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US3252886A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Method and apparatus for pyrolyzing solid carbonaceous materials

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1962-02-02
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Granted: 1966-05-24
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Expires: 1982-02-02
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Clarence L Crawford

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-31 17:44
CPC Classifications
C; C10; C10G; C10G1/00; C10G1/02

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 123 words
A PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A SUBSTANTIALLY SOLIDS-FREE OIL FROM A SOLID CARBONACEOUS MATERIAL COMPRISING PYROLYZING SAID CARBONACEOUS MATERIAL IN A PYROLYSIS ZONE AT A NON-CRACKING TEMPERATURE BY CONTACTING SAID CARBONACEOUS MATERIAL WITH HOTTER HEAT-CARRYING BODIES TO PROVIDE HOT SPENT SOLIDS AND AN UNCRACKED EFFLUENT VAPOR CONTAINING ENTRAINED SOLIDS; RECOVERING SAID SOLIDSCONTAINING UNCRACKED EFFLUENT VAPOR FROM SAID PYROLYSIS ZONE; RECOVERING SAID HEAT-CARRYING BODIES FROM SAID PYROLYSIS ZONE; TRANSFERRING SAID HEAT-CARRYING BODIES TO A CONFINED FIRST SOLIDS REMOVAL ZONE; INTRODUCING SAID SOLIDSCONTAINING UNCRACKED EFFLUENT VAPOR INTO SAID FIRST SOLIDS REMOVAL ZONE TO CONTACT SAID HEAT-CARRYING BODIES THEREIN, THEREBY EFFECTING THE REMOVAL OF A PORTION OF SAID ENTRAINED SOLIDS FROM SAID UNCRACKED VAPOR; PASSING SAID UNCRACKED VAPOR OF REDUCED SOLIDS CONTENT THROUGH A SECOND
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 123 words
A PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A SUBSTANTIALLY SOLIDS-FREE OIL FROM A SOLID CARBONACEOUS MATERIAL COMPRISING PYROLYZING SAID CARBONACEOUS MATERIAL IN A PYROLYSIS ZONE AT A NON-CRACKING TEMPERATURE BY CONTACTING SAID CARBONACEOUS MATERIAL WITH HOTTER HEAT-CARRYING BODIES TO PROVIDE HOT SPENT SOLIDS AND AN UNCRACKED EFFLUENT VAPOR CONTAINING ENTRAINED SOLIDS; RECOVERING SAID SOLIDSCONTAINING UNCRACKED EFFLUENT VAPOR FROM SAID PYROLYSIS ZONE; RECOVERING SAID HEAT-CARRYING BODIES FROM SAID PYROLYSIS ZONE; TRANSFERRING SAID HEAT-CARRYING BODIES TO A CONFINED FIRST SOLIDS REMOVAL ZONE; INTRODUCING SAID SOLIDSCONTAINING UNCRACKED EFFLUENT VAPOR INTO SAID FIRST SOLIDS REMOVAL ZONE TO CONTACT SAID HEAT-CARRYING BODIES THEREIN, THEREBY EFFECTING THE REMOVAL OF A PORTION OF SAID ENTRAINED SOLIDS FROM SAID UNCRACKED VAPOR; PASSING SAID UNCRACKED VAPOR OF REDUCED SOLIDS CONTENT THROUGH A SECOND

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1969-05-23 1969-11-22 1970-05-24 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
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