Patents Represented by Attorney Bernard R. Lau

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  • Liquid distributor for packed columns
    Patent number: 5752538
    Abstract: A baffle which extends over the cross section of a liquid-vapor contacting column and is suspended above a distributor floor. The baffle, having an open space, converges and mixes liquid flow falling from a liquid-vapor contacting zone above, before dispersing it to the distributor below. The open space of the baffle, may also be fitted with a mixing device for further enhancement of liquid mixing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 19, 1998
    Assignee: Praxair Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: John Fredric Billingham, Michael James Lockett, Damian Uzoma Ogbonna