US2682497A
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Pebble heater and method of converting hydrocarbons
Assignee: Phillips Petroleum Co
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Filing: 1950-04-10
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Granted: 1954-06-29
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Expires: 1970-04-10
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Harris A Dutcher
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 14:32
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01J; B01J8/00; B01J8/08; B01J8/087; C; C10; C10G; C10G9/00; C10G9/28; C10G9/30; B01J2208/00; B01J2208/00008; B01J2208/00017; B01J2208/00026; B01J2208/00035; B01J2208/00088; B01J2208/00106; B01J2208/00265; B01J2208/00283; B01J2208/00327; B01J2208/00336; B01J2208/0038
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
210 words
A METHOD FOR CONVERTING A HEAVY PETROLEUM FRACTION TO LIGHTER HYDROCARBON MATERIALS WHICH COMPRISES IN COMBINATION THE STEPS OF PASSING A FIRST PORTION OF PEBBLES INTO THE UPPER PORTION OF A PEBBLE HEATING ZONE; PASSING A HOT FLUID HEATING MATERIAL THROUGH SAID HEATING ZONE SO AS TO RAISE SAID FIRST PEBBLES TO A TEMPERATURE WITHIN THE RANGE OF FROM 2000* F. TO 3200* F.; REMOVING GASEOUS EFFLUENT MATERIALS FROM SAID PEBBLE HEATING ZONE; PASSING SAID HEATED FIRST PEBBLES INTO A REACTION ZONE; BY-PASSING SAID HEATING ZONE WITH A SECOND PORTION OF PEBBLES AND INTRODUCING SAID SECOND PORTION OF PEBBLES INTO A CONTACT ZONE; INTRODUCING SAID HEAVY PETROLEUM INTO SAID CONTACT ZONE AND COATING SAID SECOND PEBBLES WITH ONLY SAID HEAVY PETROLEUM; PASSING SAID PETROLEUM COATED SECOND PEBBLES FROM SAID CONTACT ZONE INTO SAID REACTION ZONE AT A TEMPERATURE WITHIN THE RANGE OF FROM 300* F. TO 800* F.; ADMIXING SAID HEATED FIRST PEBBLES AND SAID PETROLEUM COATED SECOND PEBBLES IN SAID REACTION ZONE AND RAISING SAID HEAVY PETROLEUM TO REACTION TEMPERATURE THEREBY; REMOVING GASEOUS REACTION PRODUCTS FROM SAID REACTION ZONE; REMOVING SAID PEBBLES FROM SAID REACTION ZONE; RETURNING A FIRST PORTION OF SAID PEBBLES TO SAID PEBBLE HEATING ZONE; AND RETURNING THE BALANCE OF SAID PEBBLES TO SAID CONTACT ZONE.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
210 words
A METHOD FOR CONVERTING A HEAVY PETROLEUM FRACTION TO LIGHTER HYDROCARBON MATERIALS WHICH COMPRISES IN COMBINATION THE STEPS OF PASSING A FIRST PORTION OF PEBBLES INTO THE UPPER PORTION OF A PEBBLE HEATING ZONE; PASSING A HOT FLUID HEATING MATERIAL THROUGH SAID HEATING ZONE SO AS TO RAISE SAID FIRST PEBBLES TO A TEMPERATURE WITHIN THE RANGE OF FROM 2000* F. TO 3200* F.; REMOVING GASEOUS EFFLUENT MATERIALS FROM SAID PEBBLE HEATING ZONE; PASSING SAID HEATED FIRST PEBBLES INTO A REACTION ZONE; BY-PASSING SAID HEATING ZONE WITH A SECOND PORTION OF PEBBLES AND INTRODUCING SAID SECOND PORTION OF PEBBLES INTO A CONTACT ZONE; INTRODUCING SAID HEAVY PETROLEUM INTO SAID CONTACT ZONE AND COATING SAID SECOND PEBBLES WITH ONLY SAID HEAVY PETROLEUM; PASSING SAID PETROLEUM COATED SECOND PEBBLES FROM SAID CONTACT ZONE INTO SAID REACTION ZONE AT A TEMPERATURE WITHIN THE RANGE OF FROM 300* F. TO 800* F.; ADMIXING SAID HEATED FIRST PEBBLES AND SAID PETROLEUM COATED SECOND PEBBLES IN SAID REACTION ZONE AND RAISING SAID HEAVY PETROLEUM TO REACTION TEMPERATURE THEREBY; REMOVING GASEOUS REACTION PRODUCTS FROM SAID REACTION ZONE; REMOVING SAID PEBBLES FROM SAID REACTION ZONE; RETURNING A FIRST PORTION OF SAID PEBBLES TO SAID PEBBLE HEATING ZONE; AND RETURNING THE BALANCE OF SAID PEBBLES TO SAID CONTACT ZONE.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
293 words
