a reactor effluent stream comprising water, carbon dioxide and olefin(s), where a portion of the carbon dioxide is removed in a quenching step with a quench medium and more carbon dioxide is remov... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7102049 | Process for operating a quench device in an oxygenate-to-olefin production unit The present invention is a process for producing olefin(s) from oxygenates that is more effective than previously known processes at removing carbon dioxide from the effluent stream by operating a quench tower at a pH greater than 7.0. ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7005555 | Process for separating and recycling oxygenate(s) to an oxygenate-to-olefin reactor The present invention is a process for producing olefin(s) from oxygenate(s). The process removes oxygenate(s) including carbon dioxide in the bottoms of the quench stream and recycles the oxygenate(s) back to the reactor. Carbon dioxide is removed from the quench b... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6960291 | Naphtha desulfurization method The invention relates to a method for desulfurizing naphtha boiling-range hydrocarbons such as cracked naphtha. More particularly, the invention relates to hydrotreating the naphtha under selective hydrotreating conditions, and then removing mercaptans from the hydr... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6235961 | Process for pretreating cracked gas before caustic tower treatment in ehtylene plants An inline, high-shear mixer is provided in a cracked gas stream upstream of a caustic tower in an ethylene production unit. Spent caustic is withdrawn from the bottom of the caustic tower and pumped to the mixer, where the spent caustic mixes with and abs... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6168769 | Olefin purification A process for purifying a fluid stream contaminated with carbon dioxide is provided which comprises contacting, under conditions sufficient to substantially remove the contaminated carbon dioxide from the fluid stream which contains at least one C2 | 01/02/2001 |
| 6133205 | Method of reducing the concentration of metal soaps of partially esterified phosphates from hydrocarbon flowback fluids A method is disclosed for reducing the concentration of metal soaps of partially esterified phosphates from a hydrocarbon flowback fluid resulting from a hydraulic fracturing fluid operation using an alkaline aqueous-based additive solution.... | 10/17/2000 |
| 5866750 | Method for removal of metal alkoxide compounds from liquid hydrocarbon A method for recovering titanium and vanadium compounds, such as alkoxides, from a liquid hydrocarbon mixture by hydrolyzing the mixture with a base or acid wash having a sufficiently different density so that two liquid phases form, and separating the tw... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5858212 | Desulfurization and hydrocarbon quality enhancement process A hydrocarbon stream containing sulfur and sulfur compounds is contacted with a water suspension of dolomitic lime and dibasic acid catalyst in a reaction vessel in order to transfer the sulfur and sulfur compounds from the petroleum vapor to the water ph... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5639934 | Process for the desulfurization of sulfur-containing compositions by hydrothermal reaction A process for the desulfurization of a sulfur-containing composition is described. The process comprises providing a sulfur-containing composition, adding an aqueous medium and a sulfur absorbent to the composition, and subjecting the resultant mixture to... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5510551 | Extraction of carotenoids from natural sources A carotenoid-enriched fraction is extracted from natural sources, such as carrots, by (i) separating the carotenoid-containing natural source into a carotenoid-containing liquid fraction and a pulp fraction, (ii) adding a carotenoid precipitation agent in... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5476987 | Method of removing halogenated aromatic compound from hydrocarbon oil A safe and reliable method of removing halogenated aromatic compounds present in small amounts in hydrocarbon oil constituted mainly by non-aromatic hydrocarbon oil. The hydrocarbon oil is contacted with a heat-resistant alkaline polar solvent in the pres... | 12/19/1995 |
| 5463168 | Process for the removal of hydrogen cyanide from FCC hydrocarbon product gas streams A process is described wherein the HCN in FCC hydrocarbon gas streams is converted to NH3 over a catalyst. This conversion has the desirable result of decreasing the amount of CN- in the water leaving the sour-water stripper, and ult... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5434329 | Treatment of spent refinery caustic A hydrocarbon stream is washed with caustic solution to reactively remove hydrogen sulfide and produce a spent caustic solution containing sulfide reaction products. The spent caustic solution is stripped with concentrated carbon dioxide to reactively rem... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5389240 | Naphthenic acid removal as an adjunct to liquid hydrocarbon sweetening Naphthenic acids may be efficiently and conveniently removed from liquid hydrocarbon feedstocks by passing such feedstocks through a bed of certain metal oxide solid solutions related to hydrotalcites. The removal of naphthenic acids is an important adjun... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5302771 | Process for upgrading the quality of light ends The present invention is directed to a process for removing impurities from hydrocarbon streams, preferably light ends, such as propylene and ethylene, which is preferably in the liquid phase, by contacting the hydrocarbon stream containing an initial amo... | 04/12/1994 |
| 5245095 | Extraction of carotenoids from natural sources A carotenoid-enriched fraction is extracted from natural sources, such as carrots, by (i) separating the carotenoid-containing natural source into a carotenoid-containing liquid fraction and a pulp fraction, (ii) adding a carotenoid precipitation agent in... | 09/14/1993 |
