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Pitch conversion

Assignee: Phillips Petroleum Co
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Filing: 1958-07-07
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Granted: 1961-05-02
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Expires: 1978-07-07
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 George J Constantikes

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-05 09:20
CPC Classifications
C; C10; C10G; C10G11/00; C10G11/14; C10G11/18

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 131 words
A METHOD FOR CATALYTICALLY CRACKING A PULVERIZED PITCH WHICH COMPRISES SUSPENDING SAID PULVERIZED PITCH IN A COOL TRANSPORTING FLUID, TRANSPORTING THE SUSPENDED PULVERIZED PITCH TO A DISENGAGING ZONE LOCATED ABOVE A FEED RISER ZONE OF A FLUID CATALYTIC CRACKING OPERATION, DISENGAGING PULVERIZED PITCH FROM THE TRANSPORTING FLUID IN SAID DISENGAGING ZONE, PASSING THE DISENGAGED PULVERIZED PITCH AS A FREE FLOWING SOLID TO A SEAL ZONE, PASSING CONTROLLED AMOUNTS OF PULVERIZED PITCH FROM SAID SEAL ZONE TO A COOLING ZONE, THEREIN FURTHER COOLING THE PULVERIZED PITCH, PASSING COOLED PULVERIZED PITCH INTO SAID FEED RISER ZONE AND THEREIN ADMIXING SAID COOLED PULVERIZED PITCH WITH AN ADMIXTURE OF OIL, STEAM, AND CATALYST WHICH HAS JUST BEEN FORMED IN SAID FEED RISER ZONE, AND THEN CONVEYING THE WHOLE FINAL MIXTURE THUS FORMED INTO A FLUID
Claim 2
Independent Claim 131 words
A METHOD FOR CATALYTICALLY CRACKING A PULVERIZED PITCH WHICH COMPRISES SUSPENDING SAID PULVERIZED PITCH IN A COOL TRANSPORTING FLUID, TRANSPORTING THE SUSPENDED PULVERIZED PITCH TO A DISENGAGING ZONE LOCATED ABOVE A FEED RISER ZONE OF A FLUID CATALYTIC CRACKING OPERATION, DISENGAGING PULVERIZED PITCH FROM THE TRANSPORTING FLUID IN SAID DISENGAGING ZONE, PASSING THE DISENGAGED PULVERIZED PITCH AS A FREE FLOWING SOLID TO A SEAL ZONE, PASSING CONTROLLED AMOUNTS OF PULVERIZED PITCH FROM SAID SEAL ZONE TO A COOLING ZONE, THEREIN FURTHER COOLING THE PULVERIZED PITCH, PASSING COOLED PULVERIZED PITCH INTO SAID FEED RISER ZONE AND THEREIN ADMIXING SAID COOLED PULVERIZED PITCH WITH AN ADMIXTURE OF OIL, STEAM, AND CATALYST WHICH HAS JUST BEEN FORMED IN SAID FEED RISER ZONE, AND THEN CONVEYING THE WHOLE FINAL MIXTURE THUS FORMED INTO A FLUID

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11.5 Years (Year 12) 1972-05-01 1972-10-31 1973-05-02 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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