Patents by Inventor Ashraf Lakha

Ashraf Lakha 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).

  • Distillation system for reducing energy consumption by thermal coupling
    Patent number: 10035079
    Abstract: The claimed invention relates to a method for reducing energy consumption in a distillation process by using thermal coupling. Embodiments of the claimed invention are directed to the inclusion of a side reboiler and a partial condenser in the prefractionation section of a first column, which in turn helps to uniformly distribute the vapor liquid traffic between a first column and a second column.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: GTC Technology US LLC
    Inventors: Manish Bhargava, Ashraf Lakha, Sachin Joshi, TingTing Kok
  • METHOD FOR REDUCING ENERGY CONSUMPTION BY THERMAL COUPLING
    Publication number: 20140224637
    Abstract: The claimed invention relates to a method for reducing energy consumption in a distillation process by using thermal coupling. Embodiments of the claimed invention are directed to the inclusion of a side reboiler and a partial condenser in the prefractionation section of a first column, which in turn helps to uniformly distribute the vapor liquid traffic between a first column and a second column.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: GTC Technology US LLC
    Inventors: Manish Bhargava, Ashraf Lakha, Sachin Joshi, TingTing Kok
  • Froth promoter
    Patent number: D971974
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: GTI Solutions International, LLC
    Inventors: Naresh Thakur, Jaeman Cho, Ian Buttridge, Ashraf Lakha