Patents by Inventor Chien-Ping Pan

Chien-Ping Pan has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Partial oxidation reactors and syngas coolers using nickel-containing components
    Patent number: 7125913
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods and apparatus for producing synthesis gas and higher hydrocarbons from light hydrocarbons and molecular oxygen as well as the higher hydrocarbons produced by the disclosed methods and apparatus. The methods and apparatus disclosed utilize components comprising nickel and nickel alloys.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2006
    Assignee: ConocoPhillips Company
    Inventors: Chien-Ping Pan, Harold A. Wright
  • Utilization of micro-channel gas distributor to distribute unreacted feed gas into reactors
    Patent number: 7097787
    Abstract: A method of partially oxidizing a feed gas comprises providing a reactor containing a catalyst, providing a gas distributor comprising a body having a plurality of channels therethrough and a plurality of outlets from said channels for distributing gas across the catalyst, feeding the feed gas and the oxygen-containing gas into the gas distributor and allowing the feed gas and the oxygen-containing gas to flow through the gas distributor and out through the outlets into contact with the catalyst. The gas distributor preferably comprises a micro-channel gas distributor, which can be assembled by providing a plurality of etched plates defining flow channels, and stacking and fusing the plates. The reactant gases can be mixed within the gas distributor or maintained separately until they have exited the gas distributor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2006
    Assignee: ConocoPhillips Company
    Inventors: Guy H. Lewis, Chien-Ping Pan, Harold A. Wright, David H. Anderson, David M. Minahan, Vincent H. Melquist, Cemal Ercan, Gloria I. Straguzzi, Stephen R. Landis, Phillipp R. Ellison
  • Partial oxidation reactors and syngas coolers using nickel-containing components
    Publication number: 20040180975
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods and apparatus for producing synthesis gas and higher hydrocarbons from light hydrocarbons and molecular oxygen as well as the higher hydrocarbons produced by the disclosed methods and apparatus. The methods and apparatus disclosed utilize components comprising nickel and nickel alloys.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2003
    Publication date: September 16, 2004
    Applicant: ConocoPhillips Company
    Inventors: Chien-Ping Pan, Harold A. Wright
  • Utilization of micro-channel gas distributor to distribute unreacted feed gas into reactors
    Publication number: 20040067180
    Abstract: A method of partially oxidizing a feed gas comprises providing a reactor containing a catalyst, providing a gas distributor comprising a body having a plurality of channels therethrough and a plurality of outlets from said channels for distributing gas across the catalyst, feeding the feed gas and the oxygen-containing gas into the gas distributor and allowing the feed gas and the oxygen-containing gas to flow through the gas distributor and out through the outlets into contact with the catalyst. The gas distributor preferably comprises a micro-channel gas distributor, which can be assembled by providing a plurality of etched plates defining flow channels, and stacking and fusing the plates. The reactant gases can be mixed within the gas distributor or maintained separately until they have exited the gas distributor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2003
    Publication date: April 8, 2004
    Applicant: ConocoPhillips Company
    Inventors: Guy H. Lewis, Chien-Ping Pan, Harold A. Wright, David H. Anderson, David M. Minahan, Vincent H. Melquist, Cemal Ercan, Gloria I. Straguzzi, Stephen R. Landis, Phillipp R. Ellison