Patents by Inventor Andrew Richard Szafran

Andrew Richard Szafran has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Reactor with reactor head and integrated valve
    Patent number: 9047439
    Abstract: A reactor with minimal dead volume especially suited to reverse-flow applications comprises: a) a reactor body; b) a first head engaged with said reactor body; c) a first conduit extending from outside said head to at least partially through said head; and d) a first valve in flow communication with said first conduit controlling fluid flow along a flow path extending from the first valve and through the reactor body. The reactor is especially suited for use in a process for rapid stream-switching of at least two streams in a reverse-flow reactor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.
    Inventors: Frank Hershkowitz, Richard John Basile, Jeffrey William Frederick, John William Fulton, Paul F. Keusenkothen, Bryan A. Patel, Andrew Richard Szafran
  • Reactor with reactor head and integrated valve
    Patent number: 8524159
    Abstract: A reactor with minimal dead volume especially suited to reverse-flow applications comprises: a) a reactor body; b) a first head engaged with said reactor body; c) a first conduit extending from outside said head to at least partially through said head; and d) a first valve in flow communication with said first conduit controlling fluid flow along a flow path extending from the first valve and through the reactor body. The reactor is especially suited for use in a process for rapid stream-switching of at least two streams in a reverse-flow reactor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Exxonmobil Chemical Patents Inc.
    Inventors: Frank Hershkowitz, Richard John Basile, Jeffrey William Frederick, John William Fulton, Paul F. Keusenkothen, Bryan A. Patel, Andrew Richard Szafran
  • Reactor With Reactor Head And Integrated Valve
    Publication number: 20110291051
    Abstract: A reactor with minimal dead volume especially suited to reverse-flow applications comprises: a) a reactor body; b) a first head engaged with said reactor body; c) a first conduit extending from outside said head to at least partially through said head; and d) a first valve in flow communication with said first conduit controlling fluid flow along a flow path extending from the first valve and through the reactor body. The reactor is especially suited for use in a process for rapid stream-switching of at least two streams in a reverse-flow reactor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2011
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Inventors: Frank Hershkowitz, Richard John Basile, Jeffrey William Frederick, John William Fulton, Paul F. Keusenkothen, Bryan A. Patel, Andrew Richard Szafran