| 5220103 | Process for the preparation of a cumene feed for cumene oxidation A process for the continuous preparation of a cumene feed for cumene oxidation from a fresh cumene stream and a recycle cumene stream containing trace quantities of at least one organic acid compound by a dilute caustic wash of the contaminated cumene str... | 06/15/1993 |
| 5191149 | Method of refining liquified petroleum gases into aerosol propellants A method for refining liquified petroleum gases so that gases can be treated to reduce odor, olefins, moisture and wherein side reactions are minimized to produce stable aerosol by multistage liquid-liquid extraction of the aerosol using electrolyte solut... | 03/02/1993 |
| 5146041 | Method of separating isobutylene from a C-4 hydrocarbon fraction using montmorillonite catalysts Disclosed is a two-step method for separating isobutylene from a C-4 hydrocarbon fraction comprising: a) Reacting the C-4 fraction with a glycol in the presence of an acidic montmorillonite catalyst at a temperature of about 60° to 160° C. to yield the ... | 09/08/1992 |
| 5120902 | Process for the preparation of a cumene feed for cumene oxidation A process for the preparation of a cumene feed for cumene oxidation from a fresh cumene stream and a recycle cumene stream containing trace quantities of at least one organic acid compound by means of introducing the fresh cumene stream and the recycle cu... | 06/09/1992 |
| 5082987 | Treatment of hydrocarbons Method and apparatus are described whereby a caustic-treated hydrocarbon feed mixture having a contaminating concentration of water and sulfur compounds is treated by separating the hydrocarbon feed into a first stream and a second stream. The first strea... | 01/21/1992 |
| 5057644 | Process for the purification of alpha olefins This invention relates to a process for the purification of an alpha olefinic feedstock contaminated with internal olefins which process comprises contacting said alpha olefinic feedstock with ethylene in the presence of a catalyst comprising an organobor... | 10/15/1991 |
| 4985220 | Hydrogen fluoride vapor containment A method of containing a hydrofluoric acid spill which includes the steps of detecting the spill, drenching the hydrofluoric acid spill area with an aqueous drench, drenching the hydrofluoric acid area with an aqueous solution composed of at least one foa... | 01/15/1991 |
| 4938935 | Alteration of the character of hydrogen fluoride droplets rendering them more susceptible to a water drench The incorporation of a proton acceptor to an HF alkylation composition. The addition alters the character of HF droplets in an HF cloud rendering a forming HF cloud more easily treated by a simple water drench.... | 07/03/1990 |
| 4938936 | Hydrogen fluoride vapor containment and neutralization A method of containing and neutralizing a hydrofluoric acid spill which comprises the steps of detecting a hydrofluoric acid spill, and then drenching the hydrofluoric acid spill area with a drench composition comprising water, and an alkali agent, or wat... | 07/03/1990 |
| 4797199 | Temperature control for a KOH treater A cooling fluid is utilized to withdraw heat from a KOH treater. The passing of the cooling fluid in heat exchange with the KOH treater is controlled so as to maintain desired operating pressures and also substantially maximize heat transfer. Bypassing of... | 01/10/1989 |
| 4628132 | Composition and method for inhibiting formation of polymers during gas scrubbing of monomers A method for inhibiting polymerization of vinyl monomers includes contacting the monomer to be protected with a polymerization inhibiting composition for vinyl monomers comprising an aqueous solution of a dialkyl amine of the formula RR'NH, dialkylhydroxy... | 12/09/1986 |
| 4562300 | Mercaptan extraction process A caustic wash process to remove mercaptans from a mixture of hydrocarbons, an improvement comprising washing the regenerated caustic with a fraction of said hydrocarbon to remove residual disulfides to improve the overall removal of sulfur from the hydro... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4439629 | Extraction process for beta-carotene A process for extracting either or both beta-carotene or glycerine from algae containing these substances, especially from algae of the genera Dunaliella.... | 03/27/1984 |
| 4390742 | Reduction of cyclopentadiene from isoprene streams A process for reducing the level of cyclopentadiene present in a hydrocarbon stream containing isoprene and cyclopentadiene which involves contacting the stream with an alkali metal hydroxide wherein the reaction product is an insoluble salt of CPD.... | 06/28/1983 |
| 4313916 | Process for the purification of non-reacting gases A process is disclosed for the purification of an inert or non-reacting gas such as lower mono-olefins by the removal of trace amounts of reacting impurities such as carbon dioxide therefrom, comprising passing said gas through an essentially non-aqueous ... | 02/02/1982 |
| 4274943 | Removal of metal alkaryl sulfonates from hydrocarbons A method of removing metal alkaryl sulfonates from a hydrocarbon solution is disclosed. Briefly, the method comprises (a) contacting the hydrocarbon solution containing metal alkaryl sulfonates with an aqueous basic solution containing a "recovery" surfac... | 06/23/1981 |
| 4188501 | Purification of monoolefin-containing hydrocarbon stream Purity of hydrocarbon streams is increased by contacting with stable oxides of calcium, titanium, zinc, or zirconium prior to passage to a catalytic conversion process. In one embodiment, the stable metal oxides are preactivated by heating with vaporous h... | 02/12/1980 |
| 4167531 | Purification of hydrocarbons In the purification of hydrocarbon streams containing HF by chemical reaction with potassium hydroxide, a small portion of the hydrocarbon stream containing HF is passed through a small test bed of solid KOH; and when excess HF is present in the hydrocarb... | 09/11/1979 |
