Patents by Inventor Jerry Neil Waggoner

Jerry Neil Waggoner 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 for reducing silicone antifoam usage in delayed coking processes
    Patent number: 9212312
    Abstract: The current invention provides an improved petroleum coking process wherein the risk of silicone poisoning of units downstream of the coke drums is reduced. The method of the current invention controls the foam layer within the coke drum by injection of a silicone anti-foam agent in a highly aromatic carrier fluid such as slurry oil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Inventors: John Daniel Elliott, Jerry Neil Waggoner
  • METHOD FOR REDUCING SILICONE ANTIFOAM USAGE IN DELAYED COKING PROCESSES
    Publication number: 20130240408
    Abstract: The current invention provides an improved petroleum coking process wherein the risk of silicone poisoning of units downstream of the coke drums is reduced. The method of the current invention controls the foam layer within the coke drum by injection of a silicone anti-foam agent in a highly aromatic carrier fluid such as slurry oil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicant: Foster Wheeler USA Corporation
    Inventors: John Daniel Elliott, Jerry Neil Waggoner