Patents by Inventor Duncan E. Atkinson

Duncan E. Atkinson 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).

  • Process for resid hydrotreating employing feed distributor
    Patent number: 4753721
    Abstract: A special feed distributor is provided to radially, annularly, and uniformly feed and distribute oil and gas in a hydroprocessing unit, such as an ebullated bed reactor. In the preferred form, the feed distributor comprises an octagonal manifold with tangential outlet openings, a circumferential set of downward outlets, and a slotted skirt with radial discharge openings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 1986
    Date of Patent: June 28, 1988
    Assignee: Amoco Corporation
    Inventors: Norman K. McDaniel, Paul E. Stelly, Robert E. Boening, William E. McWhirter, Jr., Duncan E. Atkinson, Richard D. Petersen