Patents by Inventor F. Craig Moates

F. Craig Moates 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).

  • Slurry reactor fines segregation and removal
    Patent number: 8389585
    Abstract: The embodiments of the present invention are characterized by degasifying a portion of a gas and slurry mixture in a three-phase slurry process and lowering the solids content of the degassed slurry portion to below about 20 wt %. The degassed and lowered solids content slurry portion is then introduced into a fines separation device for separation and removal of fines. The foregoing procedure has been found to increase the effectiveness of the fines separation device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company
    Inventors: David G. Hammond, Jorge L. Soto, F. Craig Moates
  • Slurry reactor fines segregation and removal
    Publication number: 20100210739
    Abstract: The embodiments of the present invention are characterized by degasifying a portion of a gas and slurry mixture in a three-phase slurry process and lowering the solids content of the degassed slurry portion to below about 20 wt %. The degassed and lowered solids content slurry portion is then introduced into a fines separation device for separation and removal of fines. The foregoing procedure has been found to increase the effectiveness of the fines separation device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2010
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Inventors: David G. Hammond, Jorge L. Soto, F. Craig Moates