Patents by Inventor J. Wayne Morris

J. Wayne Morris 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).

  • Vertical tube fired heater and process
    Patent number: 4166434
    Abstract: The scaling of the internal surfaces of vertical downflow fired heater tubes is decreased by a vapor-liquid mixing means located in the straight section of the tubes which have downward flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 1977
    Date of Patent: September 4, 1979
    Assignee: UOP Inc.
    Inventors: Robert H. Jensen, J. Wayne Morris
  • Combination reactor-separator apparatus
    Patent number: 4019869
    Abstract: A reactor for use with liquid phase reactants which separate into two liquid phases comprising a vertical vessel divided into an upper particle contacting-liquid retention chamber and a lower phase separation chamber by a horizontal liquid barrier. The two phases which form in the upper chamber are separately transferred to an appropriate level in the lower chamber through separate conduits to avoid remixing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 1975
    Date of Patent: April 26, 1977
    Assignee: UOP Inc.
    Inventor: J. Wayne Morris