Patents by Inventor Brian E. Farrell

Brian E. Farrell 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).

  • Patent number: 5541338
    Abstract: In an active hydrogen-containing B-side composition for reaction with a polyisocyanate-containing A-side composition to make a polyurethane, polyurethane/urea or polyurea elastomer by reaction injected molding, the improvement which comprises a crosslinking polyol composition which is the reaction product of a C.sub.12 -C.sub.36 fatty acid with a polyalkylene polyamine to yield an intermediate imidazoline-containing polyamine reaction product having at least one C.sub.11 -C.sub.35 alkyl substituent and further reacting the intermediate reaction product with a C.sub.2 -C.sub.21 reactive epoxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 30, 1996
    Assignee: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: John E. Dewhurst, James S. Emerick, Brian E. Farrell
  • Patent number: 5300530
    Abstract: A process for converting polyurethane foam into reusable polyol composition which comprises glycolyzing the polyurethane foam to yield a glycolysis polyol product containing amines and reacting the glycolysis polyol product with an alkylene oxide in a mole ratio of <1 mole of alkylene oxide per mole of active amine hydrogen atom in the glycolysis polyol product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 1992
    Date of Patent: April 5, 1994
    Assignee: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Reinaldo M. Machado, Brian E. Farrell
  • Patent number: 5122173
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the production of krypton and xenon from a cryogenic air separation unit. The present invention simultaneously concentrates krypton and xenon while rejecting more than 90% of the methane present in the feed stream. The feed to the process is a liquid oxygen stream which is withdrawn from the main distillation column system of the air separation unit. The improvement of the present invention is the discovery that an optimum liquid to vapor flow is required in the oxygen enriching section of the krypton/xenon column. The optimum range is between 0.05 to 0.2, more preferably about 0.1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 1991
    Date of Patent: June 16, 1992
    Assignee: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Rakesh Agrawal, Brian E. Farrell
  • Patent number: 5067976
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the production of kryton and xenon by using an oxygen-free vapor stream to strip a liquid stream containing oxygen, krypton, methane, and xenon of methane and oxygen. This is accomplished by properly controlling the liquid to vapor flow ratio in the distillation column so that such ratio is less than 0.15. A suitable reflux liquid is used to decrease the loss of krypton and xenon in the methane and oxygen laden vapor stream leaving the distillation system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 1991
    Date of Patent: November 26, 1991
    Assignee: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Rakesh Agrawal, Brian E. Farrell, Keith B. Wilson
  • Patent number: 5063746
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the production of kryton and xenon by using a vapor stream containing greater than 2% oxygen to strip a liquid stream containing oxygen, krypton, methane and xenon of methane. This is accomplished by properly adjusting the liquid to vapor flows in the distillation column. The use of a suitable reflux liquid will decrease the loss of krypton and xenon in the methane laden vapor stream leaving the distillation system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 1991
    Date of Patent: November 12, 1991
    Assignee: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Rakesh Agrawal, Brian E. Farrell