Patents Assigned to Sierra Process Systems, Inc.
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Patent number: 8360646Abstract: A compound conduit containing inner and outer conduits with apertures in the former that are angled to direct jets of fluid in a rearward direction from the inner conduit into the annular space is used to draw sludge or undesirable material from a vessel without imposing a vacuum on the system. In conjunction with the compound conduit is a rotary tube seal that allows the conduit to be mounted to an orifice in a tank wall and pivoted or rotated over a range of angles. A tubing drive mechanism grasps the tubing at locations well removed from the distal end and causes the tubing to travel in the direction of the tubing axis. The gripping members in the mechanism engage the sides of the tubing and are capable of shifting position relative to each other to accommodate changes in the curvature of the tubing.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2011Date of Patent: January 29, 2013Assignee: Sierra Process Systems, Inc.Inventors: Jerry McNaughton, Stanley W. Ellis
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Publication number: 20110198379Abstract: A compound conduit containing inner and outer conduits with apertures in the former that are angled to direct jets of fluid in a rearward direction from the inner conduit into the annular space is used to draw sludge or undesirable material from a vessel without imposing a vacuum on the system. In conjunction with the compound conduit is a rotary tube seal that allows the conduit to be mounted to an orifice in a tank wall and pivoted or rotated over a range of angles. A tubing drive mechanism grasps the tubing at locations well removed from the distal end and causes the tubing to travel in the direction of the tubing axis. The gripping members in the mechanism engage the sides of the tubing and are capable of shifting position relative to each other to accommodate changes in the curvature of the tubing.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2011Publication date: August 18, 2011Applicant: Sierra Process Systems, Inc.Inventors: Jerry McNAUGHTON, Stanley W. Ellis
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Publication number: 20110198815Abstract: A compound conduit containing inner and outer conduits with apertures in the former that are angled to direct jets of fluid in a rearward direction from the inner conduit into the annular space is used to draw sludge or undesirable material from a vessel without imposing a vacuum on the system. In conjunction with the compound conduit is a rotary tube seal that allows the conduit to be mounted to an orifice in a tank wall and pivoted or rotated over a range of angles. A tubing drive mechanism grasps the tubing at locations well removed from the distal end and causes the tubing to travel in the direction of the tubing axis. The gripping members in the mechanism engage the sides of the tubing and are capable of shifting position relative to each other to accommodate changes in the curvature of the tubing.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2011Publication date: August 18, 2011Applicant: Sierra Process Systems, Inc.Inventors: Jerry McNaughton, Stanley W. Ellis
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Patent number: 7811373Abstract: Recycled tire rubber, either in the presence or the absence of carbonaceous waste solids such as those from petroleum refinery operations, is first subjected to a heat treatment to release volatile materials and then combined with a liquid asphalt composition to achieve an asphalt mastic that is storage stable and of uniform consistency.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2007Date of Patent: October 12, 2010Assignee: Sierra Process Systems, Inc.Inventors: John Eric Partanen, Stanley W. Ellis
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Patent number: 7772302Abstract: Scrap plastic is treated for incorporation into asphalt-aggregate compositions by first shredding the plastic, then heating the shredded plastic to harden any pieces of film or flexible plastic and to generally reduce the size of the shreds without decomposing the plastic, and then grinding the heat-treated pieces to a size that can be blended with an aggregate. The blend is then combined with an asphalt binder to produce an asphalt-aggregate composition. No discrimination among, or selection of, specific types or classes of plastic is required.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2008Date of Patent: August 10, 2010Assignee: Sierra Process Systems, Inc.Inventors: John Eric Partanen, Stanley W. Ellis, David Bartell
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Publication number: 20090084287Abstract: Recycled tire rubber, either in the presence or the absence of carbonaceous waste solids such as those from petroleum refinery operations, is first subjected to a heat treatment to release volatile materials and then combined with a liquid asphalt composition to achieve an asphalt mastic that is storage stable and of uniform consistency.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2007Publication date: April 2, 2009Applicant: SIERRA PROCESS SYSTEMS, INC., a corporation of the state of CaliforniaInventors: John Eric Partanen, Stanley W. Ellis
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Publication number: 20080271639Abstract: An asphalt mastic is prepared by combining spent activated carbon, that has not been regenerated, with liquid asphalt to achieve a composition that is useful for a variety of applications for which asphalt is used, including aggregate compositions and roofing materials. The activated carbon can also serve as a foaming initiator for the production of foamed asphalt. Still further, the activated carbon can be used as coking unit feedstock and as a quencher for a delayed coking unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2007Publication date: November 6, 2008Applicant: Sierra Process Systems, Inc.Inventors: John E. Partanen, Stanley W. Ellis, Travis F. Ellis
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Publication number: 20070187322Abstract: A compound conduit containing inner and outer conduits with apertures in the former that are angled to direct jets of fluid in a rearward direction from the inner conduit into the annular space is used to draw sludge or undesirable material from a vessel without imposing a vacuum on the system. In conjunction with the compound conduit is a rotary tube seal that allows the conduit to be mounted to an orifice in a tank wall and pivoted or rotated over a range of angles. A tubing drive mechanism grasps the tubing at locations well removed from the distal end and causes the tubing to travel in the direction of the tubing axis. The gripping members in the mechanism engage the sides of the tubing and are capable of shifting position relative to each other to accommodate changes in the curvature of the tubing.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2006Publication date: August 16, 2007Applicant: SIERRA PROCESS SYSTEMS, INC., a corporation of the state of CaliforniaInventors: Jerry McNaughton, Stanley Ellis
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Patent number: 7025822Abstract: An asphalt mastic is prepared by combining comminuted waste solids from a petroleum refinery with liquid asphalt that is either a hot asphalt or an asphalt emulsion. The resulting composition is similar in performance to Trinidad Lake Asphalt and is useful either on its own or as a binder for asphalt-aggregate compositions, in both cases optionally in combination with polymeric additives that are common in the asphalt industry.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2004Date of Patent: April 11, 2006Assignee: Sierra Process Systems, Inc.Inventors: John Eric Partanen, Stanley W. Ellis