Patents by Inventor Blair H. Margot

Blair H. Margot 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).

  • Apparatus and method of cleaning a transfer line heat exchanger tube
    Patent number: 7998281
    Abstract: An apparatus for on-line cleaning and maintaining the cleanliness of a transfer line exchanger tube is provided. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a housing having a first end, a second end and a longitudinal axis, the housing further including a first inlet for introducing a flushing fluid to the transfer line exchanger tube, the first inlet disposed proximate the first end of the housing, a second inlet for providing a product effluent comprising hydrocarbons and an outlet for placing in fluid communication with an inlet of the transfer line exchanger tube and a critical flow nozzle or flow control orifice, the critical flow nozzle or flow control orifice in fluid communication with the first inlet of the housing. Systems and processes for cleaning and maintaining the cleanliness of a transfer line exchanger are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.
    Inventors: James N. McCoy, Arthur R. Di Nicolantonio, Blair H. Margot, Subramanian Annamalai, Stephen J. Vande Stouwe
  • Apparatus and method of cleaning a transfer line heat exchanger tube
    Publication number: 20080128330
    Abstract: An apparatus for on-line cleaning and maintaining the cleanliness of a transfer line exchanger tube is provided. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a housing having a first end, a second end and a longitudinal axis, the housing further including a first inlet for introducing a flushing fluid to the transfer line exchanger tube, the first inlet disposed proximate the first end of the housing, a second inlet for providing a product effluent comprising hydrocarbons and an outlet for placing in fluid communication with an inlet of the transfer line exchanger tube and a critical flow nozzle or flow control orifice, the critical flow nozzle or flow control orifice in fluid communication with the first inlet of the housing. Systems and processes for cleaning and maintaining the cleanliness of a transfer line exchanger are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2006
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Inventors: James N. McCoy, Arthur R. DiNicolantonio, Blair H. Margot, Subramanian Annamalai, Stephen J. Vande Stouwe