Patents Assigned to Catalyst Technology
  • Nitrogen insertion protection system
    Patent number: 5792429
    Abstract: Problems with pressure in a catalyst bed contained within a vessel arise where there is some sort of blockage in the bed such as a crust formed by a layer of catalyst particles sticking together. To overcome this problem control means is provided to coordinate the flow of nitrogen gas into the vessel and the resulting gas pressure build up and maintenance in the catalyst bed and in the bottom of the vessel as well as in the vapor space of the vessel above the catalyst bed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 11, 1998
    Assignee: Catalyst Technology
    Inventors: Thomas Peyton Easterly, William Ogle Jones