A HEAVY OIL CRACKING SYSTEM COMPRISING IN COMBINATION A FIRST CLOSED PEBBLE CHAMBER; FIRST PEBBLE INLET MEANS IN THE UPPER PORTION OF SAID CHAMBER; GASEOUS EFRFLUENT OUTLET MEANS IN THE UPPER PORTION OF SAID FIRST CHAMBER; HEATING MATERIAL INLET MEANS IN THE LOWER PORTION OF SAID FIRST CHAMBER; A SECOND CLOSED PEBBLE CHAMBER BELOW SAID FIRST CHAMBER; FIRST PEBBLE CONDUIT MEANS EXTENDING BETWEEN THE LOWER PORTION OF SAID FIRST CHAMBER AND THE TOP PORTION OF SAID SECOND CHAMBER; GASEOUS EFFLUENT OUTLET MEANS IN THE UPPER PORTION OF SAID SECOND CHAMBER PEBBLE OUTLET MEANS IN THE LOWER PORTION OF SAID SECOND CHAMBER; A THIRD CLOSED PEBBLE CHAMBER ABOVE SAID SECOND CHAMBER; PEBBLE INLET MEANS IN THE UPPER END PORTION OF SAID THIRD CHAMBER; FIRST OIL INLET MEANS IN THE UPPER END PORTION OF SAID THIRD CHAMBER; PEBBLE OUTLET MEANS IN THE LOWER PORTION OF SAID THIRD CHAMBER; SECOND PEBBLE CONDUIT MEANS EXTENDING DOWNWARDLY BETWEEN SAID PEBBLE OUTLET MEANS IN SAID THIRD CHAMBER AND THE TOP PORTION OF SAID SECOND CHAMBER; EXCESS OIL SEPARATION MEANS COMPRISING A PERFORATE PEBBLE SUPPORT MEMBER FORMING THE BOTTOM CLOSURE OF SAID THIRD CHAMBER, AND A COLLECTOR CHAMBER ENCLOSING THE LOWER PORTION OF SAID PERFORATE PEBBLE SUPORT MEMBER, CONNECTED TO AND SLOPING IN A DIRECTION COMMON WITH SAID SECOND PEBBLE CONDUIT MEANS, SAID SECOND PEBBLE CONDUIT MEANS EXTENDING FROM SAID THIRD CHAMBER AT A POINT ADJACENT TO THE TOP SURFACE OF SAID PERFORATE SUPPORT MEMBER; AN OIL SUPPLY SYSTEM CONNECTED TO SAID OIL INLET MEANS IN SAID THIRD CHAMBER; FIRST OIL CONDUIT MEANS EXTENDING BETWEEN SAID OIL SEPARATION MEANS AND SAID OIL SUPPLY SYSTEM; AND A PEBBLE TRANSFER MEANS EXTENDING BETWEEN SAID PEBBLE OUTLET MEANS IN SAID SECOND CHAMBER AND SAID PEBBLE INLET MEANS IN SAID FIRST AND THIRD CHAMBERS.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
293 words
A HEAVY OIL CRACKING SYSTEM COMPRISING IN COMBINATION A FIRST CLOSED PEBBLE CHAMBER; FIRST PEBBLE INLET MEANS IN THE UPPER PORTION OF SAID CHAMBER; GASEOUS EFRFLUENT OUTLET MEANS IN THE UPPER PORTION OF SAID FIRST CHAMBER; HEATING MATERIAL INLET MEANS IN THE LOWER PORTION OF SAID FIRST CHAMBER; A SECOND CLOSED PEBBLE CHAMBER BELOW SAID FIRST CHAMBER; FIRST PEBBLE CONDUIT MEANS EXTENDING BETWEEN THE LOWER PORTION OF SAID FIRST CHAMBER AND THE TOP PORTION OF SAID SECOND CHAMBER; GASEOUS EFFLUENT OUTLET MEANS IN THE UPPER PORTION OF SAID SECOND CHAMBER PEBBLE OUTLET MEANS IN THE LOWER PORTION OF SAID SECOND CHAMBER; A THIRD CLOSED PEBBLE CHAMBER ABOVE SAID SECOND CHAMBER; PEBBLE INLET MEANS IN THE UPPER END PORTION OF SAID THIRD CHAMBER; FIRST OIL INLET MEANS IN THE UPPER END PORTION OF SAID THIRD CHAMBER; PEBBLE OUTLET MEANS IN THE LOWER PORTION OF SAID THIRD CHAMBER; SECOND PEBBLE CONDUIT MEANS EXTENDING DOWNWARDLY BETWEEN SAID PEBBLE OUTLET MEANS IN SAID THIRD CHAMBER AND THE TOP PORTION OF SAID SECOND CHAMBER; EXCESS OIL SEPARATION MEANS COMPRISING A PERFORATE PEBBLE SUPPORT MEMBER FORMING THE BOTTOM CLOSURE OF SAID THIRD CHAMBER, AND A COLLECTOR CHAMBER ENCLOSING THE LOWER PORTION OF SAID PERFORATE PEBBLE SUPORT MEMBER, CONNECTED TO AND SLOPING IN A DIRECTION COMMON WITH SAID SECOND PEBBLE CONDUIT MEANS, SAID SECOND PEBBLE CONDUIT MEANS EXTENDING FROM SAID THIRD CHAMBER AT A POINT ADJACENT TO THE TOP SURFACE OF SAID PERFORATE SUPPORT MEMBER; AN OIL SUPPLY SYSTEM CONNECTED TO SAID OIL INLET MEANS IN SAID THIRD CHAMBER; FIRST OIL CONDUIT MEANS EXTENDING BETWEEN SAID OIL SEPARATION MEANS AND SAID OIL SUPPLY SYSTEM; AND A PEBBLE TRANSFER MEANS EXTENDING BETWEEN SAID PEBBLE OUTLET MEANS IN SAID SECOND CHAMBER AND SAID PEBBLE INLET MEANS IN SAID FIRST AND THIRD CHAMBERS.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1957-06-28 | 1957-12-28 | 1958-06-29 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
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