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Catalytic conversion apparatus
Assignee: Exxon Mobil Corp
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Filing: 1961-11-17
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Granted: 1966-04-19
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Expires: 1981-11-17
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert M Sharp
- 👤 Jr Ide P Trotter
- 👤 Rosenberg Hermann E Von
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 16:43
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01J; B01J8/00; B01J8/18; B01J8/1845; B01J8/1863; C; C10; C10G; C10G11/00; C10G11/14; C10G11/18
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
116 words
APPARATUS FOR CATALYTIC CONVERSIONS WHICH COMPRISES A VERTICAL ELONGATED CONDUIT HAVING A HORIZONTAL CIRCULAR CROSS-SECTIONAL DIAMETER AT ITS LOWER END AT LEAST AS GREAT AS ITS HORIZONTAL CIRCULAR CROS-SECTIONAL DIAMETER AT ITS UPPER END, MEANS ADJACENT LOWER END OF SAID CONDUIT FOR INTRODUCING A FINELY DIVIDED SOLID CATALYST INTO SAID CONDUIT, OUTLET MEANS FOR REMOVING CONVERTED PRODUCTS AND CATALYST FROM THE UPPER END OF SAID CONDUIT, AND A PLURALITY OF HORIZONTALLY SPACED APART SEPARATE COAXIAL, PERIPHERAL AND CHORDAL FEED INLET MEANS EXTENDING VERTICALLY INTO THE LOWER END OF SAID CONDUIT PAST SAID MEANS FOR INTRODUCING SAID CATALYST INTO SAID CONDUIT, SAID CONDUIT HAVING A FLAT-SIDED HORIZONTAL CLOSED LOWER END THROUGH WHICH SAID FEED INLET MEANS EXTEND.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
116 words
APPARATUS FOR CATALYTIC CONVERSIONS WHICH COMPRISES A VERTICAL ELONGATED CONDUIT HAVING A HORIZONTAL CIRCULAR CROSS-SECTIONAL DIAMETER AT ITS LOWER END AT LEAST AS GREAT AS ITS HORIZONTAL CIRCULAR CROS-SECTIONAL DIAMETER AT ITS UPPER END, MEANS ADJACENT LOWER END OF SAID CONDUIT FOR INTRODUCING A FINELY DIVIDED SOLID CATALYST INTO SAID CONDUIT, OUTLET MEANS FOR REMOVING CONVERTED PRODUCTS AND CATALYST FROM THE UPPER END OF SAID CONDUIT, AND A PLURALITY OF HORIZONTALLY SPACED APART SEPARATE COAXIAL, PERIPHERAL AND CHORDAL FEED INLET MEANS EXTENDING VERTICALLY INTO THE LOWER END OF SAID CONDUIT PAST SAID MEANS FOR INTRODUCING SAID CATALYST INTO SAID CONDUIT, SAID CONDUIT HAVING A FLAT-SIDED HORIZONTAL CLOSED LOWER END THROUGH WHICH SAID FEED INLET MEANS EXTEND.
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