Patents by Inventor Brian D. Baca

Brian D. Baca 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).

  • Steam injection system on the TLE cones of a hydrocarbon cracking furnace
    Patent number: 6821411
    Abstract: A method is provided to inject steam into a hydrocarbon effluent passing through a transfer line exchanger (TLE) of a hydrocarbon cracking furnace to reduce the formation of a coke material on the TLE tubesheet. The apparatus that injects the steam is also provided to deliver a distributed steam flow in the low resonance area of the TLE cone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2004
    Assignee: Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP
    Inventors: Brian D. Baca, Danna L. Kutach
  • Steam injection system on the TLE cones of a hydrocarbon cracking furnace
    Publication number: 20030035766
    Abstract: A method is provided to inject steam into a hydrocarbon effluent passing through a transfer line exchanger (TLE) of a hydrocarbon cracking furnace to reduce the formation of a coke material on the TLE tubesheet. The apparatus that injects the steam is also provided to deliver a distributed steam flow in the low resonance area of the TLE cone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2001
    Publication date: February 20, 2003
    Inventors: Brian D. Baca, Danna L. Kutach