Patents Assigned to SoFinoy Societte Financiere d'Innovation Inc.
  • Flow regulated pressure swing adsorption system
    Patent number: 6063161
    Abstract: Pressure swing adsorption (PSA) separation of a gas mixture is performed in an apparatus with a plurality of adsorbent beds. The invention provides rotary multiport distributor valves to control the timing sequence of the PSA cycle steps between the beds, with flow controls cooperating with the rotary distributor valves to control the volume rates of gas flows to and from the adsorbent beds in blowdown, purge, equalization and repressurization steps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2000
    Assignee: SoFinoy Societte Financiere d'Innovation Inc.
    Inventors: Bowie Gordon Keefer, David George Doman