Patents by Inventor Ronald J. Vangelisti

Ronald J. Vangelisti 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).

  • Patent number: 6046124
    Abstract: A process for regenerating solid treating particles contained in at least two vessels of a swing bed regeneration operation where the effluent of the regeneration operation is maintained regeneration fluid-free and at a substantially constant flowrate has been developed. The swing bed regeneration operation involves an on-line vessel treating process fluid and an off-line vessel for regeneration. At least a portion of the process fluid effluent from the vessel on-line is conducted to a displacement surge drum. The flowrate of the process fluid effluent from the displacement surge drum is controlled so that downstream units receive a substantially constant flowrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2000
    Assignee: UOP LLC
    Inventors: Charles P. Luebke, William A. Leet, Joseph E. Zimmermann, Ronald J. Vangelisti, Terry L. Marker
  • Patent number: 5851944
    Abstract: A process for regenerating solid treating particles contained in at least two vessels of a swing bed regeneration operation where the effluent of the regeneration operation is maintained regeneration fluid-free and at a substantially constant flowrate has been developed. The swing bed regeneration operation involves at least two vessels, one of which is on-line treating process fluid, and the other is off-line for regeneration. At least a portion of the process fluid effluent from the vessel on-line is conducted to a displacement surge drum. The flowrate of the process fluid effluent from the displacement surge drum is controlled so that downstream units receive a substantially constant flowrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 22, 1998
    Assignee: UOP LLC
    Inventors: Charles P. Luebke, William A. Leet, Joseph E. Zimmermann, Ronald J. Vangelisti, Terry L. Marker
  • Patent number: 4439687
    Abstract: There is disclosed a method and a control system for synchronizing the frequency of electrical current produced by a generator with the frequency of electrical current in an electric power grid so that the output of the generator can be provided to the grid. The generator is driven by an expansion turbine which utilizes hot pressurized gas from a process in which the pressure must be maintained constant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 1982
    Date of Patent: March 27, 1984
    Assignee: UOP Inc.
    Inventors: Charles E. Wood, Ronald J. Vangelisti