Patents by Inventor James E. Little

James E. Little 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).

  • Method of controlling the feed rate of quench water to a coking drum in response to the internal pressure therein
    Patent number: 3936358
    Abstract: In the delayed coking process wherein hot coke is formed by destructive distillation of a petroleum feed in a coking drum to provide solid coke and distillate petroleum products, the method of regulating the rate of quenching the hot coke after the drum is full and coking has ceased which comprises regulating the rate of feeding quench water to the coking drum in accordance with the internal pressure measured within the drum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 1974
    Date of Patent: February 3, 1976
    Assignee: Great Canadian Oil Sands Limited
    Inventor: James E. Little
  • Tailgate gap cover
    Patent number: D374854
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 22, 1996
    Inventors: James E. Little, Narcisa T. Little