US2694622A
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Hydrocarbon refining apparatus
Assignee: Union Oil Company of California
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Filing: 1949-09-03
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Granted: 1954-11-16
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Expires: 1969-09-03
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Homer C Reed
- 👤 Clyde H O Berg
- 👤 Charles B Leffert
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 07:49
CPC Classifications
C; C10; C10G; C10G47/00; C10G47/32; C10B; C10B55/00; C10G11/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
221 words
AN APPARATUS FOR THE REFINING OF HYDROCARBONS WHICH COMPRISES A HYDROCARBON PYROLYSIS VESSEL, AN INLET CONDUIT FOR HYDROCARBON OPENING INTO THE LOWER PART THEREOF, AN OUTLET CONDUIT FOR PRYOLYSIS PRODUCT OPENING FROM THE UPPER PART THEREOF, A REDUCING VESSEL, A CONDUIT FOR SOLIDS COMMUNICATING SAID PYROLYSIS VESSEL WITH SAID REDUCING VESSEL, AN INLET CONDUIT FOR GAS OPENING INTO THE LOWER PART THEREOF, AN OUTLET FOR GAS OPENING FROM THE UPPER PART THEREOF, AN OUTLET FOR SOLIDS OPENING FROM THE BOTTOM THEREOF, A HEATING MEANS, AN INLET CONDUIT THERETO COMMUNICATING WITH SAIDOUTLET CONDUIT FOR PYROLYSIS PRODUCT OPENING FROM SAID PYROLYSIS VESSEL AND WITH SAID OUTLET FOR SOLIDS OPENING FROM SAID REDUCING VESSEL, AN ELONGATED REACTOR VESSEL, A MOVABLE AGITATOR MEANS EXTENDING LONGITUDINALLY THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE LENGTH THEREOF, MOTIVE MEANS FOR ACTUATING SAID AGITATOR MEANS, A CONDUIT COMMUNICATING THE OUTLET OF SAID HEATING MEANS WITH AN INLET AT ONE END OF SAID REACTOR VESSEL, OUTLET MEANS OPENING FROM THE OTHER END THEREOF, A PUMPING MEANS, A FIRST RECYCLE CONDUIT DIRECTLY COMMUNICATING SAID OTHER END OF SAID REACTOR VESSEL THROUGH SAID PUMPING MEANS WITH SAID HEATING MEANS, HYDROCARBON SEPARATOR MEANS COMMUNICATING WITH SAID OUTLET MEANS FROM SAID REACTOR VESSEL, AN OUTLET FOR HYDROCARBON PRODUCT OPENING THEREFROM, AND A SECOND RECYCLE CONDUIT FOR HYDROCARBON AND SOLIDS COMMINICATING SAIS SEPARATOR MEANS ULTIMATELY WITH SAID PYROLYSIS VESSEL
Claim 2
Independent Claim
221 words
AN APPARATUS FOR THE REFINING OF HYDROCARBONS WHICH COMPRISES A HYDROCARBON PYROLYSIS VESSEL, AN INLET CONDUIT FOR HYDROCARBON OPENING INTO THE LOWER PART THEREOF, AN OUTLET CONDUIT FOR PRYOLYSIS PRODUCT OPENING FROM THE UPPER PART THEREOF, A REDUCING VESSEL, A CONDUIT FOR SOLIDS COMMUNICATING SAID PYROLYSIS VESSEL WITH SAID REDUCING VESSEL, AN INLET CONDUIT FOR GAS OPENING INTO THE LOWER PART THEREOF, AN OUTLET FOR GAS OPENING FROM THE UPPER PART THEREOF, AN OUTLET FOR SOLIDS OPENING FROM THE BOTTOM THEREOF, A HEATING MEANS, AN INLET CONDUIT THERETO COMMUNICATING WITH SAIDOUTLET CONDUIT FOR PYROLYSIS PRODUCT OPENING FROM SAID PYROLYSIS VESSEL AND WITH SAID OUTLET FOR SOLIDS OPENING FROM SAID REDUCING VESSEL, AN ELONGATED REACTOR VESSEL, A MOVABLE AGITATOR MEANS EXTENDING LONGITUDINALLY THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE LENGTH THEREOF, MOTIVE MEANS FOR ACTUATING SAID AGITATOR MEANS, A CONDUIT COMMUNICATING THE OUTLET OF SAID HEATING MEANS WITH AN INLET AT ONE END OF SAID REACTOR VESSEL, OUTLET MEANS OPENING FROM THE OTHER END THEREOF, A PUMPING MEANS, A FIRST RECYCLE CONDUIT DIRECTLY COMMUNICATING SAID OTHER END OF SAID REACTOR VESSEL THROUGH SAID PUMPING MEANS WITH SAID HEATING MEANS, HYDROCARBON SEPARATOR MEANS COMMUNICATING WITH SAID OUTLET MEANS FROM SAID REACTOR VESSEL, AN OUTLET FOR HYDROCARBON PRODUCT OPENING THEREFROM, AND A SECOND RECYCLE CONDUIT FOR HYDROCARBON AND SOLIDS COMMINICATING SAIS SEPARATOR MEANS ULTIMATELY WITH SAID PYROLYSIS VESSEL
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| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1965-11-15 | 1966-05-17 | 1966-11-16 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |