Gear-guided Cutter Patents (Class 144/140)
  • Patent number: 7077997
    Abstract: An FCC apparatus uses a cantilevered support for supporting baffles in a stripping vessel. Only one end of the support is fastened to a wall of a contacting conduit or a wall of the stripping vessel and the other end is spaced apart from the near wall of the contacting conduit or the stripping vessel. The arrangement provides for easier maintenance and accommodates differential thermal expansion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2006
    Assignee: UOP LLC
    Inventor: Michael S. Sandacz