Patents by Inventor Clara Mata

Clara Mata 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).

  • Foam control using a fluidized bed of particles
    Patent number: 5922191
    Abstract: A process for suppressing foam formation in a vessel includes the steps of feeding a liquid and a gas to a vessel at a liquid velocity and a gas velocity respectively; adding particles of a solid material to the liquid, the particles having a particle size and particle density; and selecting at least one of the liquid velocity, particle size and particle density so as to fluidize the particles in the liquid, whereby foam formation in the vessel is suppressed. The particles are preferably liquid phase phobic particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 13, 1999
    Assignee: Intevep, S.A.
    Inventors: Clara Mata, Jose Guitian, Daniel D. Joseph, Julio Krasuk