Patents by Inventor Gebhard K. Kube

Gebhard K. Kube 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).

  • Separate quench and evaporative cooling of compressor discharge stream
    Patent number: 4417847
    Abstract: In the compression of gases with interstage cooling in low pressure drop towers in which evaporative and non-evaporative cooling liquids are used to cool the compressed gases, the present improvement comprises introducing the non-evaporative cooling liquid as a stream in a direct contact zone and introducing the evaporative cooling liquid as a separate stream in a direct contact zone thereabove and removing evaporative cooling liquid between said zones so as to prevent it from mixing with the non-evaporative cooling liquid stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 1981
    Date of Patent: November 29, 1983
    Assignee: Exxon Research & Engineering Co.
    Inventor: Gebhard K. Kube