Patents by Inventor Elisa Rice

Elisa Rice 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).

  • Solvent system for cleaning fixed bed reactor catalyst in situ
    Patent number: 11786893
    Abstract: A method of equipment decontamination may include: introducing a cleaning stream comprising hydrogen and a solvent comprising a fatty acid methyl ester and an oxygenated solvent into the equipment; and introducing a stream comprising nitrogen into the equipment, wherein the equipment comprises deposits and other contaminants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: United Laboratories International, LLC
    Inventors: Stephen D. Matza, Elisa Rice
  • Solvent System for Cleaning Low-Temperature Fixed-Bed Reactor Catalyst in Situ
    Publication number: 20210023548
    Abstract: A method of equipment decontamination may include: introducing a cleaning stream comprising hydrogen and a solvent comprising a fatty acid methyl ester and an oxygenated solvent, or alternatively comprising a carrier fluid and a hydrocarbon solvent, into the equipment; and introducing a stream comprising nitrogen into the equipment, wherein the equipment comprises deposits and other contaminants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2020
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Applicant: United Laboratories International, LLC
    Inventors: Stephen D. Matza, Elisa Rice
  • Solvent System for Cleaning Fixed Bed Reactor Catalyst in Situ
    Publication number: 20200276574
    Abstract: A method of equipment decontamination may include: introducing a cleaning stream comprising hydrogen and a solvent comprising a fatty acid methyl ester and an oxygenated solvent into the equipment; and introducing a stream comprising nitrogen into the equipment, wherein the equipment comprises deposits and other contaminants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2019
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Applicant: United Laboratories International, LLC
    Inventors: Stephen D. Matza, Elisa Rice