US3113095A
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Transport reactors
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1960-05-17
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Granted: 1963-12-03
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Expires: 1980-05-17
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Raphael M Braca
- 👤 Louis E Azzato
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 19:59
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01J; B01J8/00; B01J8/18
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
249 words
AN UPFLOW CATALYST REACTOR COMPRISING A VERTICALLY DISPOSED VESSEL HAVING A CYLINDRICAL MIDDLE SECTION, AN INTEGRAL UPPER FRUSTO-CONICAL END SECTION AND AN INTEGRAL LOWER INLET END SECTION; MEANS IN FLUID COMMUNICATION WITH THE LOWER OF SAID END SECTIONS ADAPTED TO FEED TO SAID END SECTION A REACTANT STREAM CONTAINING A FINELY DIVIDED CATALYST AND INCLUDING MEANS BY WHICH SAID CATALYST IS ENTRAINED IN SAID STREAM, SAID UPPER FRUSTO-CONICAL SECTION HAVING AN OUTLET FOR DISCHARGING THE PRODUCT FLUID STREAM FROM SAID VESSEL; MEANS IN SAID VESSEL INCLUDING AT LEAST ONE BAFFLE DISPOSED WITHIN THE VESSEL COMPRISING AN OPEN-ENDED CYLINCRICAL PORTION EXTENDING SUBSTANTIALLY THE LENGTH OF THE CYLINDRICAL MIDDLE SECTION OF SAID VESSEL AND IN SPACED RELATION THEREWITH AND AN UPPER FRUSTOCONICAL END PORTION EXTENDING IN SPACED RELATIONSHIP WITH THE VESSEL UPPER END SECTION, SAID BAFFLE BEING SUPPORTED WITHIN SAID VESSEL TO DIVIDE THE INTERIOR FLOW AREA OF THE VESSEL INTO AT LEAST ONE OUTER ANNULAR PASSAGEWAY AND AN INNER MIDDLE PASSAGEWAY EACH OF WHCH COMMUNICATES AT THE BOTTOM WITH THE INLET OF THE VESSEL TO RECEIVE SAID REACTANT FLUID SAID FINELY DIVIDED CATALYST AND AT THE TOP WITH THE OUTLET OF THE VESSEL AND WITH EACH OTHER, SAID FRUSTO-CONICAL END PORTION OF SAID BAFFLE BEING ARRANGED TO ACT ON THE REACTANT FLUID STREAM FLOWING IN THE MIDDLE PASSAGEWAY TO INCREASE THE VELOCITY OF THE STREAM THEREIN AT ITS POINT OF MERGER WITH THE STREAM FLOWING IN THE OUTER PASSAGEWAY THEREBY INSPIRATING THE LATTER AND PREVENTING BACK-MIXING OF ENTRAINED CATALYST PARTICLES.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
249 words
AN UPFLOW CATALYST REACTOR COMPRISING A VERTICALLY DISPOSED VESSEL HAVING A CYLINDRICAL MIDDLE SECTION, AN INTEGRAL UPPER FRUSTO-CONICAL END SECTION AND AN INTEGRAL LOWER INLET END SECTION; MEANS IN FLUID COMMUNICATION WITH THE LOWER OF SAID END SECTIONS ADAPTED TO FEED TO SAID END SECTION A REACTANT STREAM CONTAINING A FINELY DIVIDED CATALYST AND INCLUDING MEANS BY WHICH SAID CATALYST IS ENTRAINED IN SAID STREAM, SAID UPPER FRUSTO-CONICAL SECTION HAVING AN OUTLET FOR DISCHARGING THE PRODUCT FLUID STREAM FROM SAID VESSEL; MEANS IN SAID VESSEL INCLUDING AT LEAST ONE BAFFLE DISPOSED WITHIN THE VESSEL COMPRISING AN OPEN-ENDED CYLINCRICAL PORTION EXTENDING SUBSTANTIALLY THE LENGTH OF THE CYLINDRICAL MIDDLE SECTION OF SAID VESSEL AND IN SPACED RELATION THEREWITH AND AN UPPER FRUSTOCONICAL END PORTION EXTENDING IN SPACED RELATIONSHIP WITH THE VESSEL UPPER END SECTION, SAID BAFFLE BEING SUPPORTED WITHIN SAID VESSEL TO DIVIDE THE INTERIOR FLOW AREA OF THE VESSEL INTO AT LEAST ONE OUTER ANNULAR PASSAGEWAY AND AN INNER MIDDLE PASSAGEWAY EACH OF WHCH COMMUNICATES AT THE BOTTOM WITH THE INLET OF THE VESSEL TO RECEIVE SAID REACTANT FLUID SAID FINELY DIVIDED CATALYST AND AT THE TOP WITH THE OUTLET OF THE VESSEL AND WITH EACH OTHER, SAID FRUSTO-CONICAL END PORTION OF SAID BAFFLE BEING ARRANGED TO ACT ON THE REACTANT FLUID STREAM FLOWING IN THE MIDDLE PASSAGEWAY TO INCREASE THE VELOCITY OF THE STREAM THEREIN AT ITS POINT OF MERGER WITH THE STREAM FLOWING IN THE OUTER PASSAGEWAY THEREBY INSPIRATING THE LATTER AND PREVENTING BACK-MIXING OF ENTRAINED CATALYST PARTICLES.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
102 words
IN A PROCESS FOR CARRYING OUT A CATALYTIC REACTION WITH AN UPFLOWING REACTANT STREAM CONTAINING A HYDROCARBON VAPOR AND FINELY DIVIDED CATALYST PARTICLES, THE STEPS COMPRISING DIVIDING THE REACTANT STREAM SOMEWHAT UNIFORMLY ACROSS ITS FLOW AREA INTO A PLURALITY OF ADJACENT PARALLEL SMALLER STREAMS, CONDUCTING THE SMALLER STREAMS UPWARDLY AND SEPARATELY SO THAT AN INNER STREAM IN EMBRACED BY AN OUTER STREAM, AND SUBSEQUENTLY MERGING SAID STREAMS, THE IMPROVEMENT COMPRISING INCREASING THE VELOCITY OF AN INNER SMALLER STREAM AT THE POINT OF MERGING IT WITH THE NEXT ADJACENT OTHER STREAM TO INSPIRATE THE LATTER AND THEREBY PREVENT BACK-MIXING OF ENTRAINED CATALYST PARTICLES.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
102 words
IN A PROCESS FOR CARRYING OUT A CATALYTIC REACTION WITH AN UPFLOWING REACTANT STREAM CONTAINING A HYDROCARBON VAPOR AND FINELY DIVIDED CATALYST PARTICLES, THE STEPS COMPRISING DIVIDING THE REACTANT STREAM SOMEWHAT UNIFORMLY ACROSS ITS FLOW AREA INTO A PLURALITY OF ADJACENT PARALLEL SMALLER STREAMS, CONDUCTING THE SMALLER STREAMS UPWARDLY AND SEPARATELY SO THAT AN INNER STREAM IN EMBRACED BY AN OUTER STREAM, AND SUBSEQUENTLY MERGING SAID STREAMS, THE IMPROVEMENT COMPRISING INCREASING THE VELOCITY OF AN INNER SMALLER STREAM AT THE POINT OF MERGING IT WITH THE NEXT ADJACENT OTHER STREAM TO INSPIRATE THE LATTER AND THEREBY PREVENT BACK-MIXING OF ENTRAINED CATALYST PARTICLES.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1966-12-02 | 1967-06-03 | 1967-12-03 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1970-12-02 | 1971-06-03 | 1971-12-03 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1974-12-02 | 1975-06-03 | 1975-12-03 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |