Patents by Inventor Austin V. PRANKE

Austin V. PRANKE 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).

  • Publication number: 20150225315
    Abstract: A reactor apparatus is provided having a reaction chamber; a compartmentalizing apparatus including a plurality of compartments, each compartment being open at a top end and bottom end, the compartmentalizing apparatus being disposed within the reaction chamber; and an inlet disposed at an area of the reactor and in fluid communication between the reaction chamber and a feed source. Also provided is a reactor apparatus having an assembly having a reaction chamber; at least one agitator assembly configured to generate mixing within the reaction chamber, the agitator assembly including: a shaft partially lined or coated with a fluoropolymer or other non-metallic corrosion-resistant material, and an impeller lined or coated with the fluoropolymer or other non-metallic corrosion-resistant material; and an inlet disposed at an area of the reactor and in fluid communication between the reaction chamber and a feed source. The provided reactor apparatus can be utilized in hydrofluorination processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2015
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Haluk KOPKALLI, Yuon CHIU, Daniel C. MERKEL, Ron Joseph ROOF, Robert A. SMITH, Austin V. PRANKE