Patents by Inventor Glen John Pomorski

Glen John Pomorski 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).

  • Propane separation with compressor reboiler
    Patent number: 11643378
    Abstract: A process and apparatus reboil a propylene splitter bottoms by heat exchange and/or a deethanizer bottoms stream with a compressed propylene splitter overhead stream. Use of single splitter compressor and operation of the propane-propylene splitter column at lower pressure are enabled, whereas conventionally two splitter compressors and higher splitter pressure were necessary to provide a propylene product stream and a propane recycle stream of equivalent quality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Inventors: Xin X Zhu, Stephen T. King, Glen John Pomorski, Joseph Edward Zimmerman
  • PROPANE SEPARATION WITH COMPRESSOR REBOILER
    Publication number: 20220315510
    Abstract: A process and apparatus reboil a propylene splitter bottoms by heat exchange and/or a deethanizer bottoms stream with a compressed propylene splitter overhead stream. Use of single splitter compressor and operation of the propane-propylene splitter column at lower pressure are enabled, whereas conventionally two splitter compressors and higher splitter pressure were necessary to provide a propylene product stream and a propane recycle stream of equivalent quality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Xin X Zhu, Stephen T. King, Glen John Pomorski, Joseph Edward Zimmerman
  • ETHANE SEPARATION WITH CRYOGENIC HEAT EXCHANGER
    Publication number: 20220316798
    Abstract: A process and apparatus integrate a deethanizer column with a cryogenic heat exchanger by reboiling the deethanizer column with a refrigerant stream and/or cooling a deethanizer overhead line in the cryogenic heat exchanger. A single stage separator and a single deethanizer column may be used to obtain high purity hydrogen in the net gas stream and an ethane rich off-gas stream, whereas conventionally a dual stage separator and two deethanizer columns were necessary for equivalent purity, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Kyle Cuellar, Stephen T. King, Glen John Pomorski, Xin X. Zhu