Patents Represented by Attorney John G. Tolomej
  • Patent number: 6869521
    Abstract: A process and apparatus are disclosed contacting hydrocarbon feed with catalyst in a reactor vessel under conditions more vigorous than bubbling bed conditions and preferably fast fluidized flow conditions. The vigorous conditions assure thorough mixing of catalyst and feed to suppress formation of dry gas and the promotion of hydrogen transfer reactions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2005
    Assignee: UOP LLC
    Inventor: David A. Lomas