Patents Represented by Attorney L. L. Ericson
  • Patent number: 5270189
    Abstract: A fluidized bed reactor system which utilizes a fluid phase, a retained fluidized primary particulate phase, and a migratory second particulate phase. The primary particulate phase is a particle such as a gel bead containing an immobilized biocatalyst. The secondary particulate phase, continuously introduced and removed in either cocurrent or countercurrent mode, acts in a secondary role such as a sorbent to continuously remove a product or by-product constituent from the fluid phase. Introduction and removal of the sorbent phase is accomplished through the use of feed screw mechanisms and multivane slurry valves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 1991
    Date of Patent: December 14, 1993
    Assignee: Martin Marietta Energy Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Charles D. Scott