Patents Assigned to Tubemaster, Inc
  • Publication number: 20080142045
    Abstract: A device and method for vacuuming solid particles out of a chemical reactor tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2007
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Applicant: TubeMaster, Inc.
    Inventors: Clifford L. Johns, Daniel D. Sympson, August M. Dattilo, Munaf Najmuddin Chasmawala, Manfred Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20070295424
    Abstract: The present invention provides a tool that can be used to load catalyst into a chemical reactor. In a preferred embodiment, the tool may also be used to measure the outage in the reactor tube. Also in a preferred embodiment, the tool provides a way to prevent dust from accumulating on the upper tube sheet of the reactor while loading catalyst into the reactor tubes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2007
    Publication date: December 27, 2007
    Applicant: TubeMaster, Inc.
    Inventors: Clifford Johns, Daniel Sympson
  • Patent number: 7285251
    Abstract: The present invention provides a tool that can be used to load catalyst into a chemical reactor. In a preferred embodiment, the tool may also be used to measure the outage in the reactor tube. Also in a preferred embodiment, the tool provides a way to prevent dust from accumulating on the upper tube sheet of the reactor while loading catalyst into the reactor tubes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2007
    Assignee: TubeMaster Inc.
    Inventors: Clifford L. Johns, Daniel D. Sympson
  • Publication number: 20070098605
    Abstract: A device and method for loading pellets into chemical reactor tubes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2006
    Publication date: May 3, 2007
    Applicant: TubeMaster Inc.
    Inventors: Clifford Johns, Daniel Sympson, August Dattilo, Munaf Chasmawala, Manfred Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20060037384
    Abstract: A device and method for measuring the back pressure in chemical reactor tubes includes many automated features. Inflatable tube seals may be automatically inflated. The device may measure several tubes at once. It may transmit data electronically to a remote computer for analysis and graphic display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2005
    Publication date: February 23, 2006
    Applicant: Tubemaster, Inc.
    Inventors: Clifford Johns, Daniel Sympson
  • Patent number: 6981404
    Abstract: A device and method for measuring the back pressure in chemical reactor tubes includes many automated features. Inflatable tube seals may be automatically inflated. The device may measure several tubes at once. It may transmit data electronically to a remote computer for analysis and graphic display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2006
    Assignee: Tubemaster, Inc
    Inventors: Clifford L. Johns, Daniel D. Sympson
  • Publication number: 20040191135
    Abstract: The present invention provides a tool that can be used to load catalyst into a chemical reactor. In a preferred embodiment, the tool may also be used to measure the outage in the reactor tube. Also in a preferred embodiment, the tool provides a way to prevent dust from accumulating on the upper tube sheet of the reactor while loading catalyst into the reactor tubes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2003
    Publication date: September 30, 2004
    Applicant: Tubemaster, Inc.
    Inventors: Clifford L. Johns, Daniel D. Sympson
  • Publication number: 20040173008
    Abstract: A device and method for measuring the back pressure in chemical reactor tubes includes many automated features. Inflatable tube seals may be automatically inflated. The device may measure several tubes at once. It may transmit data electronically to a remote computer for analysis and graphic display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2004
    Publication date: September 9, 2004
    Applicant: Tubemaster, Inc.
    Inventors: Clifford L. Johns, Daniel D. Sympson
  • Patent number: 6725706
    Abstract: A device for measuring the back pressure in chemical reactor tubes includes many automated features. Inflatable tube seals may be automatically inflated. The device may measure several tubes at once. It may transmit data electronically to a remote computer for analysis and graphic display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2004
    Assignee: Tubemaster, Inc.
    Inventors: Clifford L. Johns, Daniel D. Sympson
  • Publication number: 20020129642
    Abstract: A device for measuring the back pressure in chemical reactor tubes includes many automated features. Inflatable tube seals may be automatically inflated. The device may measure several tubes at once. It may transmit data electronically to a remote computer for analysis and graphic display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2002
    Publication date: September 19, 2002
    Applicant: Tubemaster, Inc.
    Inventors: Clifford L. Johns, Daniel D. Sympson
  • Patent number: D539441
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2007
    Assignee: Tubemaster, Inc.
    Inventors: Clifford L. Johns, Daniel D. Sympson, August M. Dattilo