Patents by Inventor Michelle D. Dirk

Michelle D. Dirk 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).

  • Multi-additive delivery system
    Patent number: 9821288
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for delivery of additives(s), e.g., catalyst, co-catalyst, scavengers, and/or other reaction- or product-modifying agents, to a reaction or mixing site, such as a reaction vessel, offers the capability for multi-additive delivery and customization of additive selection, flow and flow rate, and if desired, mixing thereof, without production train shutdowns. The invention includes at least two additive sources that are detachably connected, with conduit, to the reaction or mixing site, and a process control means, preferably automated, that is capable of initiating, terminating, and determining the rate of flow from the additive sources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventors: Frank J. Cerk, Pradeep Jain, Jr., Michelle D. Dirk, Harold W Boone
  • MULTI-ADDITIVE DELIVERY SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20150231590
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for delivery of additives(s), e.g., catalyst, co-catalyst, scavengers, and/or other reaction- or product-modifying agents, to a reaction or mixing site, such as a reaction vessel, offers the capability for multi-additive delivery and customization of additive selection, flow and flow rate, and if desired, mixing thereof, without production train shutdowns. The invention includes at least two additive sources that are detachably connected, with conduit, to the reaction or mixing site, and a process control means, preferably automated, that is capable of initiating, terminating, and determining the rate of flow from the additive sources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2013
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Inventors: Frank J. Cerk, Pradeep Jain, Michelle D. Dirk, Harold W. Boone