Patents by Inventor Robert W. Skwarok

Robert W. Skwarok 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).

  • Hydrocarbon processing apparatus
    Patent number: 5624642
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods useful for degassing a reaction mixture in a petrochemical processing reactor are disclosed. The methods and apparatus employ a novel liquid-gas separator that includes non-linear risers and that discharges the mixture into a vapor space in a manner intended to maximize degassing of the mixture. Resid hydrotreating processes employing these methods also are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 29, 1997
    Assignee: Amoco Corporation
    Inventors: Narasimhan Devanathan, Craig A. McKnight, William B. VanderHeyden, Larry P. Hackman, Peter J. Klomans, Robert W. Skwarok