Patents by Inventor Ralph W. Bradshaw

Ralph W. Bradshaw 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).

  • Combination hydrocarbon cracking, hydrogen production and hydrocracking
    Patent number: 4207167
    Abstract: A used hydrocarbon cracking catalyst having coke laydown thereon is regenerated under conditions to produce a gas rich in carbon monoxide which, together with steam, is subjected to a shift reaction to produce carbon dioxide and hydrogen, and oil cracked with said catalyst produces vapors which are fractionated to yield gases, cracked gasoline, a light-cycle oil, a heavy-cycle oil and bottoms, at least one of the light and heavy cycle oils is hydrocracked with the hydrogen earlier produced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 1978
    Date of Patent: June 10, 1980
    Assignee: Phillips Petroleum Company
    Inventor: Ralph W. Bradshaw